Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 11 – Unit 16: The wonders of the world (Speaking) giúp học sinh biết cách phân biệt và đưa ra một nhận định và sự thật về đề tài liên quan đến các kỳ quan thế giới. | Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 11 Unit 16 The wonders of the world Speaking Check up Talk about the Great Pyramid using the following information It took them over 20 years to build it It was 147 metres high over 20 years and 230 metres square The structure consisted 147 230 of approximately 2 million blocks of stone Pharaoh Khufu It is situated on the west bank of the built the Great Pyramid of River Nile Egypt Giza To serve as a tomb where Khufu died 2560 BC To protect the burial chamber Purpose from weather and thieves. It was built around the year Unit 16 Some facts and opinions of the Great Pyramid of Giza The Pyramids of Giza Egypt Task 1. Decide whether the underlined sentences express facts F or opinions O . THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu around the year 2560 BC. The purpose of this huge stone pyramid was to serve as a tomb when he died and to protect the burial chamber from the weather and from thieves who might try to steal the treasures and belongings there. The Great Pyramid is believed to have been built over a 20 year period. First the site was prepared and then the huge blocks of stone were O transported and put in their places. F When it was built the Great Pyramid was 147 metres high on a base of 230 metres square. F The Great Pyramid ranked as the tallest structure on earth for more than 43 centuries only to be surpassed in height in the nineteenth century AD. The structure consisted of approximately 2 million blocks of stone each weighing about tons. It has F been suggested that there are enough blocks in the three pyramids to build a 3 metre high metre thick wall around France. Although it is not known how the blocks were put in place several theories have been O One theory involves the construction of a straight or spiral ramp that was proposed. raised as the construction proceeded. A second theory suggests that the blocks were lifted and placed using thousands of huge weight arms. O .
