TASK 1
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Instructions |
How much do you know about Tutankhamen??
Read and listen
to answer the questions |
Quiz
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Who was Tutankhamen?
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Why is he called the boy king?
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How old was he when he became a king?
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Did he rule for many years?
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Why not?
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How old was he when he became a mummy?
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Did he lead his armies to many battles?
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Who made him so popular around the world?
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TASK 2 |
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Instructions |
Who did Tutankhamen marry and why?
Listen and read
to answer the questions |
Quiz |
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Did pharaons choose their wives?
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Who selected pharaons' wives? why?
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Who was selected to be Tutankhamen's wife?
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The people in the picture above represent a bride and a groom. Who are
they?
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What are they doing?
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What does this scene decorate?
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TASK 3 |
Pharaon Tutankhamen was not a memorable king,
and so his tomb remained forgotten for many centuries. Archaeologist Howard
Carter discovered his tomb some decades ago. Why was this discovery so
important? |
Instructions |
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Read to know why
this discovery was so important.
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Listen to know more about
this great discovery.
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Listen and see Howard Carter
uncovering the misteries of Tutankhamen's tomb (you
need the CD Ancient Lands)
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Now, say if the following sentences are true or false.
If false, write the correct version.
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True or false?
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Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered in 1998.
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Birds and eagles were the signs that led Howard Carter to Tutankhamen's
tomb.
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The discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb was so important because it allowed
a better understanding of ancient Egypt.
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Tutankhamen's tomb had been robbed many times, like the tombs of most
great kings.
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This king had been buried for 5 centuries.
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Fruit, clothes and jewlery were some of the objects hidden in Tutankhamen's
tomb?
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