El Gedida secondary school for girls

Science shines from rocks to rockets

1 -Which invention is the most important in your life today?

2- What life would be like if we didn’t have any of these ? Worse or

better?

Read this quotation and answer the questions:

“There are other wonders that can be added to this list, Such as

space travel and new ways of farming which produce better

food“

a) What do you think make space travel a wonder of the modern world ?

•b) How can space travel help ordinary people?

•C) What new ways of farming are there that help produce better food?

•d) What do you think the writer means by better food?

2 -Read and answer :- What were the seven wonders of the ancient

world?

1 -what were the Egyptian pyramids ?2- How did the ancient Egyptian build them ?3- Do pyramids help us in

scientific field ?

Answer the following questions:

▪ During what months were the pyramids built ? Why?

Between July and November. The land was under water

than and the farmers could not work in their fields, so thy

were free to build the pyramids .

How did they get the huge pieces of stone up the

pyramids?

They built ramps up the sides of the pyramids and pulled the stones

up the ramps.

▪ Why do you think they wanted the pyramid to shine brightly? ▪What qualities were needed by people who built the pyramids ? ▪What can we learn from people in the past, like an

ancient Egyptians?

3 -Discuss the future: To express your opinion you can use the following :1- In my opinion people will think that …… is a wonder of the world.2- I think / I don’t think that …….3- We can teach people in the future that ……4- People in the future will learn /

realise that .………

3-Discuss these questions about the future :a) What do you think will be the wonders of the future world?b) Do you think ordinary people will travel or live in space ?C) What do you think people in the

future may learn from us today?

- Do you think ancient and modern wonders affect changes in our

life ? How?

My sources SB

WB T’s guide

The internet