UNIT 16: READING

Can you tell me some wonders in the world Great Pyramid of Giza Giza Egypt Great Wall of China China Taj Mahal India Petra Colosseum Chichen Itza Mexico... Taj Mahal India Petra Jorda

Unit 16:

Can you tell

me some wonders

in the world

Great Pyramid of Giza Giza

Egypt

Great Wall of China

China

Taj Mahal

India

Petra Colosseum

Chichen Itza

Mexico

What is your favorite

wonder of the world ?

Taj Mahal

India

Petra

Jordan

Chichen Itza

Mexico

Colosseum

Italy

Great Pyramid of Giza Giza

Egypt

Great Wall of China

China

Where do you think

Great Pyramid

of Giza

is in Egypt.

What do you know about

The Great Pyramid of Giza?

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three Pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt in Africa and is the only remaining nember of The Seven wonder of the Ancient world.

It is believed to have been built

as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoth Khufu and constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560

BC The tallest man made structure in the world for over 3,800 years, it is sometimes called Khufu’s Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu.

Pyramid (n) /'p I rəmid/

What do you call a place where the dead rest?

A chamber for the dead

tomb (n) /tu:m/

treasure (n) /'treʒə/ Stored wealth in the form of

valuables such as: money, jewel

burial chamber (n) / 'beriəl 't∫eimbə/

spiral ramp (n) / 'spaiərəl ræmp/

Please complete these sentences with the words they have just learnt

1 The Great is one of The 7 wonders in the world.

2 They found a in an isolated island.

3 Excuse me, Can you tell me where King Tu Duc is?

4 The purpose of this huge stone pyramid was to serve as a

tomb when he died and to protect the from the weather and from thieves who might try to steal the

treasures and belongings there.

5 One theory involves the construction of a straight or that was raised as the construction

proceeded

Pyramid tomb

spiral ramp

THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu around the year

2560 BC The purpose of this huge stone pyramid was to serve as a tomb when he died and

to protect the burial chamber from the weather and from thieves who might try to steal the

treasures and belongings there The Great Pyramid is believed to have been built over a 20-year period First, the site was prepared and then the huge blocks of stone were transported and put in their places

When it was built, the Geart Pyramid was 147 metres high on a base of 230 metres square It ranks as the tallest structure on earth for more than 43 centuries, only to be

surpassed in height in the nineteenth century AD The structure consisted of approximately

2 million blocks of stone, each weighing about 2.5 tons It has been suggested that there

are enough blocks in the three pyramids to build a 3-metre high, 0.3-metre-thick wall

around France

Although it is not known how the blocks were put in place, several theories have been proposed One theory involves the construction proceeded A second theory suggests that the blocks were lifted and placedusing thousands of huge weight arms

Today, the Great Pyramid of Giza enclosed, together with the other pyramids in the

tourist region of the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the River Nile Also in the museum housing the mysterious Sun Boat, only discovered in 1954 near the south side of the

pyramid The boat is believed to have used to carry the body of Khufu in his last journey on earth before being buried inside the pyramid

The words in the box all appear in the passage.Fill each blank with a suitable word

mysterious chamber

ramp spiral

tomb wonder

1 Last week we paid a visit to the of an

unknown mandarin.

2 The movie was about a of the world.

3 A is needed at the exit and the entrance for wheelchairs users.

4 The Queen’s private is not opened to public.

5 It’s not known why Beson disappeared in Circumstances.

6 A snail’s shell is in form.

1 Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza situated and when was

it built?

2 How high and large was the Great Pyramid of Giza?

3 What was the purpose of this huge stone pyramid?

4 How did the people of ancient Egypt build the Great Pyramid?

5 According to the passage, what is the boat believed to

have been used for?

 It is situated on the west bank of the River Nile and was built around the year 2560 BC.

 It was about 147 metres high on base of 230 metres square.

 The purpose of this huge stone pyramid was to serve as a tomb when the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu died and to protect the burial chamber from the weather and from thieves who might try to steal the treasures and belongings there.

 It is thought that ancient Egyptians used straight or spiral ramps or huge weight arms to left and place the blocks of stone.

 The boat is believed to have been used to carry the body of Khufu in his last journey on earth before being inside the Khufu.

Answer the following questions

Scan the text and say what the following words re fer to.

Example:

He (line 3)

He (line 3) refers to Khufu

who (line 4)

it (line 8)

It (line 9)

Each (line 12)

refers to the thieves refers to the Great Pyramid refers to the block of stone refers to the Great Pyramid

Great Pyramid of

Giza Giza

Egypt

Great Wall of China

China Taj Mahal

Petra Colosseum

Chichen Itza

Mexico

Christ the Redeemer

India

Machu Picchu

Peru

New Wonders

of the World

Which of the wonders of the world do you prefer and why?

Because it is an honorary status, the last remaining ancient wonder of the world

It is the tallest man made structure in the world for over 3.800 years Construction may have required 100.000 workers for 20 years.

Which of the wonders of the world do you prefer and why?

Wonders

of the World

Colossus

of rhodes

Hanging Gardens

of babylon

Mausoleum of halicarnassus

Pharos of alexandria

Temple of Artemis

at Epheseus

Great Pyramid of

Giza

Egypt

Statue of Zeus

at Olympia

Iraq

Turkey

Greece

Egypt

Greece Greece

your favorite wonder of the world.

about the wonders you know in the world

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