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Wonders of the ancient world

اللغة الإنجليزية - Grade السابع

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*Before reading:

1. Look at these pictures.

2.What they show? The wonders of the world.

3. Name the pictures.

The answers: A. The Great Pyramids B. The Hanging Gardens

Background

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built in the ancient city of Babylon (in present-day Iraq). They are renowned for their once-great beauty and splendour. The Pyramids of Giza can still be found on the outskirts of Cairo. They are important partly because nobody knows exactly how such a complex feat of engineering was achieved using ancient building methods. They are also the only one of the seven ancient wonders of the world still standing today. The Lighthouse of Alexandria was built on the island of Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt. At over 400 feet, it was one of the tallest man-made structures on earth and possibly the tallest lighthouse ever built.

4. The key words :

The word /phrase	The meaning	The part of speech
wonders	A particular place or position	Noun
ancient	Belonging to the very distant past and longer in existence. (very old).	Adjective
tomb	A large vault, typically an underground one, for burning the dead.	Noun
To bury	Put or hide under ground	Verb
Archaeologist	A person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites	Noun
To explore	Travel in or through (an unfamiliar country or area) in order to learn about or familiarize oneself with it.	Verb
monument	A statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a famous or notable person or event.	Noun
location	A particular place or position	Noun

*While reading

Audioscript

Ramzi: Hello, Maher. What are you doing?

Maher: I’m working on a project about the wonders of the ancient world.

Ramzi: That sounds interesting!

Maher: Yeah! Do you know that most of these wonders were built by people thousands of years ago?

Ramzi: Really? Why did they build them?

Maher: Some of them were used as tombs where kings were buried, while others were places where people prayed. Ramzi: How do you know that?

Maher: Well, this is what archaeologists discovered while exploring the ancient world.

Ramzi: Hmm … What’s an archaeologist?

Maher: Archaeologists are people who study old monuments and locations. This tells them a lot about the history of the place and the people who lived there.

Ramzi: Wow! I would like to be an archaeologist one day!

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The answers :

They are thousands of years old. Some of them were used as tombs where kings were buried, while others were places where people prayed. We know about the ancient world because of archaeologists who study old monuments and locations.

The main ideas :

1. Knowing the name of the wonders of the world.

2.The places where these wonders are located.

3. Knowing the names of the seven wonders .

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Lesson 2 and 3 :

1. Look at the picture. What does it show?

The answer : Petra.

2. The key words:

The word/ phrase	The meaning	The part of speech
To vote	Give or register a vote	Verb
construct	Build or erect (something,typically a building, road, or machine).	Noun
To gain	Obtain or secure(something desired,favourable,or profitable).	Verb
Nabateans	People who built Petra	Noun
To attract	Cause to come a place or participate in a venture by offering something of interest.	Verb
unique	rare	Adjective
Civilisation	The stage of human social and culture development and organization that is considered most advanced.	Noun

3.Read the text carefully, then answer the folowing questions:

7 July 2007

Today is a very important day for Jordan. A lot of people voted for Petra to be one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. The name Petra comes from the Greek word rock. The city received its name because its people, the Nabateans, constructed it from the land’s stones in the 2nd century BCE. Centuries after the Nabatean civilisation disappeared, archaeologists rediscovered the city in the 1800s. Recently, Petra gained its place as one of the top locations in the world. It will attract thousands of visitors who will come to explore this unique site in the future.