[[This 4-hour lesson was done with Bī Class Students (Level B) during the year 2000-01. It was their first time in the lab, so there was an introductory lesson in class about ancient Egyptians. A worksheet was given to them based on the website they were going to deal with. A discussion followed about ancient Egyptians' life, similarities and differences with modern Greek life and occupations. The second hour was spent in the lab, where they were divided into two teams (half class read about the farmer's life and the other half about the noble's life). They took down notes and completed the sentences given on their worksheets (for more advanced learners the worksheet could contain questions). During the third hour (in class) they worked in groups which were formed with students from both teams. They wrote about life in ancient Egypt comparing their notes about the farmers' and nobles' lives. The fourth hour was in the lab, where the Ss wrote their paragraph using Microsoft Word, they inserted photographs from the website, they printed them and stuck them on their classroom walls.]]
AIMS
To train Ss work with website pages, to read, understand and extract specific information out of an authentic written text (in fact simplified, since this website is constructed for teaching purposes), to talk about past events using simple past tense, to make comparisons using the degrees of adjectives, to practise vocabulary used in everyday life, to come in contact with a different civilization, to write a paragraph using MSWord, to train Ss cooperate for a common goal.
website: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk
WORKSHEET 1 (Introductory)
Egyptian
Life
Daily life in ancient Egypt revolved around the Nile and the fertile land along its banks. The yearly flooding of the Nile enriched the soil and brought good harvests and wealth to the land
The people of ancient Egypt built mud brick homes in villages and in the country. They grew some of their own food and traded in the villages for the food and goods they could not produce
Most ancient Egyptians worked as field hands, farmers, craftsmen and scribes. A small group of people were nobles. Together, these different groups of people made up the population of ancient Egypt
QUESTIONS
1.
Where did ancient Egyptians live? Why?
2.
What were their houses made of?
3.
Were mud bricks used in Greek villages? Have you ever seen them?
4.
What occupations did the ancient Egyptians have?
5.
Some of these occupations have become extinct. Which ones? Why?
6.
Were there many nobles?
WORKSHEET 2a (The farmer's life)
READ THE PASSAGE AND COMPLETE
THE STORY
1.
In a farmer's house the
beds were covered with
2. In their bedroom there were ....................................................
3. When a farmer woke up ........................................................
4. He wore .............................................................
5. His wife wore ..................................................
6. The farmer, his wife and their children, .................................................
7. The farmer worked .....................which belonged .................................
and he had to pay ...................................................
8.
His wife stayed at
..................... and she ...................... during the day.
9.
They didn't have water at
home. They
10.
In the evening
11.
Later
WORKSHEET 2b (The noble's life)
READ THE PASSAGE AND COMPLETE THE STORY
1.
In a nobleman's house the
beds were covered with
2.
In their bedroom there were
........................................
3.
When a nobleman woke, a
............... helped him to
4.
He wore
5. His wife wore ......................................
6.
She put
7.
The nobleman and his wife had
a meal of
8. Then the man went ..........................................
9.
His wife stayed
...................... and
............................... during the day.
10.
In the afternoon she
11.
In the evening, when they had
guests, they used to eat ...............and offered
........... to their guests.
12. ...................................entertained them.