WELCOME TO OUR CLASS!
Dak Glong High School
Presented by Vu Thi Thu Hang
WARM - UP
Look at some pictures.
GREAT PYNAMID
STATUE OF LIBERTY
EIFFEL
GREAT WALL
THE HANGING GARDEN OF BABYLON
1. GREAT PYNAMID
NAMES
PLACES
2. STATUE OF LIBERTY
3. EIFFEL
4. GREAT WALL
5. THE HANGING GARDEN
OF BABYLON
A. IRAQ
B. CHINA
C. EGYPT
D. AMERICA
E. FRANCE
Match a wonder in column A with the place in column B.
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
I. READING
I.BEFORE READING
Vocabulary pre-teach:
Pyramid /`pirəmid/ (n)
Kim tự tháp
Vocabulary:
Tomb /tu:m/ (n):
Mộ, mồ mả
Sự mai táng, chôn cất
burial chamber (n) / `beriəl `t∫eimbə/

Treasures /`treʒə/ (n)

Của cải, kho báu
Đồ dùng, đồ đạc
Pyramid /`pirəmid/ (n)

Tomb /tu:m/ (n):
Burial / `beriəl /(n):
Burial chamber (n) / `beriəl `t∫eimbə/
Treasures /`treʒə/ (n)
Plateau /`plætəu/ (n)

Belongings /bi`lɔηiηz/ (n)
Proceed /prə`si:d/ (v)

Propose /prə`pəuz/ (v)

Unit 16:
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
I. READING
I. BEFORE READING
1. Task 1:
II. WHILE READING
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 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.
mysterious
chamber
ramp
spiral
tomb
wonder
Unit 16:
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
I. READING
I. BEFORE READING
II. WHILE READING
1. Task 1:
2. Task 2:
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?
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?
 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.
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 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.
Unit 16:
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
I. READING
I. BEFORE READING
II. WHILE READING
1. Task 1:
2. Task 2:
3. Task 3:
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
Unit 16:
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
I. READING
I. BEFORE READING
II. WHILE READING
III. AFTER READING
1. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu around the year 2560 AD.
2. The Great Pyramid is believed to have been built over a 20-year period.
3. When it was built, the Geart Pyramid was 417 metres high on a base of 320 metres square.
5. A second theory suggests that the blocks were lifted and placed using thousands of huge machines.
4. The structure consisted of approximately 2,000,000 blocks of stone.
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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.
thanks for your attention!