Egypt Great Pyramids

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PRE-LISTENING

1. What do you know about the Pyramids?

2. What is special about the Pyramids as one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?

3. Study the following words and phrases:

“pharaoh”, “survivor”, “acre”, “sarcophagus”.

WHILE-LISTENING

Watch the video track a part by part and answer the following questions:

00:00 – 01:26

4. Which pyramid is exactly still in existence?

5. What area does this pyramid occupy?

6. How many labourers worked on the construction?

7. How long was the pyramid built?

8. How many stones were joined together?

9. What is its height?

10. How can you get to the chambers?

01:27 - - 02:11

11. What was usually put into the stone sarcophagus?

12. Why was there a small hole in the wall of the chamber?

13. What were Egyptian pharaohs considered to be by ancient people of Egypt?

02:12 – end

14. Why are camels shown?

POST-LISTENING

15. Look through the video-tracks 6, 7 and 8 again. Are the following statements about the Pyramids true (T) or false (F):

Pharaohs were the Gods.	T	F
Pharaohs’ souls stayed with the buried body forever.	T	F
There was nothing but a buried body of a pharaoh in a chamber.	T	F
The Pyramids were built as a burial ground for pharaohs.	T	F
It is easy to get to the chamber.	T	F
Camels are used by the Egyptians as a part of tourist business.	T	F