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九年级下册
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Unit 5 China and the World
3. Now it is a symbol of England.
Section D
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the Egyptian Pyramids
[iˈdʒɪpʃn]
adj.埃及的,埃及人的
[ˈpɪrəmɪdz]
n.金字塔
The King, Khufu, built the Great Pyramid as his tomb.
[tuːm]
n.坟墓;冢
It took 100 000 people over 20 years to complete it.
[kəmˈpliːt]
v.完成
The biggest stone weighs as much as 15 tons.
[tʌn]
n.吨
Each stone was fixed so well, though the ancient workers didn’t have any modern tools.
[fɪkst]
v.安装
[tuːlz]
n.工具
Task 1. Look at the picture and talk about it with your partner. Then read the passage and choose the best title for it.
A. The Great Pyramid
B. The Seven Wonders
C. The Largest Pyramid
Task 2. Read 1a again and complete the table.
The Great Pyramid
Country Building time
Use Material
Length Number of workers
Height Elapsed time
Mystery how the ancient Egyptians built it without modern
____________ or _____________
Significance showing the ___________ and the ______________
of ancient Egyptian working people
Egypt
146.5 meters
around 2 560 B.C.
as a tomb
stones
100 000
over 20 years
230.4 meters
equipment
machines
wisdom
achievements
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The Egyptian phramids were built around 2 560 B.C. The largest one of them is the Great Pyramid of Khufu. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The King, Khufu, built the Great Pyramid as his tomb. Studies show that it took 100 000 people over 20 years to complete it.
The Great Pyramid was considered a unique building in the 19th century A. D. At that time, it was still the tallest building in the world. According to scientific research, the ancient King, Khufu, ordered his men to build the Great Pyramid stone by stone. The biggest stone weighs as much as 15 tons. Each stone was fixed so well, though the ancient workers didn't have any modern tools.
The Great Pyramid has four sides and each side is 230.4 meters long and 146.5 meters high. At that