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`. Quiz. Egypt. /5i:gIpt/. Egypt is a/an __________. an African country a European country. Which is the Mother River of Egypt?. The longest river in the world. Nile. The Nile The Yangtze River. /nail/. What is Egypt famous for?. Pyramids The Great Wall. Pyramid.
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Quiz Egypt /5i:gIpt/
Egypt is a/an __________. • an African country • a European country
Which is the Mother River of Egypt? The longest riverin the world Nile • The Nile • The Yangtze River /nail/
What is Egypt famous for? • Pyramids • The Great Wall Pyramid /5pirEmid/
Who built the pyramids of Egypt? • Egyptians • Africans Egyptian /i5dVIpFEn/
Are pyramids of Egypt the oldest of the ancient seven wonders of the world? wonder • Yes B. No
Wonders of the World(Text) Gong Ying 8
Listen and Fill (Para. 1)
Near ______ ______ River stand the famous ________ of ______, the oldest of the seven ancient ________ of the world. Nearly 5,000 years ago, the ________ built them to keep the bodies of their kings and queens after their death. They built more than _____ pyramids. the Nile pyramids Egypt wonders Egyptians 90
1. What is Egypt famous for? Pyramids. 2. Where are they? Near the Nile River. 3. Who built the pyramids? Egyptians. 4. Why did they build the pyramids? To keep the bodies of their kings and queens after their death. 5. How many pyramids did they build? More than 90 pyramids.
The Great Pyramid used to be ____ feet high 481 146.5 metres in height now ____feet high 449 137 metres in height /hait/ ____ feet long 745 2.5 weigh _____ tons each 227 metres in length /leNP/
Make A dialogue 449 feet high 137 metres in height A: How big is the Great Pyramid? B: It’s…high and each side of the base is… ? A: How heavy are most of the stones? B: They… A: How big …? B: …and each side of the base is… ? A: How heavy are most of the stones? B: … 227 metres in length 745 feet long weigh 2.5 tons each
has an area of ( )1. The Great Pyramid covers an area of over 53,000 square metres. ( )2. It is made up of more than 2,300, 000 blocks of stone. ( )3. Millions of people spent almost 20 years working on the Pyramid. ( )4. With the help of machines, they finished the work in about 2566 BC. F about T F over Thousands F Without any machines complete /kEm5pli:t/
From the last paragraph, we can learn that the pyramids ___________ • keep the bodies, names and storiesof • the kings and queens alive. • B. have made people remember the names • and stories of the kings and queens. • C. have brought the kings and queens • back to life. B
Let’s make a brochure for the Great Pyramid and introduce it to more people!
Visit The Great Pyramid 5,000 years old • Age: ________________ • Location: ___________ • Size covers an area of______ the length of each side of the base______________ present height ________ Building material ______ length of time for building _______________ near the Nile about 53,000 m2 Pay attention: Try to use different ways to describe its length and height 745 feet / 227 metres 449 feet / 137 metres blocks of stone over 20 years
Homework • Read the text as fluently as you can. If you can retell it, that would be better. • Complete Comprehension Check on Text in Work Book. • Collect more informationabout seven wonders of the world from the Internet.
Read and Tick (Para. 1) √ the time √ the places √ the builders √ the reason to build pyramids √ numbers of pyramids × How to build pyramids
Near the Nile River stand the famous pyramids of Egypt. Near the Nile River stand the famous pyramids of Egypt. inversion 倒装句 stand The famous pyramids of Egypt near the Nile River the Oriental Pearl Tower near the Huangpu River Near the Huangpu River stands the Oriental Pearl Tower.