Unit 16. The wonders of the world

UNIT 16 :
WONDERS OF THE WORLD
PART A : READING
(Page 178 - Tieng Anh 11)
WARM - UP
Look at some pictures and then tell the names of the pictures
GREAT PYNAMID
STATUE OF LIBERTY
EIFFEL
GREAT WALL
THE HANGING GARDEN OF BABYLON
Before you read
What do you know about these man-made wonders of the world?
GREAT PYNAMID
Egypt
Taj Mahal Mausoleum, India.
Unit 16:
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
A. READING
I.BEFORE READING
Vocabulary pre-teach:
Pyramid /`pirəmid/ (n)
Kim tự tháp
Vocabulary:
Tomb /tu:m/ (n):
Mộ, mồ mả
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
Pyramid /`pirəmid/ (n)

Tomb /tu:m/ (n):
Burial / `beriəl /(n):
Burial chamber (n) / `beriəl `t∫eimbə/
Treasures /`treʒə/ (n)
Plateau /`plætəu/ (n)

Belongings /bi`lɔηiηz/ (n)
Proceed /prə`si:d/ (v)

Propose /prə`pəuz/ (v)

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 an 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
chamber
ramp
spiral
tomb
wonder
Answer the following questions
Unit 16:
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
A. READING
I. BEFORE READING
II. WHILE READING
1. Task 1:
2. Task 2:
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?
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?
1. Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza situated and when was it built?
=> It is situated on the west bank of the River Nile (line 2-3 , paragraph 4) and was built around the year 2560 BC. (line 2, paragraph1)
2. How high and large was the Great Pyramid of Giza?
It was about 147 metres high
on base of 230 metres square.
(line 1-2, paragraph 2 )
3. 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.
(line 2-5 , paragraph 5)
=> It is thought that
ancient Egyptians used
straight or spiral ramps
or huge
weight arms to left
and place the blocks of stone
(line 2-5, paragraph 3)
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?
=> The boat is believed to have been used to
carry the body of
Khufu in his last journey on earth
before being inside the Khufu.
(line 5-7, paragraph 4)
Unit 16:
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
A. READING
I. BEFORE READING
II. WHILE READING
1. Task 1:
2. Task 2:
Scan the text and say what the following words refer to.
3. Task 3:
Example:
He (line 3) refers to Khufu
who (line 4)
it (line 8)
It (line 9)
Each (line 12)
THIEVES
THE GREAT PYRYAMID
BLOCK OF STONE
THE GREAT PYRYAMID
Unit 16:
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
A. READING
I. BEFORE READING
II. WHILE READING
III. AFTER READING

AFTER YOU READ
Work in groups. Discuss and decide whether the following statements are true or false.
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 Geart 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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Home work
* Summarize the main points of the lesson.
* Collect more information about the
wonders the world you know.