Before you read
Vocabulary 1 Complete the sentences with a word from the box. pyramids
papyrus pharaohs
Egypt tombs
desert
pyramids There were lots of mdpayrsi _______________ in ancient (1) ptygE _______________ . They were built as (2) sotbm _______________ for the (3) aahsrpho ______________ and there are still some in the (4) seetrd _______________ .
The ancient Egyptians wrote in hieroglyphics and used a special kind of paper called (5) yppsrua _______________
2 What does Sally need to be a detective? Circle four
more words.
pen
diary disguise binoculars chocolate bicycle goldfish
3 Match each word to the correct definition. souvenir a something that is difficult to explain or 1 beetle understand 2 mystery b a place where you can look at important old things 3 detective c a person who examines facts to 4 museum understand what really happened 5 Cairo 6 supply teacher 7 limousine
d a city in Egypt, North Africa
e something you buy on holiday f an insect
g a big expensive car
h If your teacher is ill, this person takes your class
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