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Camels and pyramids
Connect Primary 1, Term 1: Unit 8 At the Pyramids
GoalName things at the Pyramids and say: I can see a … .
New words
pyramid · a huge old stone building with a point on topcamel · a desert animal with a humpstone · a hard piece of rockSphinx · a giant stone statue with a lion's bodyking · a man who ruled a country long ago
Explanation
The pyramids are in Egypt, in the desert. They are very old. Near them is the Sphinx. We can see a camel too. Say: I can see a camel. I can see a stone. I can see a pyramid. We have no picture for the pyramid, so look at a photo or draw one.
Worked examples
Marwan
Look! I can see a pyramid.
Aunt
Yes! It is very old.
Marwan
And I can see a camel.
Look at the desert. Say what you can see: I can see a … .
Now you. Say: I live in Egypt. Then say your city, for example: I live in Cairo.
Class activity
Desert drawing. Draw a pyramid (a big triangle), a sun, a camel and a few stones. Then point and say: I can see a pyramid. I can see a camel. Cover your drawing and say what you remember.
Practice
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Listen. What can you see?
…
A camel.
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Look. What's this? Say: It's a … .
It's a stone.
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Are the pyramids in the desert or in the sea?
In the desert.
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Which sentence is right: I can see a camel. or I see can a camel.?
I can see a camel.
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Writing: copy the word ‘camel’.
camel