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Unit-16: The Wonders Of The World Những Kì Quan Của Thế Giới

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Giza Pyramid in Egypt

Eiffel Tower in France

The Great wall in China

Golden Bridge

in San Francisco , USA

A Before you read :

1 Can you name these two wonders of the world ?

 A Giza Pyramid B Taj Mahal

2 Where you think they are located ?

 A in Egypt

 B in agra , India

3 What you know about them ?

 They are two

famous man-made wonders of the

world… A

VOCABULARY Pyramid /

Pyramid /'p'piirəmidrəmid/ (n) : / (n) : Kim tKim tựự th tháápp Purpose (n) mục đích

Purpose (n) mục đích

Tomb //tu:mtu:m/ (n): mộ , lăng mộ/ Burial (n) : chôn cất

While you read :

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

……2

When it was built, the Great 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 million blocks of stone,

……

Although it is not known how the blocks were put in place, several theories have been proposed One theory involves the construction of a straight or spiral ramp that was raised as the construction

……

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

… Base on the passage….

Use the words in the box and fill each blank with a suitable word

1 Last week we paid a visit to the of an unknown mandarin

2 The movie was about a of the world A is needed at the exit and the entrance for wheelchairs users

4 The Queen’s private is not opened to public It’s not known why Beson disappeared

in Circumstances

…Task 2:

Answer the following questions…

 Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza situated and when was it

built?

 It is situated on the west bank of the River Nile and was built

around the year 2560 BC.

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

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

 What was the purpose of this huge stone pyramid?

 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

 How did the people of ancient Egypt build the Great

Pyramid?

 It is thought that ancient Egyptians used

straight or spiral ramps or huge weight arms to left and place the blocks of stone

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

have been used for?

 The boat is believed to have been used to carry

Example:

He (line 3) refers to Khufu

who (line 4) it (line 8) It (line 9)

Each (line 12)

THIEVES

THE GREAT PYRYAMID

BLOCK OF STONE

THE GREAT PYRYAMID

…Task 3:

…….Game-Show

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