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The Great Pyramid
Taj Mahal
The Great Wall
Unit 16: The Wonders
of the World
Section: Reading
Thursday, April 8th , 2010
Vocabulary
mysterious (adj):
huyền bí
tomb (n):
lăng mộ
wonder (n):
kì quan
spiral (adj) :
xoắn ốc
ramp (n):
đường dốc
chamber (n) :
phòng, gian buồng
burial (n):
sự chôn cất
Task 1:
The words in the box
all appear in the passage.
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.
3.A ________ is needed at the exit and the entrance
for wheelchair 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.
mysterious
ramp
tomb
chamber
spiral
wonder
Answers
1.It is situated on the west bank of the river Nile
and it was built around the year 2560BC
2.It was about 147 meters high on a base of 230
meters square
3. 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
4.It is thought that ancient Egyptians used straight or
spiral ramps or huge weight arms to lift and place the
blocks of stone
5.The boat is believed to have been used to carry out
the body of Khufu in his last journey on earth before
being buried inside the pyramid
Task 3:Scan the text and say what
the following words refer to
Who (line 4) ______________________________
it (line 8) ________________________
It (line 9) ________________________
each (line 12) _____________________
refers to thieves
refers to the Great Pyramid
refers to the Great Pyramid
refers to a block of stone
Discussion
Which of the wonders of the world
do you prefer? Why?
Learn by heart new words
Prepare for the next lesson