Dương Thúy Hằng
Vũ Thị Ngọc Trang
Nguyễn Đức Bình
Hoàng Văn Minh
GROUP
WELCOME TO THE PRESENTATION
UNIT 16
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
A. READING
Golden Bridge (Da Nang)
Taj Mahal (India)
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu around the year 2560 BC. 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. The Great Pyramid is believed to have been built over a 20-year period. First, the site was prepared and then the huge blocks of stone were transported and put in their places.
THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA
When it was built, the Great Pyramid was 147 metres high on a base of 230 square metres. It ranked as the tallest structure on earth for more than 43 centuries, only to be surpassed in height in the nineteenth century AD. The structure consisted of approximately 2 million blocks of stone, each weighing about 2.5 tons. It has been suggested that there are enough blocks in the three pyramids to build a 3-metre high. 0.3-metre-thick wall around France.
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Today, the Great Pyramid of Giza is enclosed, together with the other pyramids in the tourist region of the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the River Nile. Also in the area is the museum housing the mysterious Sun Boat, only discovered in 1954 near the south side of the pyramid. 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.
Although it is not known how the blocks were put in place, several theories have been proposed. One theory involves the construction of a straight or spiral ramp that was raised as the construction proceeded. A second theory suggests that the blocks were lifted and placed using thousands of huge weight arms
1. base (n) [beis]: nền móng
2. block (n)[blɔk]: khối
3. burial (n) [`beriəl]: sự mai táng
4. chamber (n) [`t∫eimbə]: buồng, phòng
5. construction (n) [kən`strʌk∫n]: công trình; sự xây dựng dựng
6. enclose (v) [in`klouz]: tường, rào (xung quanh cái gì) 
7. journey (n) [`dʒə:ni]: cuộc hành trình
8. mandarin (n) [`mændərin]: vị quan
9. mysterious (a) [mis`tiəriəs]: huyền bí, bí ẩn
10. pyramid (n) [`pirəmid]: kim tự tháp
11. ramp (n) [ræmp]: đường dốc
12. spiral (a) [`spaiərəl]: hình xoắn ốc
13. surpass (v) [sə:`pɑ:s]: vượt qua, trội hơn
14. theory (n) [`θiəri]: giả thuyết
15. tomb (n) [tu:m]: mộ, mồ, mả
16. treasure (n) [`treʒə]: kho báu
17. wonder (n) [`wʌndə]: kỳ quan
VOCABULARY
Task 1. The words in the box all appear in the passive. Fill each blank whit a suitable word.
mysterious ramp tomb
chamber spiral wonder
Last week we paid a visit to the of an unknown mandarin.
The movie was about a of the world.
A is needed at the exit and the entrance for wheelchairs users.
The Queen’s private is not opened to public.
It’s not known why Beson disappeared in circumstances.
A snail’s shell is in from.
tomb
wonder
ramp
chamber
mysterious
spiral
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Task 3. Scan the text and say what the following words refer to.
who (line 4) refers to 
it (line 8) refers to 
It (line 9) refers to 
each (line 12) refers to 
the thieves
the Great Pyramid
the Great Pyramid
the blocks of stone
How high and large was the Great Pyramid of Giza?
=> It was about 147 metres high on a base of 230 metres square.
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According to the passage, what is the boat believed to have been used for?
=> 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.
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What was the purpose of this huge stone Pyramid?
=> 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.
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=> It is located on the west bank of the River Nile and it was built around the year 2560 B.C.
Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza situated and when was it built?
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How did the people of ancient Egypt build the Great Pyramid
=> It is thought that the ancient Egyptian used straight or spiral ramps/or huge weight arms to lift and place the blocks of stone.
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