Lesson 7
Language Development
1 Complete this passage with the correct form of these verbs.
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The wonders of the ancient world were places where people ______________(1). _______________ (2) there many wonderful locations in the past? Yes, there (3) ____________________ a large number of historical places that were unique. Some of these wonders (4) ______________at all over this years, but some (5) ___________________ after many years. |
The answer: 1. lived; 2. Were; 3. was; 4. didn’t change; 5. disappeared
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Exercise 2:
2 Now listen to the passage and check your answers.
The answer: Audioscript
The wonders of the ancient world were places where people lived. Were there many wonderful locations in the past? Yes, there was a large number of historical places that were unique. Some of these wonders didn’t change at all over the years, but some disappeared after many years.
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Exercise 3:
3 Use these words to ask questions in the Past Simple about the previous passage.
1. people / live in wonderful places?
2. historical places / be unique?
3. locations / change over the years?
4. all wonders / disappear?
The answer:
1.Did people live in wonderful places?
2. Were historical places unique?
3. Did the locations change over the years?
4. Did all the wonders disappear?
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Exercise 4:
4 Now answer the questions in pairs
The answer:
1. Yes, they did.
2. Yes, there were.
3. Some locations changed, but others remained the same.
4. Some of them did.
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Exercise 5:
Match the following words to their definition
| Words | definitions |
| a.historical | 1. It is something from the past. |
| b.pyramid | 2. It is a location below the ground |
| c.underground | 3. It means something very special. |
| d.to disappear | 4. It means to be lost. |
| e.unique | 5. It is a triangle-shaped building. |
The answer: a. 1; b. 5; c. 2; d. 4; e. 3
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Crossword Puzzle
Read the clues and write the words in the puzzle.
Across 1. A _______________ is the place where people are buried.
2. I would like to _______________ all the wonders of the world, one day.
3. An _______________ studies old places and monuments.
4. A _______________ is a long trip from one place to another.
Down
5. The Great Pyramid of Giza is considered a _______________ of the world.
6. Petra is an _______________ city that was built many years ago.
7. A ____________ is a person who goes to different countries and places
The answer:
Across : 1.tomb 2. visit 3. archaeologist 4.journey
Down: 5. wonder 6.ancient 7. traveller
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Unit 4
Activity book
Third section
Communication
An archaeology contest
1 Your teacher will divide you into two teams. Find a name for your team.
The answer: Student's own answer.
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2 Each team will re-read Module 4 and write down seven questions about facts you learnt about the ancient world and its wonders.
Example: What does an archaeologist do?
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The answer: Student's own answer.
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3. Each team will take turns to ask and answer the questions. Both teams will have one minute to find the correct answer, write it down and say “Ready”. The first team to say “Ready” will get ten points for each correct answer and will lose five points for each incorrect answer.
The answer: Student's own answer.
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Fourth Section
Focus on Writing
Punctuation: review
1 Write these sentences again using capital letters, full stops, commas and apostrophes as necessary.
a. the city of petra in jordan was one of the top locations people chose
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b. jordans cities always attracted thousands of visitors
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c. the hanging gardens of babylon were one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
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d. for thousands of years the pyramid of giza was the tallest building made by man
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e. some of the ancient wonders didnt change over the years but some disappeared after many years
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The answer:
a. The city of Petra in Jordan was one of the top locations people chose.
b. Jordan’s cities always attracted thousands of visitors.
c. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
d. For thousands of years, the Pyramid of Giza was the tallest building made by man.
e. Some of the ancient wonders didn’t change over the years, but some disappeared after many years.
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Spelling
2 Complete the regular verbs in the Past Simple with the correct spelling. Ancient times: Caves
Ancient people (1) l _ v _ _ in caves. They (2) u _ _ _ rocks to make tools about 2 million years ago. Later, they (3) s t _ r _ _ _ painting animals on the inside walls of caves. The cave paintings (4) a _ t r _ c t _ _ visitors. Many years ago, people (5) v _ s _ t _ _ caves to see the paintings, but scientists (6) d _ s _ _ v _ r _ _ that carbon dioxide damaged cave paintings.
The answer: 1. lived 2. used 3. started 4. attracted 5. visited 6. discovered
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Linking words when, before and after
We use when, before and after to put different events in order when we are talking about something that happened in the past.
when = at the same time When people travelled in ancient times, they often used to trade. After walking through the markets, they used to sell what they had and buy new things. Travellers traded everything they had before they left the city
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Exercise 3:
Use these words to make sentences with when, before and after
. a. The Great Pyramids of Giza be on the list of Seven Wonders / the city of Petra. (before)
The Great Pyramids of Giza were on the list of Seven Wonders before the city of Petra.
b. Scientists discover that carbon dioxide damaged cave paintings / people visit the caves. (after)
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c. Petra attract more visitors / it was voted one of the new Seven Wonders of the world.(when)
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d. Ancient people use rocks to make tools / they start painting animals. (before)
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The answer:
a. The Great Pyramids of Giza were on the list of Seven Wonders before the city of Petra.
b. Scientists discovered that carbon dioxide damaged cave paintings after people visited the caves.
c. Petra attracted more visitors when it was voted one of the new Seven Wonders of the world.
d. Ancient people used rocks to make tools before they started painting animals.
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4 Write three sentences about what you and your family or friends do during, before and after visiting a tourist site.
| I pack the things I will need for the trip before we leave. My friend Huda puts our pictures in an album after we come back from the trip. Her family always takes pictures when they are on a sight-seeing trip |
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The answer: Students’ own answers
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What I learnt
Read this text. Then complete with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2 marks each)
| Many countries protected their special monuments and (1) (welcome) travellers to explore their cities. People (2) (start) to visit countries with rich historical locations a long time ago. Many travellers (3) (visit) the city of Petra in Jordan, the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Iraq. These places (4) (attract) visitors from all around the world. Many wonders and historical places (5) (last) to our present day but many disappeared. |
The answer:
1. welcomed 2. started 3. visited 4. attracted 5. lasted
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Exercise 2:
Use the words in brackets to complete the questions. Then answer them. (2 marks each)
a. Why (many countries / welcome) travellers? – explore their monuments and cities
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b. When (people / start) to visit historical places? – a long time ago
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c. What (travellers / visit)? – countries with rich historical places
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d. Who (wonders / attract)? – visitors from all around the world
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e. (all wonders / last) to our present day? – No
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The answer:
a. Why did many countries welcome travellers? Many countries welcomed travellers to explore their monuments and cities.
b. When did people start to visit historical places? People started to visit historical places a long time ago.
c. What did travellers visit? They visited countries with rich historical places.
d. Who did wonders attract? They attracted visitors from all around the world.
e. Did all wonders last to our present day? No, they didn’t.
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Exercise 3 :
3 Choose the correct answer. (2 marks each)
1. ____________the city of Petra in the list of the ancient wonders of the world?
a) Did b) Were c) Was
2. The markets of Jordan were very busy with buyers and_______________
. a) sellers b) kings c) archaeologists
3. Egyptians buried kings and queens in _____________.
a) rocks b) tombs c) land
4. Petra became a new world wonder in______________
. a) 2006 b) 2007 c) 2008
5. ______________travellers build the Pyramids?
a) Were b) Does c) Did
The answer: 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. c
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Lesson 8
Project
Make a wonderful diorama
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A Your Årst assignment The box is the land for your wonder to be built on. . Draw and colour your favourite location with all its details. . You may also add people and other smaller objects. . Leave a small stand under the pictures you draw. . Glue the drawings to soft cardboard. . Decorate the inside of the box with crayons. Remember: the wonder is ancient, so the people and places are old. |
| B Your second assignment . Cut out the drawing of the wonder and the things around it with their stands. . Put them in a box. . Paste the stands in place. . Use tape and thread to hang anything that comes from the sky above your wonder. |
| C Your third assignment Present your wonder report to the class, telling them about it. Why did you choose it? What special characteristics made it a wonder of the world? |