The Great Wall of China
The Taj Mahal
Halong Bay
Niagara Falls
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Ayers Rock in Australia
Grand Canyon
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Taj Mahal
The Great Wall of China
Halong Bay
Grand Canyon
Ayers Rock in Australia
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Niagara Falls
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UNIT 16:
READING
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Burial chamber
Blocks of stone
Weight arm
Spiral ramp
Straight ramp
Tomb
Pharaoh
Treasure
(Sun) Boat
Task 1: Match each of the paragraphs with ONE suitable main idea given:
A. The physical changes of the Pyramid
B. The theories of building the Pyramid
C. Brief introduction of the Pyramid
D. The location of the Pyramid
E. The structure of the Pyramid
F. The age of the Pyramid
Paragraph 4: D. The location of the Pyramid
Paragraph 1: C. Brief introduction of the Pyramid
Paragraph 2: E. The structure of the Pyramid
Paragraph 3: B. The theories of building the Pyramid
Task 2: Complete the table below with information from your textbooks:
Pharaoh Khufu
Over a 20-year period
Over 4500 years old
147 metres high
Stone
As a Pharaoh tomb
West bank of the River Nile, in Egypt
Task 3: Fill in the passage with suitable words / phrases from the text
The largest pyramid, and the (1) ______(and only surviving) Wonder of the World, the Great Pyramid of Giza was built by pharaoh Khufu. It consists of 2,300,000(2) __________, each averaging 2.5 tons in weight. Until the 19th century it was the (3) ____________in the world. People believe that it took over (4) ___________to build the pyramid and the pyramid was built as a (5) ___________for Pharaoh. There have been varying theories to the Great Pyramid`s construction techniques. Most accepted construction (6) ______________ are based on the idea that it was built by dragging and lifting huge stones into (7) ____________.
1. the oldest
2. blocks of stone
3. the tallest structure
4. 20 years
5. tomb
6. theories
7. places
Watch a video clip about the Great Pyramid of Giza