UNIT 3

HISTOR
Y

PREPARING TO LISTEN
1. LISTENING
Match the words (1–10) with the definitions (a–j).
1 a find a to find something for the first time
2 ancient b something (e.g. a body) is put under the ground
3 a weapon c something made from wood, stone or metal to look
4 a statue like a person or animal
5 discover d things used in fighting or war, like a gun or knife
6 a hieroglyph e symbols used by Egyptians thousands of years ago
7 a tomb f a group of people that fight in a war
8 an army g a valuable or interesting thing that you discover
9 buried h a monument in which a dead person is placed
10 an object i a thing that you can see and touch but is not alive
j very old, from a long time ago
2. Match the captions (1–5) with the photographs (A–E). What do you know about these
historical finds?
1 Petra, the Rose City
2 the Terracotta Army
3 the Forbidden City, Beijing
4 the Rosetta Stone
5 the treasures of Tutankhamun’s tomb

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WHILE LISTENING
3. 3.1 Listen to two students. Which historical finds do they discuss?
PRONUNCIATION FOR LISTENING
4. 3.2 Listen to extracts from the discussion. Notice the pronunciation of the highlighted
Connected speech: weak forms
words.we speak fluently, some words are not usually pronounced in a strong or clear
When
1 HasThese
way. the professor sentauxiliary
are usually us the listverbs
of possible topics
(has, was, doto choose
, etc.), from?(would, can, etc.),
modals
2 OK, we can do that.
prepositions (to, for, etc.) and other small words (and, you, etc.).
3 Some
When of them
small areare
words human and some areclearly,
not pronounced animals.
we call this a ‘weak form’. These
4 Do you know how old it is?
words are pronounced with a /ə/ sound.
5. 3.3 Listen to the sentences below. Practise saying them, paying attention to the
highlighted words.
1 It was created for the king of Egypt.
2 Do you know what was inside the tomb?
3 I don’t think I can explain the Rosetta Stone clearly to the other students.
4 He was an Egyptian king and he died at a very young age.
6. 3.1 Listen to the discussion again. Complete the notes below.

the Rosetta the Terracotta Tutankhamun’s

Stone Army Tomb
Emperor Qin King
Who was the ruler? King Ptolomy V
Shi Huang Tutankhamun
How many years old
is the historical
find?
When was it
discovered?
What did we learn
from this?

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POST-LISTENING
7. 3.4 Listen to two extracts from the discussion. Look at the expressions in
bold, which show that the person is paying attention to the other speaker.
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Ken : Yes, it’s here. So, the list includes some of the most important historical
finds.
Hakan : Uhuh.
Ken : We have to choose one and give a ten-minute presentation about it.
Hakan : I see. Let’s see what we have here.
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Hakan : Interesting.
Ken : I think so, but it might be too difficult to explain all the weapons they used.
What do you think?
Hakan : Yes, you’re right. We need to choose something that won’t be too difficult to
explain.
Ken : Yes. I know what you mean. What about Tutankhamun’s Tomb?
Hakan : That’s a good idea. It’s interesting and easy to explain.
Ken : Yes, exactly.
8. Match the expressions in bold from Exercise 7 to the functions below.
1 show agreement with the speaker
2 encourage the other speaker to continue
3 show understanding