Lesson 5 - Post reading activities

Work in pairs: word search puzzle

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

		Pyramid of Giza Date: circa 2520 B.C. Location: Giza Heigh: 471feet (144 metres)
		Bent Pyramid Date: circa 2600 B.C. Location: Dahshur Heigh: 344 feet (105 meters)
		Great Pyramid  (earth’s largest) Date: circa 2550 B.C. Location: Giza Heigh: 481 feet (147 meters)
Pharaoh Snefru		Pyramid of Giza Date: circa 2490 B.C Location: Giza Heigh: 213 feet (65 metre)

… 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

Homework - Mini project

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.

Do you need new words?

Let's take a look at a glossary of Egyptian terms http://www.egyptweb.norfolk.gov.uk/eggloss.htm