Petra: The City Carved Into Rock

All levels48 minLandmarksLesson 2 of 6 · Outline

Aims

The Nabataeans cut a whole city out of desert cliffs and taught the rock to hold water. Past tenses and curiosity for B1 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 166-word news story: They did not build a city. They cut one out of the cliffs

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Walking in

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Water and money

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Forgotten places

    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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