Angkor: How a Megacity Vanished

All levels48 minHistoryLesson 6 of 6 · Outline

Aims

The largest city on Earth before the industrial age was swallowed by the jungle. Climate, water, hubris and collapse. Nuanced discussion for C1 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 175-word news story: The largest city in the world, reclaimed by the trees

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Reading the collapse

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Cities and climate

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Legacy

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

sprawlingintricateliabilityoverwhelmreclaimhubrisdrift away

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