martedì 10 novembre 2015

Lesson 13 - Enjoy your cruise

Watch the video and enjoy your cruise





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJzhlL36TCs (25 min.)

If you need the text... click here

Lesson 12 - The Nile cruise

Warm up activity

Death on the Nile
-Write a whatsapp message to your friends whatsapp group telling them the plot of the film you have planned to see with them in the evening


Luxor – Aswan  a five-day itinerary


Look at the map



Tour description
You start the trip from Luxor. You visit Luxor Sightseeing such as the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. Then the Nile Cruise sails to Aswan. On the way the Nile Cruise stops at Edfu to visit Edfu Temple and at Kom Ombo to visit Kom Ombo Temple.  At the End the Nile Cruise arrives to Aswan.  In Aswan you visit the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk, Philae Temple and in the Aswan Islands (Felucca Ride).

Tour summary  - Fill in the table


city
monuments















A virtual tour …








Tour details










Homework
Optional activities
Describe the activities you can do on the tour:  fill the attached table












martedì 3 novembre 2015

Lesson 11 - The river Nile


Warm up activity – Look at the map




Look at the picture and write a short comment


  • Introduction
  • Analysis
  • Conclusion




class discussion


Which are the most remarkable geographical features in Egypt?



The Nile


Watch the video and answer the questions


  • How long is the Nile river?
  • Who were the first to build instruments for indicating the level of water (water gages) along the river?
  • Why were water gages built?
  • Which is the volume of water flowing through the Nile?






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zEfPyO14J4



Answer the questions:
  • What’s this story about?
  • Who are the main characters?


. .. and now we find out the locations!






Homework
1- Write down a short plot summary (8/10 lines)
Please, post it




lunedì 2 novembre 2015

Lesson 10 – Planning a holiday











Warm up activity

Describe your hieroglyphs
This is mine…






and how is yours?





Quiz activity


... and now guess the topic of the today's lesson













Class activity- discussion 
- How do you usually plan your holiday?
- How should an holiday be planned? 



WikiHow -How to do anything
How to plan for a perfect holiday: 5 steps


Let's go!



  • about the country
  • before your trip
  • during  your trip

  • where to go
  • what to do
Keep in mind 
Tips to keep in mind your trip 
Class discussion: do/don't - write a shared  list
check your list


Plan you next holiday: where are you going?
- describe the place
- describe the activities
Write 8/10 lines

Lesson 9 - Hieroglyphs

Warm up  activity
Temple decoration represented the relationship between the gods and the pharaoh and contained an amazing display of patterns and elements:


columns

carved inscriptions






                    http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Rosetta



Write in hieroglyphics
Egyptian hieroglyphics are all more or less figurative: they represent real or illusional elements, sometimes stylized and simplified


Egyptian hieroglyphics alphabet





read the example below

       

  






Look at this website and do the activities in pairs






  • answer the quiz
  • write down a short text with the four answers

Homework - Your assignment is to write your name in hieroglyphics
Choose one of the following options:
Please, upload you name to your personal folder before next Monday.