Hạn Hán

Burial / 'beriəl /(n): Sự mai táng, chôn cất

Plateau /'plætou/ (n): Cao
nguyên

Belongings /bi'lɔηiηz/ (n))
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)

WHILE YOU READ
Task 1
Use the words in the box and fill each
blank with a suitable word

mysterious

ramp

tomb

chamber

spiral

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.

tomb
1. Last week we paid a visit to the ..............
of an
unknown mandarin.
ramp
2. The movie was about a .................. of the world.
wonder
3. A ............. is needed at the exit and the entrance for
wheelchairs users.
chamber
4. The Queen's private .................... is not opened to
public.
5. It's not known why Beson disappeared
inmysterious
......................... Circumstances.
spiral
6. A snail's shell is ................ in form.

Task 2: Answer the following questions
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? (Đại Kim Tự
Tháp Giza được đặt ở đâu và được xây dựng khi nào?)
ÞIt is located on the west bank of the River Nile and it was built around the year
2560 B.C.
2. How high and large was the Great Pyramid of Giza? (Chiều cao và độ rộng của
Đại Kim Tự Tháp Giza?)
ÞIt was about 147 metres high on a base of 230 metres square
3. What was the purpose of this huge stone Pyramid? (Mục đích của kim tự tháp
lớn bằng đá này là gì?)
=> 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? (Những con
người Ai Cập cổ đại đã xây dựng Đại Kim Tự Tháp này như thế nào?)
• => It is thought that the ancient Egyptian used straight or spiral ramps/or huge
weight arms to lift and place the blocks of stone
• 5. According to the passage, what is the boat believed to have been used for?
(Theo đoạn văn, người ta tin rằng chiếc thuyền được sử dụng để làm gì?)
• => The boat is believed to have been used to carry 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.

Example:
He (line 3) refers to Khufu
who (line 4)
it (line 8)

THIEVES
THE GREAT PYRYAMID

THE GREAT PYRYAMID
It (line 9)
Each (line 12) BLOCK OF STONE