1O MYSTERIOUOS PLACES

1. English, Second Grade
Teaching Unit 1 – Lesson 1O MYSTERIOUOS PLACES
 Look at the pictures on page 74.
What do you know about the places in the photographs?
What is ‘mysterious’ about the two places?
 Let me help you!
The Pyramids – The most famous examples of pyramids are in Egypt. They were used as tombs
(burial places) for pharaohs. It is estimated that it would have taken 20 – 25 000 people
approximately 20 years to build the Great Pyramid in Giza. There are many unanswered questions
about their construction.
Stonehenge – a unique monument in Wiltshire, England. It consists of a circle of very large stones
and was probably built between 3000 and 1500 BC. Theories about who built it have suggested the
Druids, Greeks,and aliens. People think it may have beenbuilt for human sacrifice,as a monument
to King Arthur, or as a tool for astronomy.
 Read the text carefully!
Find the words that you might not know!
E.g. slender – gracefully thin
weigh - find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales
tremendous - very great in amount, scale, or intensity
upright – straight up or vertical
metropolis - the capital or chief city of a country or region
burial - the action or practice of burying a dead body
ancient – belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence
pharaoh - a ruler in ancient Egypt
 Do you know any other places in the world that are mysterious? Name them!
HOMEWORK: Answer the questions. Exercise 1 c page 74.