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Unit 16:

Can you tell

me some wonders

in the world

Great Pyramid of Giza

Egypt

Great Wall of China

China

Taj Mahal

India

Petra

Jordan

Colosseum

Italy

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

Egypt

Great Wall of China

China

Where do you think

The Great Pyramid of Giza is

located?

The 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

treasure burial chamber 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) 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

Egypt

Great Wall of China

China

Taj Mahal

Petra

Jordan

Colosseum

Italy

Chichen Itza

Mexico

Christ the Redeemer

Brazil

India

Machu Picchu

Peru

New Wonders

of the World

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

Great Pyramid of Giza

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

Homework

Write a passage about your favorite wonder of the world

Collect more information about the wonders you know in the

world

Summarize the text

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