Egypt+Places+3-1

**Where do you think we should go?**

**Your group should research the places to visit in your country. In our class activity you will discuss and present the best places to visit and //why they are important//. Think about these questions while doing your research, discussion, and writing:**

**Why is this place important? Why should we visit it?** **What is its cultural or historical value?**

**Please write a paragraph summarizing IN YOUR OWN WORDS the top three places to visit in your country. Please answer at least one of the questions above in your paragraph.** **Today I want tell you about the wonderful place in Egypt.**

The First place what I want to tell you is **// __'The Great Pyramid'__ //**

↑ The Great Pyramid.



↑ Khafre's Pyramid

his building is called 'The Great Pyramid'.It is the biggest tomb in the world. It is difficult to build another Great Pyramid even with techniques of moedrn architecture. The Great Pyramid's base is as wide as eight soccer fields and height is about as tall as a forty-five-story building. There are more amazing facts about The Great Pyramid. The four sides face exactly east, west, north, and south. Even the people in those days doesn't have compasses. They measured the exact four directions without using a compass. They worked out the directions by taking note of the position of certain stars. They used over 2,000,000 stones to build the pyramid.The stones weigh from 1 to 20 tons. And the old Egyptians believed that they would live again in the after-death world. The pharaohs wanted to be kings again there. So, they lay in the huge tombs as mummises.

Second is **//__ 'The Sphinx' __//**

The Sphinx is built of soft sandstone.The body is 60 meters in length and 20 meters tall. The face of the Sphinx is 4 meters wide and its eyes are 2 meters high. Its nose and the beard are now missing by wind. And the Sphinx' face is the owner of the pyramid, The pharaoh. According to the legend of the sphinx, the sphinx asked the people to solve a riddle who pass the stone mountain of Thenes. If they knew the answer, the sphinx allowed them to pass. If they didn't know, the sphinx ate them. The sphinx's riddle said, What walks on four legs in the morning two legs in the afternoon, but three legs in the evening? And the answer is man.When man is born, he 'walks' on four legs, because he crawls.Then he starts walking on two legs. Finally, when he is old, he uses a cane to help him walk.

Finally, it is __//**'Abu Simbel Temple'**//__

The four statue are 'Ramses II'. This purpose to build the temple is praise Ramses II' achievement. In the old days, this temple almost sink under the water by the construction of Assuan High Dam. But the UNESCO move the temple up to the stone mountain. So the temple didn't sink under the water. At least, the temple became one of the most famous places to visit.

Finally, I thank you very much to read my writing. The writer is Bang yoong hoon from 3-1.Thank you very much.


 * __Teacher comments:__ This is excellent work! You included many details in your response to the question. **