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Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 11 – Unit 16: The wonders of the world (Speaking)Checkup:TalkabouttheGreatPyramidusingthefollowinginformation Ittookthemover 20yearstobuildit Itwas147metreshigh over20years and230metressquare Thestructureconsisted 147/230 ofapproximately2millionblocksofstone PharaohKhufuItissituatedon thewestbankofthe builttheGreatPyramidof RiverNile,Egypt GizaToserveasatombwhereKhufudied, 2560BCToprotecttheburialchamber Purposefromweatherandthieves. Itwasbuiltaroundtheyear Unit16 SomefactsandopinionsoftheGreatPyramidofGizaThePyramidsofGiza Egypt Task1.Decidewhethertheunderlinedsentencesexpressfacts(F)oropinions(O). THEGREATPYRAMIDOFGIZATheGreatPyramidofGizawasbuiltbytheEgyptianpharaohKhufuaroundtheyear2560BC.Thepurposeofthishugestonepyramidwastoserveasatombwhenhediedandtoprotecttheburialchamberfromtheweatherandfromthieveswhomighttrytostealthetreasuresandbelongingsthere.TheGreatPyramidisbelievedtohavebeenbuiltovera 20year period. First, the site was prepared and then the huge blocks of stone were Otransportedandputintheirplaces. FWhenitwasbuilt,theGreatPyramidwas147metreshighonabaseof230metressquare. 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 consistedofapproximately2millionblocksofstone,eachweighingabout2.5tons.Ithas Fbeensuggestedthatthereareenoughblocksinthethreepyramidstobuilda3metrehigh,0.3metrethickwallaroundFrance.Althoughitisnotknownhowtheblockswereputinplace,severaltheorieshavebeen O One theory involves the construction of a straight or spiral ramp that wasproposed.raisedastheconstructionproceeded.Asecondtheorysuggeststhattheblockswereliftedandplacedusingthousandsofhugeweightarms. O Today, theGreat PyramidofGizaenclosed, together withtheotherpyramidsinthetouristregionoftheGizaPlateauonthewestbankoftheRiverNile.Alsointhemuseumhousing the mysterious Sun Boat, only discovered in 1954 near the south side of the Opyramid.TheboatisbelievedtohaveusedtocarrythebodyofKhufuinhislastjourneyonearthbeforebeingburiedinsidethepyramid.Task2:TalkaboutsomefactsandopinionsoftheGreatPyramidofGiza ModelStA:Hi.Whatareyoudoing?StB:Well,I’msearchingforsomewondersoftheworld.StA:It’sgreat.Whatwondersdoyouknow?StB:StatueofZeusatOlympia,HangingGardensofbabylon,Great PyramidofGizaStA:TheGreatPyramidwas147metreshighStB:TheGreatPyramidisbelievedtohavebeenbuiltovera20yearperiodF=>TheGreatPyramidwas147metreshighF=>TheGreatPyramidrankedasthetalleststructureontheearthformorethan43 centuries.F=>Thestructureconsistedofapproximately2millionblocksofstone.O=>TheGreatPyramidisbelievedtohavebeenbuiltovera20yearperiod.O=>Onetheoryinvolvestheconstructionofastraightorspiralrampthatwasraisedas theconstructionproceededO=>Secondtheorysuggeststhattheblocksofhugestoneswereliftedandplaced usingthousandsofhugeweightarms.O=>TheboatisbelievedtohaveusedtocarrythebodyofKhufuinhislastjourneyon earthbeforebeingburiedinsidethepyramid.PayattentiontosomeusefullanguagetotalkaboutGreatPyramidofGiza USEFULLANGUAGE•Itsconstructionofastraightorspiralramp Ithink/believe/supposethat thatwasraisedastheconstructionproceeded.Theblockswereliftedand placedusingthousandsofhugeweightarms.•Itsconstructionofastraightor Peoplesay/think/believe/supposethat spiralrampthatwasraisedastheconstructionproceeded.Theblocks wereliftedandplacedusingthousandsofhugeweightarms. ...