Great Pyramid of Giza

Great Pyramid of Giza

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Great Wall of China

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Colosseum

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Stonehenge

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Acropolis of Athens

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Chichén Itzá

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Persepolis

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Pompeii

Pompeii

Great Sphinx of Giza

Great Sphinx of Giza

Ephesus

Ephesus

Cairn of Barnenez

Cairn of Barnenez

Kuélap

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Great Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe

Terracotta Army

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Roman Forum

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Sigiriya

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Tiwanaku

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Ancient Landmarks

Ancient Landmarks

Great Pyramid of Giza - Landmarks

40 chapters
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Enjoy quick and easy readings about ancient landmarks, giving you clear and simple stories about their history and easily improve your language skills!

Vocabulary
1.
about
[adv]
/əˈbaʊt/
2.
worker
[n]
/ˈwɜːrkər/
3.
tool
[n]
/tuːl/
4.
machine
[n]
/məˈʃin/
5.
Egyptian
[adj]
/ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/
6.
king
[n]
/ˈkɪŋ/
7.
tomb
[n]
/ˈtum/
8.
hold
[v]
/hoʊld/
9.
death
[n]
/dɛθ/
10.
hallway
[n]
/ˈhɔɫˌweɪ/
11.
visit
[v]
/ˈvɪzɪt/
12.
special
[adj]
/ˈspɛʃəl/
13.
seven wonders of the ancient world
[n]
/sˈɛvən wˈʌndɚz ʌvðɪ ˈeɪnʃənt wˈɜːld/
14.
stand
[v]
/stænd/
15.
technology
[n]
/tɛkˈnɑləʤi/
16.
find out
[v]
/faɪnd ˈaʊt/
17.
discover
[v]
/dɪˈskʌvɚ/
18.
famous
[adj]
/ˈfeɪməs/
19.
Egypt
[n]
/ˈiːdʒɪpt/
20.
close
[adj]
/kloʊs/
21.
Cairo
[n]
/ˈkaɪɹoʊ/
22.
pyramid
[n]
/ˈpɪɹəmɪd/
23.
build
[v]
/bɪld/
24.
over
[prep]
/ˈoʊvɚ/
25.
bit
[n]
/bɪt/
26.
missing
[adj]
/ˈmɪsɪŋ/
27.
bottom
[n]
/ˈbɑːtəm/
28.
cover
[v]
/ˈkʌvɚ/
29.
almost
[adv]
/ˈɔlˌmoʊst/
30.
square
[adj]
/skwɛr/
31.
big
[adj]
/bɪɡ/
32.
job
[n]
/dʒɑːb/
33.
stone
[n]
/stoʊn/
34.
weigh
[v]
/weɪ/

1.
about
[adv]
/əˈbaʊt/
2.
worker
[n]
/ˈwɜːrkər/
3.
tool
[n]
/tuːl/
4.
machine
[n]
/məˈʃin/
5.
Egyptian
[adj]
/ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/
6.
king
[n]
/ˈkɪŋ/
7.
tomb
[n]
/ˈtum/
8.
hold
[v]
/hoʊld/
9.
death
[n]
/dɛθ/
10.
hallway
[n]
/ˈhɔɫˌweɪ/
11.
visit
[v]
/ˈvɪzɪt/
12.
special
[adj]
/ˈspɛʃəl/
13.
seven wonders of the ancient world
[n]
/sˈɛvən wˈʌndɚz ʌvðɪ ˈeɪnʃənt wˈɜːld/
14.
stand
[v]
/stænd/
15.
technology
[n]
/tɛkˈnɑləʤi/
16.
find out
[v]
/faɪnd ˈaʊt/
17.
discover
[v]
/dɪˈskʌvɚ/
18.
famous
[adj]
/ˈfeɪməs/
19.
Egypt
[n]
/ˈiːdʒɪpt/
20.
close
[adj]
/kloʊs/
21.
Cairo
[n]
/ˈkaɪɹoʊ/
22.
pyramid
[n]
/ˈpɪɹəmɪd/
23.
build
[v]
/bɪld/
24.
over
[prep]
/ˈoʊvɚ/
25.
bit
[n]
/bɪt/
26.
missing
[adj]
/ˈmɪsɪŋ/
27.
bottom
[n]
/ˈbɑːtəm/
28.
cover
[v]
/ˈkʌvɚ/
29.
almost
[adv]
/ˈɔlˌmoʊst/
30.
square
[adj]
/skwɛr/
31.
big
[adj]
/bɪɡ/
32.
job
[n]
/dʒɑːb/
33.
stone
[n]
/stoʊn/
34.
weigh
[v]
/weɪ/
1.
about
[adv]
/əˈbaʊt/
約、およそ
2.
worker
[n]
/ˈwɜːrkər/
労働者
3.
tool
[n]
/tuːl/
道具
4.
machine
[n]
/məˈʃin/
機械
5.
Egyptian
[adj]
/ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/
エジプトの
6.
king
[n]
/ˈkɪŋ/
7.
tomb
[n]
/ˈtum/
8.
hold
[v]
/hoʊld/
予約する
9.
death
[n]
/dɛθ/
10.
hallway
[n]
/ˈhɔɫˌweɪ/
廊下
11.
visit
[v]
/ˈvɪzɪt/
訪れる
12.
special
[adj]
/ˈspɛʃəl/
特別
13.
seven wonders of the ancient world
[n]
/sˈɛvən wˈʌndɚz ʌvðɪ ˈeɪnʃənt wˈɜːld/
古代世界の七不思議
14.
stand
[v]
/stænd/
耐える
15.
technology
[n]
/tɛkˈnɑləʤi/
技術
16.
find out
[v]
/faɪnd ˈaʊt/
発見する
17.
discover
[v]
/dɪˈskʌvɚ/
発見する
18.
famous
[adj]
/ˈfeɪməs/
有名な
19.
Egypt
[n]
/ˈiːdʒɪpt/
エジプト
20.
close
[adj]
/kloʊs/
近い
21.
Cairo
[n]
/ˈkaɪɹoʊ/
カイロ
22.
pyramid
[n]
/ˈpɪɹəmɪd/
ピラミッド
23.
build
[v]
/bɪld/
建てる
24.
over
[prep]
/ˈoʊvɚ/
以上
25.
bit
[n]
/bɪt/
少し
26.
missing
[adj]
/ˈmɪsɪŋ/
行方不明の
27.
bottom
[n]
/ˈbɑːtəm/
28.
cover
[v]
/ˈkʌvɚ/
覆う
29.
almost
[adv]
/ˈɔlˌmoʊst/
ほとんど
30.
square
[adj]
/skwɛr/
平方
31.
big
[adj]
/bɪɡ/
重要な
32.
job
[n]
/dʒɑːb/
仕事
33.
stone
[n]
/stoʊn/
34.
weigh
[v]
/weɪ/
重さがある

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Great Pyramid of Giza

Read a short passage about a giant stone pyramid built long ago in Egypt.

1.1

The Great Pyramid of Giza is a very famous landmark. It is in Egypt, close to Cairo. The pyramid was built over 4,500 years ago for an Egyptian king named Pharaoh Khufu.

ギザの大ピラミッドは非常に有名なランドマークです。それはエジプトのカイロ近くにあります。このピラミッドは4500年以上前にファラオ・クフという名のエジプト王のために建てられました。

1.2

The pyramid is very big and tall. When people first made it, it was 146 meters high. Now, it is a bit shorter, about 139 meters, because some stones are missing. The bottom of the pyramid is very wide. It covers almost 53,000 square meters.

ピラミッドはとても大きくて高いです。人々が最初に作った時、その高さは146メートルでした。今は、いくつかの石がなくなっているため、少し低くなり、約139メートルです。ピラミッドの底辺はとても広いです。それはほぼ53,000平方メートルを占めています。

1.3

Building the Great Pyramid was a big job. It is made from millions of heavy stones. Each stone weighs about 2,500 kilograms. People think it took about 20 years to build. The workers used simple tools, not machines like we have now.

大ピラミッドの建設は大きな仕事でした。それは何百万もの重い石で作られています。各石の重さは約2,500キログラムです。建設には約20年かかったと考えられています。労働者たちは、今私たちが持っているような機械ではなく、簡単な道具を使いました。

ギザの大ピラミッド
1.4

Inside the pyramid, there are three main rooms. The largest room was for the king's tomb. The other rooms held things the king might need after death. There are also long hallways that connect these rooms.

ピラミッドの中には、3つの主な部屋があります。最も大きな部屋は王の墓のためのものでした。他の部屋には、王が死後に必要とするかもしれないものが保管されていました。また、これらの部屋を結ぶ長い廊下もあります。

1.5

Many people visit the Great Pyramid every year. It is very old but still looks good. It is special because it is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that is still standing.

毎年多くの人々がグレートピラミッドを訪れます。それはとても古いですが、まだ良い状態です。それは古代世界の七不思議の中で唯一現存しているため特別です。

1.6

People keep studying the pyramid. They use new technology to find out how it was built and what is inside. They discover new things about it often.

人々はピラミッドの研究を続けています。新しい技術を使って、どのように建設されたのか、内部には何があるのかを調べています。それについて頻繁に新しいことを発見しています。

1.7

Fun fact : The Great Pyramid was the tallest building in the world for more than 3,800 years. No other building was taller until the 1800s.

面白い事実:大ピラミッドは3,800年以上にわたって世界で最も高い建物でした。1800年代まで、それより高い建物はありませんでした。

1. Great Pyramid of Giza

1. Great Pyramid of Giza

Ancient Landmarks


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Quiz
1.

Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza located?

A

China

B

Egypt

C

India

D

Greece

2.

How tall was the Great Pyramid when it was first built?

A

139 meters

B

146 meters

C

120 meters

D

150 meters

3.

Put these facts in the correct order based on the text.

it was built over 4,500 years ago.
people think it took about 20 years to build.
the pyramid was built for pharaoh khufu.
the pyramid is now shorter than it was originally.
4.

Match the items in Column A with the correct description in Column B.

The Great Pyramid
The bottom of the pyramid
The stones
The workers
The tallest building for 3,800 years
53,000 square meters
2,500 kilograms each
Used simple tools to build the pyramid
5.

Fill in the blanks with the correct words (three options are extra.)

The Great Pyramid was built for

. It is

meters tall now. The pyramid was built from

stones.

Pharaoh Khufu
146
heavy
Pharaoh Tutankhamun
146
wooden
6.

Read the statements and check if they are true or false.

StatementTrue/False

The Great Pyramid is the tallest building in the world today.

The pyramid was built for Pharaoh Khufu.

The pyramid has only one room inside.

It took about 20 years to build the pyramid.

False
True
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