The document summarizes material developed during teacher training for a pilot project on plurilingualism (GEP) conducted during the 2015-2016 school year. The training was led by Rachel Mary Playfair and organized by the Language and Plurilingualism Department of the Education Ministry of Catalonia.

1. Material elaborat durant la realització de la formació adreçada als docents que implementen el pilotatge del
GEP (Grup d’Experimentació per al Plurilingüisme) durant el curs 2015-2016, realitzada amb la formadora
Rachel Mary Playfair, organitzat pel SG de Llengua i Plurilingüisme-Servei de Llengües Estrangeres.
Name :
Level:
Course: 2015 - 2016

2. Ancient Egypt Escola Santa Anna GEP Project
Maika Carreras, Patricia Salarich, Carme Florit 2
Ancient Egypt
Tips for learnig success
In this unit you will be able to:
- Know and understand facts from an ancient society.
- Locate historical events in a timeline.
- Value the ancient Egypt contributions in our time.
- Think about the differences and similarities between Ancient.
Egypt and our modern life.
- Recall specific information from the videos and readings.
- Present the information learnt in front of the class.
- Use sources of information to search for specific data
requested on texts and on the internet.
- Work in groups with autonomy and self-confidence.
- Evaluate your progress, participation, recalling and
understanding of the concepts of Ancient Egypt civilization.

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TASK 1
Tick the right answer:
1. Where was the Ancient Egypt located?
- Northeast Africa
- Southern Africa
- Southern Asia
- Northeast Australia
2. What was the main food of the Egyptians?
- Tomatoes
- Potatoes
- Wheat
- Carrots
3. How many years did the Ancient Egypt last?
- 3,000 years
- 3,150 years
- 3,120 years
- 3,180 years
4. Why the Nile river was important for the Egyptian’s life?
Because ………………………………………………………………….
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5. List what the Nile provided:
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6. Why do you think the pharaohs were buried with treasures?
Because……………………………………………………………………
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7. Draw a picture that represents Egypt for you and say why.

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TASK 2
Read the text below and do matching exercise. Work in groups.
Ancient Egypt was one of the greatest and most powerful
civilizations in the history of the world. It lasted for over 3000 years
from 3150 BC to 30 BC.
The civilization of Ancient Egypt was located along the Nile River in
northeast Africa.
The Nile was basic for the Ancient Egypt's life. Great Egyptian cities
grew up along the Nile as the Egyptian people became experts in
irrigation and were able to use the water from the Nile to grow rich
and profitable crops.
The Nile provided food, soil, water, and transportation for the
Egyptians. Great floods would come each year and would provide
fertile soil for growing food.
Wheat was the main food of the Egyptians. They used it to make
bread. They also sold a lot of their wheat throughout the Middle East
helping the Egyptians to become rich.
The Pharaohs of Egypt were often buried in giant pyramids or in
secret tombs. They believed that they needed treasure to be buried
with them to help them in the afterlife.
As a result, archeologists have a lot of well preserved artifacts and
tombs to examine in order to find out how the Ancient Egyptians
lived.
Match the words with the related pictures and their definitions or
write the definitions of the words:

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WORD DEFINITION PICTURE
Set of valuable
objects consisting
of gold or silver
things.
Archeologists
Techniques for
watering crops and
plants
A great
overflowing of
water on land
Body of water

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The product of a
plant produced
while growing
Food that people
obtain from plants
and animals
Giant piramids
Life after death
Cereal used to
make bread

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TASK 3
Read the text below and do the quiz. Work in pairs.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was one of the greatest and most powerful
civilizations in the history of the world. It lasted for over 3000 years
from 3150 BC to 30 BC.
The Nile River
The civilization of Ancient Egypt was located along the Nile River in
northeast Africa. The Nile was basic for the Ancient Egypt's life.
Great Egyptian cities grew up along the Nile as the Egyptian people
became experts in irrigation and were able to use the water from the
Nile to grow rich and profitable crops. The Nile provided food, soil,
water, and transportation for the Egyptians. Great floods would
come each year and would provide fertile soil for growing food.
Pyramids of Giza
Kingdoms and Periods
Historians usually group the history of Ancient Egypt into three major
kingdoms called the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the
New Kingdom. It was during these times that Ancient Egypt was at

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its strongest. The times between the Kingdoms are called
intermediate periods.
Culture
Ancient Egypt was rich in culture including government, religion,
arts, and writing. The government and religion were tied together as
the leader of the government, the Pharaoh, was also leader of the
religion. Writing was also important; only scribes could read and
write and they were considered powerful people.
Pyramids and Treasure
The Pharaohs of Egypt were often buried in giant pyramids or in
secret tombs. They believed that they needed treasure to be buried
with them to help them in the afterlife. As a result, archeologists
have a lot of well preserved artifacts and tombs to examine in order
to find out how the Ancient Egyptians lived.
End of the Empire
The Ancient Egyptian Empire began to weaken in about 700 BC. It
was conquered by a number of other civilizations. The first to
conquer Egypt was the Assyrian Empire, followed a hundred or so
years later by the Persian Empire. In 332 BC, Alexander the Great
of Greece conquered Egypt and set up his own ruling family called
the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Finally, the Romans came in 30 BC and
Egypt became a province of Rome.

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Fun Facts about Ancient Egypt
• Egyptian men and women wore makeup. It was thought to
have healing powers, plus it helped protect their skin from the
sun.
• They used moldy bread to help with infections.
• They were one of the first civilizations to invent writing. They
also used ink to write and paper called papyrus.
• The Ancient Egyptians were scientists and mathematicians.
They had numerous inventions including ways to build
buildings, medicine, cosmetics, the calendar, the plow for
farming, musical instruments, and even toothpaste.
• Ancient Egypt plays a major role in the Bible. The Israelites
were held captive there as slaves for many years. Moses
helped them escape and led them to the Promised Land.
• The Pharaoh kept his hair covered. It was not to be seen by
regular people.
• Cats were considered sacred in Ancient Egypt.
This is the link for this quiz:
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt_questions.php
GLOSSARY ABOUT THE QUIZ
Body of water = Cos d’aigua Enabling = Permetre
Lowly = Humil Above = A dalt

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Self-evaluation checklist
Think and tick yes or no:
Yes, all
Yes,
some
No
I can list the Ancient Egypt main facts
I can locate historical events in a timeline
I can name the differences between Ancient Egypt and
our time
I can name the similarities between Ancient Egypt and
our time
I can list the contributions of Ancient Egypt in our time
I can answer the literal questions after watching the
presentation
I can answer the literal questions after watching the
presentation
I can answer the implicit meaning questions after
watching the presentation
I can answer the interpreting & evaluating questions
after watching the presentation
I can give a speech on my project
I can use sources of information and use the internet
I can work in groups