The Pyramids: How Did They Do It?

All levels48 minHistoryLesson 2 of 6 · Outline

Aims

No cranes, no wheels, no steel: how did a Bronze Age society build the tallest structure on Earth? Engineering, myths and modern parallels for B2 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 146-word news story: For nearly 4,000 years, nothing humans built was taller

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The engineering

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Myths and the internet

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Built to last

    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.

structuredebatedfrictionworkforcehonourafterlifebuilt to last

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