Borobudur: A Mountain of Stone Stories

All levels48 minLandmarksLesson 4 of 6 · Outline

Aims

A ninth-century Buddhist monument in Java with kilometres of carved stories, lost under ash and forest and brought back by a twenty-year rescue. Cause, effect and speculation for B2 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 216-word news story: Two million blocks of volcanic stone, and a story you read with your feet

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Reading with your feet

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Lost and found

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Who owns a sacred place?

    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.

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