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lunes, 23 de noviembre de 2009

Howard Carter And The Tutankhamen's Tomb.

PHRASAL VERBS.
A) When did Howard carter discover Tutankhamen’s tomb? Read the article quickly to find out
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B) Read the article again and match the underlined words with the definitions

1) Persuade (someone)
2) Cancel
3) Find ( often by accident)
4) Die
5) Connect with (something)
6) Begin ( to describe someone’s first profession)
7) Stop shining or burning Be successful ( when an effort is rewarded )
C) Use three of the phrasal verbs to complete the sentences.

a) My grandmother _____________ two months ago
b) I’m sorry to hear that
a) Thanks. Anyway, I was in her house looking through some of her papers
When I ___________an unpaid electricity bill from 1966
b) So?
a) Well, at the exact moment I found the bill, all the lights in the house _____
b) Now, that is strange
D) Work with a partner. Use three of the phrasal verbs to write a short dialogue.

THE CURSE OF TUTANKHAMENT’S TOMB


THE CURSE OF TUTANKHAMENT’S TOMB.


Howard Carter, perhaps the most famous archaeologist of all time, STARTED OUT as an artist and in 1891 he set off for Egypt to paint the pyramids. However, he soon became Head Inspector of Upper Egypt Monuments.

In 1908 he met Lord Carnarvon, who put up the money for Carter’s biggest dream- the search for Tutankhamen’s tomb. However, in 1922 Carnarvon wanted to CALL OFF the expedition. He was beginning to believe the tomb would never be found. Carter TALKED HIM INTO continuing the search and on 4 November, 1922 Carter’s hard work PAID OFF. Finally, he stood at the entrance to the tomb

With the discovery came stories of a curse. Above the entrance to the tomb Carter CAME ACROSS and inscription – ‘Death Shall Come on Swift Wings To Him Who Disturbs the Peace of the King’. A few months later Carnarvon PASSED AWAY after being bitten by an insect. At exactly the same time as he died all the lights in Cairo WENT OUT.It was the first of several mysterious deaths TIED IN WITH the discovery of the tomb.