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2 Oct 2026
Ancient Tombs are Found by Scientist in Egypt
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Section: Warm Up
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) Old tombs in Egypt
b) A new space rocket
c) A fast sports car
Ask:
(1) Do you know about ancient Egypt?
(2) Would you like to find old treasure?
VOCABULARY
tomb (/tuːm/, noun)
Meaning: A special place under the ground for dead people.
Example: The king was buried in a stone tomb.
ancient (/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/, adjective)
Meaning: Very, very old from a long time ago.
Example: We saw ancient items in the museum.
dig (/dɪɡ/, verb)
Meaning: To move earth or sand to make a hole.
Example: Dogs like to dig holes in the garden.
statue (/ˈstætʃ.uː/, noun)
Meaning: A model of a person or animal made of stone or metal.
Example: There is a big statue in the park.
find (/faɪnd/, verb)
Meaning: To see something for the first time.
Example: I find my lost shoes under the bed.
gold (/ɡəʊld/, noun)
Meaning: A yellow valuable metal.
Example: She wears a shiny gold ring.
Egypt is a hot country with lots of sand. Experts dig in the ground today. They find very old items under the dirt. They find an ancient tomb in Luxor.
The tomb is thousands of years old. Inside, experts see a stone statue. They also see shiny gold objects. Everything is quiet and dark inside the tomb.
Many people want to see the old site. The workers carry the objects carefully. They clean the dust from the old stone statues. They work under the bright sun.
This new find is exciting for Egypt. Children can learn about history now. Visitors travel to the city to see it. Egypt is full of happy secrets.
In this undated photo, artifacts are displayed that were found in the three new graves of senior statesmen found in the Dra' Abu al-Naga necropolis area in Luxor, Egypt. (Egypt Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via AP)
In this undated photo, artifacts are displayed that were found in the three new graves of senior statesmen found in the Dra' Abu al-Naga necropolis area in Luxor, Egypt. (Egypt Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via AP)
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
(1) Do you like learning about old places?
(2) What color is gold?
(3) Would you like to dig for old items?
(4) Do you prefer museums or parks?
(5) What is your favorite ancient story?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: ancient, dig, find, statue
Egypt is a hot country with lots of sand. Experts _______(1) in the ground today. They find very old items under the dirt. They find an _______(2) tomb in Luxor. The tomb is thousands of years old. Inside, experts see a stone _______(3). They also see shiny gold objects. Everything is quiet and dark inside the tomb. Many people want to see the old site. The workers carry the objects carefully. They clean the dust from the old stone statues. They work under the bright sun. This new _______(4) is exciting for Egypt. Children can learn about history now. Visitors travel to the city to see it. Egypt is full of happy secrets.
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the main idea of the story?
a) Experts found old tombs and statues in Egypt.
b) People are building a new city in the sand.
c) Gold is very expensive to buy today.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
(1) Experts dig in the ground in Egypt. T/F
(2) The tomb is full of new plastic toys. T/F
(3) Visitors travel to Luxor to see the site. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Put these events in order from 1 to 3:
( ) Workers carefully clean the old items.
( ) Experts dig in the sand in Luxor.
( ) They find an old stone statue and gold.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
(1) ancient
(2) tomb
(3) dig
(4) statue
(5) gold
a) A yellow shiny metal
b) A figure made of stone or metal
c) A place for dead people under the ground
d) Very, very old
e) To make a hole in the earth
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
(1) The experts _______ old objects in the dirt.
a) find
b) fly
(2) They look at a stone _______ in the dark room.
a) statue
b) banana
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
(1) Unscramble the words: A / tomb / is / ancient / this
A: this / B: tomb / C: is / D: ancient / E: A
(2) Unscramble the words: dig / in / sand / Workers / the
A: Workers / B: the / C: in / D: dig / E: sand
ANSWER KEY
Warm Up Answer: a
Section 1: (1) dig, (2) ancient, (3) statue, (4) find
Section 2: a
Section 3: (1) True, (2) False, (3) True
Section 4: 3, 1, 2
Section 5: (1) d, (2) c, (3) e, (4) b, (5) a
Section 6: (1) a, (2) a
Section 7: (1) This is an ancient tomb. (C-A-E-D-B), (2) Workers dig in the sand. (A-D-C-B-E)
Section 8: Open student responses.
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