WELCOME TO DAI MO HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: Pham Quoc Khanh
GRADE 11
Australia
Sydney Opera House
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The Golden Gate
Italy
The leaning tower of Pisa
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The Statue of Liberty
UNIT 16
The wonders
of the world
A. Reading
BEFORE YOU READ

Questions
Name these two wonders and tell what you
know about them.
The lighthouse of Alexandria
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Vocabulary

pyramid /’pirәmid/ (n)
Kim tự tháp
Tomb /tu:m/ (n):
Mộ, mồ mả
graver
Burial / `beriəl /(n):
Sự mai táng, chôn cất
burial chamber (n) / `beriəl `t∫eimbə/
Treasures /`treʒə/ (n)
Của cải, kho báu
Plateau /`plætou/ (n)

Cao nguyên

Belongings /bi`lɔηiηz/ (n)
Đồ dùng, đồ đạc
- Burial
- Belongings
- Plateau
- Pyramid
- Tomb
- Treasures
MATCHING
Đồ dùng, đồ đạc
Cao nguyên

Của cải, kho báu
Sự mai táng, chôn cất
Mộ, mồ mả
Kim tự tháp
WHILE YOU READ
Task 1
Use the words in the box and fill each blank with a suitable word




1. Last week we paid a visit to the …… of 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 ramp tomb
chamber spiral wonder
tomb
wonder
ramp
chamber
mysterious
spiral
TASK 1
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?
Ask and answer the 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?
It is situated on the west bank of the River Nile
and it was built around the year 2560 BC
It was about 147 meters high on abase of 230 meters square.
To serve as a stomb when the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu died
and to protect the burial chamber from the weather and from thieves
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?
They used straight or spiral ramps or huge weight arms
to lift and place the blocks of stone
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

- who (line 4)


- it (line 8)


- It (line 9)


- each (line 12)
thieves
the Great Pyramid
a block of stone
the Great Pyramid
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 Great 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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AFTER YOU READ
Work in groups. Discuss and decide whether the following statements are true or false.
- Finding information about the modern wonders of the world
HOMEWORK
Thank you for your attention!