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1 Breaking News English.com Ready-to-Use English Lessons by Sean Banville 1,000 IDEAS & ACTIVITIES FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS breakingnewsenglish.com/book.html Thousands more free lessons from Sean's other websites Level 0 Egypt archaeologists find large 'city of the dead' 1st March, Contents The Reading 2 Phrase Matching 3 Listening Gap Fill 4 No Spaces 5 Survey 6 Writing and Speaking 7 Writing 8 Please try Levels 1, 2 and 3. They are (a little) harder. Twitter Facebook Google + twitter.com/seanbanville

2 THE READING Archaeologists found a big cemetery under the sand near Cairo. It is a 2,000-year-old necropolis - a "city of the dead". It has many statues. Archaeologists found tombs belonging to Thoth. He was a god of the moon. People say he invented writing. Egypt's government said: "This is only the beginning of a new discovery." Archaeologist Mostafa Waziri said he found eight tombs. He will find more. The tombs contain historic treasures. One includes over 1,000 statues and a sarcophagus (a stone coffin). He hopes the necropolis will bring more tourists to Egypt. Fewer have come since the revolution that happened in Sources: sarcophagi More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville

3 PHRASE MATCHING PARAGRAPH ONE: 1. a big cemetery 2. It is a 2,000-year- 3. It has many 4. tombs belonging 5. He was a god 6. People say he 7. This is only 8. a new a. invented writing b. statues c. the beginning d. old necropolis e. discovery f. under the sand g. of the moon h. to Thoth PARAGRAPH TWO: 1. he found eight 2. He will 3. The tombs contain historic 4. One includes over 5. a stone 6. bring more tourists 7. Fewer have 8. since the revolution that a. come b. 1,000 statues c. to Egypt d. find more e. treasures f. happened in 2011 g. coffin h. tombs More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville

4 LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS Archaeologists (1) cemetery under the sand near Cairo. It is a 2,000-year-old necropolis - a "city (2) ". It has (3). Archaeologists found (4) to Thoth. He was a god of the moon. People say he (5). Egypt's government said: "This (6) beginning of a new discovery." Archaeologist Mostafa Waziri said (7) tombs. He (8). The tombs contain (9). One includes over (10) and a sarcophagus (a stone coffin). He hopes the necropolis will bring (11) to Egypt. Fewer have (12) revolution that happened in More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville

5 PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE ArchaeologistsfoundabigcemeteryunderthesandnearCairo.Itisa2,0 00-year-oldnecropolis-a"cityofthedead".Ithasmanystatues.Archae ologistsfoundtombsbelongingtothoth.hewasagodofthemoon.peopl esayheinventedwriting.egypt'sgovernmentsaid:"thisisonlythebegi nningofanewdiscovery."archaeologistmostafawazirisaidhefoundeig httombs.hewillfindmore.thetombscontainhistorictreasures.oneincl udesover1,000statuesandasarcophagus(astonecoffin).hehopesthe necropoliswillbringmoretouriststoegypt.fewerhavecomesincethere volutionthathappenedin2011. More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville

6 ANCIENT EGYPT SURVEY From Write five GOOD questions about ancient Egypt in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers. STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3 Q.1. Q.2. Q.3. Q.4. Q.5. Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often. Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings. More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville

7 WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S) Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s). a) b) c) d) e) f) Egypt archaeologists find large 'city of the dead' 1st March, 2018 More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S) Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s). a) b) c) d) e) f) More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville

8 WRITING Write about ancient Egypt for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner s paper. More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville

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