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Find the words - Discovering
ancient Egypt
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Find out the words that best fit the
definitions in the shortest possible time
large solid piece of stone:
tomb of ancient Egypt:
surface much higher above nearby
land:
stone coffin:
anything taken by robbery:
confusing network of path:
embalmed Egyptian body:
figure with a body of a lion and a
head of a human:
king of ancient Egypt:
rock made up mostly of calcium
carbonate:
sequence of rulers from the same
family:
large burial chamber:
Cloze test
Use some of the above words in
new sentences
The
Turkish ________________ ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its
dissolution after World War I.
The
largest ancient Egyptian ______________has been identified in a tomb in Egypt's
Valley of the Kings, say archaeologists who are re-assembling the giant box
that was reduced to fragments more than 3,000 years ago.
The world's oldest known blood
cells have been found on Ötzi the Iceman,
according to the latest research on the 5,300-year-old
_________________.
Egypt has
a 3000 year-old history with a long list of _________________.
The
_____________________of the Unknown Soldier was built following World War I, at
a cost of about $48,000, and was dedicated in 1921.
The canals
are surrounded by colourful buildings, making Venice a beautiful _________ .
The main entrance
into the Louvre is located at the giant glass __________.
The
largest and highest _________ in the world is in Asia and is called the “the
roof of the world".
Oedipus, a
character from Greek mythology, is answering the riddle asked by the fabulous
monster, the ____________________.
Match the Pharaoh with his own pyramid
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Pyramid of Giza
Date: circa 2520 B.C.
Location: Giza
Heigh: 471feet (144 metres)
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Bent Pyramid
Date: circa 2600 B.C.
Location: Dahshur
Heigh: 344 feet (105 meters)
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Great Pyramid (earth’s largest)
Date: circa 2550 B.C.
Location: Giza
Heigh: 481 feet (147 meters)
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Pyramid of Giza
Date: circa 2490 B.C
Location: Giza
Heigh: 213 feet (65 metre)
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… and using the information in the text, write a description of the four pyramids listed above
Classroom activity: look at the pictures
describe the pyramids to the class
Imagine you are a tourist guide
on a bus with a group of English-speaking tourists in Egypt.
Prepare
a short talk to inform your guests about what the will see in
Giza, using the following hints:
- introduction
- general information
- specific information
- conclusion
Write
down your presentation (8/10
lines) and please, post it on the wikispaces classroom with
your name before next Friday.
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