The document provides information about pyramids in Egypt. It begins by establishing that Dr. Daniel Knowles from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is answering questions about the pyramids. It then answers several questions: the pyramids are approximately 4,600 years old and were built as tombs for Egyptian pharaohs starting around that time. It took between 20 to 30 years to build one pyramid, using thousands of workers without modern machinery. The largest Great Pyramid contains around 2.3 million stone blocks and held a ship for the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu.

1. 1 Look at the pictures and write the nature words.
1 _____________ 2 _____________ 3 _____________ 4 _____________
5 _____________ 6 _____________ 7 _____________ 8 _____________
2 Fill in the blanks with a nature word.
1 Fuji is a high ___________ in Japan.
2 Copacabana has a long ___________ .
3 The Colorado is a long ___________ in the U.S.
4 The Amazon rainforest is a large___________
in South America.
5 The Sahara is a big ___________ in Africa.
6 Popocatépetl is a ___________ in Mexico.
7 Fiji has many ___________ .
8 Fiji is in the Pacific ___________ .
3 Fill in the blanks with the words below.
broke crashed died disappeared sank
1 My dog _____________ for a week last year.
We don’t know where he went.
2 His toy car _____________ into the table.
3 My sister _____________ my MP3 player last
night. I was so angry!
4 Sarah’s boat had a hole in it, so it
___________ .
5 My great-grandmother _____________ when
she was 94.
4 Fill in the blanks with the simple past form of
the verbs in parentheses.
1 We _____________ (go) to a great party last
Saturday.
2 Beyoncé _____________ (sing) Single Ladies at
the concert.
3 I _____________ (give) my mom a CD for her
birthday.
4 My sister _____________ (win) a competition on
the radio.
5 His parents _____________ (meet) each other
at school.
6 They _____________ (spend) 40 minutes
waiting for the bus.
7 I _____________ (see) Pedro Aznar in concert
in 2008.
5 Rewrite the sentences with the simple past
negative.
1 My friends went to a Black Eyed Peas concert.
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_______________________________ .
2 I won two tickets to a movie yesterday.
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_______________________________ .
3 Max dropped his bag on the bus.
_______________________________
_______________________________ .
4 He ran all the way to school.
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_______________________________ .
5 They spent all their money.
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6 I told you about the TV show.
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_______________________________ .

2. 6 Write simple past questions. Use the verbs in
parentheses.
1 ____ you _____________ (visit) the Bahamas
last summer?
2 ____ Martin and Leila _____________ (go)
with you?
3 ____ you _____________ (like) the islands?
4 ____ Leila _____________ (swim) in the
ocean?
5 ____ Martin _____________ (run) on the
beach?
6 ____ it _____________ (rain)?
7 Read the sentences. Then write the wh-
questions about the bold words.
1 Where did your parents go on vacation ?
My parents went on vacation to New York.
2 _______________________________
They visited friends there.
3 _______________________________ ?
They ate hamburgers.
4 _______________________________ ?
They visited the Statue of Liberty yesterday.
5 _______________________________ ?
They visited it because it’s an awesome thing
to see.
6 _______________________________ ?
Next they went to Times Square.
7 _______________________________ ?
They saw a musical.
Reading
1Read the blog.
Circle T (True) or F (False). Justify the false.
1Dr. Knowles doesn’t know anything about the
pyramids. T / F
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2The pyramids are thousands of years old. T / F
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3It took thousands of years to build a pyramid. T / F
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4There weren’t any machines when they built the
pyramids. T / F
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5 It took hundreds of people to build a pyramid.
T / F
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Answer the questions
1 When did the ancient Egyptians start building the
pyramids?
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_______________________________ .
2 Who did they build the pyramids for?
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_______________________________ .
3 Why did it take a long time to build a pyramid?
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4 How many blocks of stone are there in the Great
Pyramid?
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5 What was there for Pharoah Khufu in the Great
Pyramid?
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_______________________________ .
Your questions about … the Pyramids in Egypt
For a long time, the pyramids were one of the world’s big
mysteries. But today, we know a little more about them.
Dr. Daniel Knowles from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
answers your questions.
How old are the pyramids?
About 4,600 years old.
Why did the Egyptians build the pyramids?
The ancient Egyptians built them for their pharaohs, the
kings of Egypt. They were their tombs. For example, the
Great Pyramid was a tomb for the Pharoah Khufu.
How long did it take to build one?
We think that it took between twenty and thirty years to
build one. They didn’t have any machines then.
How many people did it take to build a pyramid?
We don’t know exactly, but thousands and thousands of
people!
How big is the Great Pyramid?
There are about two million, three hundred thousand
blocks of stone in this pyramid, so it’s very, very large.
There was a ship inside it for the pharaoh to travel in
after he died.