56 Discoveries in Egypt Howard Carter discovers Tutankhamen

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2 56 Discoveries in Egypt Howard Carter discovers Tutankhamen Howard Carter was born on 9 May 1874 in London. His father, Samuel, was a successful animal portrait painter. Howard never went to school, but his father taught him to draw and paint. In 1891, Howard Carter went to Egypt to draw the decorated walls of ancient tombs. Carter spent many years working as an artist and photographer. In 1909, Carter began to work for Lord Carnarvon, a collector of antiquities. Carter began to look for ancient tombs in the Valley of the Kings. But after several years of digging, he had not found much. Lord Carnarvon was ready to give up, but Carter persuaded him to give money for one last try. On 4 November 1922, Carter found the steps of what proved to be King Tutankhamen s tomb. Then he found a sealed doorway. On November 26, after making a small hole in the doorway, Carter peered into the tomb using a candle for light. It was sometime before one could see, the hot air escaping caused the candle to fl icker, but as soon as one s eyes became accustomed to the glimmer of light the interior of the chamber gradually loomed before one, with its strange and wonderful medley of extraordinary and beautiful objects heaped upon one another. There was naturally short suspense for those present who could not see, when Lord Carnarvon said to me Can you see anything? I replied to him Yes, it is wonderful. Tutankhamen became an Egyptian king when he was about eight years old. He died when he was about 17. The true face of King Tutankhamen is now more than years old. The King s funeral mask is made of solid gold. 11

3 In the texts 1 The text at the top of page 10 is a factual recount. Tick your answers. a It does does not include personal feelings about the discovery. b It is written in present tense past tense future tense. 2 The first four paragraphs on page 11 recount some of the facts of Howard Carter s life. What does the fifth paragraph recount and who wrote it? 3 How is the factual recount on page 10 different to the personal recount in italics on page 11? 4 Circle in blue any text in which you might find a factual recount. Circle in red any text in which you might find a personal recount. novel diary poem television news broadcast encyclopaedia blog science textbook 5 Telegrams were a fast method of communication, used from the 1850s to late in the twentieth century. Read the telegram on page 10. a Who do you think wrote it? b Who do you think it was sent to? c Rewrite the message and insert missing words. d What type of communication would you use today to send this message? Explain your answer. 6 People sometimes refer to themselves as one, eg One is in Egypt = I am in Egypt. Rewrite these terms without using the word one. a before one could see b one s eyes c before one 12

4 Read and learn 1 True or false? a The Rosetta Stone was found in the seventeenth century. b The Rosetta Stone was discovered by Howard Carter. c We are not told who discovered the Rosetta Stone. d Tutankhamen lived a long life years ago. e Gold was found in Ancient Egypt. 2 Write definitions for these words. a medley: b portrait: c antiquities: d suspense: e accustomed: 3 Read A Stone Key to Hieroglyphs on page 10. a What is a hieroglyph? b How did scientists decode the Egyptian hieroglyphs? c Why would they want to do this? d How do you think modern scientists communicate their discoveries? 4 Read Howard Carter discovers Tutankhamen on page 11. a What did Carter have to do before he could see inside the tomb? b Why was Lord Carnarvon paying Carter? 13

5 c Do you think Carter did all the digging work? Who would have helped? d What is a funeral mask? e What do you think Egyptian people thought about Carter digging up the tomb? 5 Tutankhamen was the king of Egypt when he was your age! What would you do if you were king or queen? Write three laws you would make a Write a short, simple message to a classmate, eg It s lunchtime or I have a dog. b Rewrite your message using your own made-up hieroglyphs. c Cover the English message with a sheet of paper, and show your hieroglyphs to a classmate. Can your classmate understand the message? yes no 14

6 Your turn 1 Write a personal recount of a great discovery. a Imagine that you discovered one of these things. A recount tells what happened, in the order it happened. It has: an orientation that tells place, time, setting and who was involved what happened retold in the past tense a sequence of events in chronological order summing up. Machu Picchu, Peru Terracotta Warriors, China The Twelve Apostles, Australia b Research your choice and make notes about it on a separate sheet of paper. c Use your notes to write a personal recount of your discovery. Write an orientation. Explain who (if anyone) How I Discovered the was with you, and where and when you made the discovery. Remember: this is a personal recount imagine you were really there! Write paragraphs about the events of the discovery, in the order they happened. Write in the past tense. Explain how you felt. Sum up your discovery. Why do you think it was important? What effect did it have on you? 15

7 Verbs 1 Every sentence must have a verb. Choose verbs from the word bank to complete the sentences. Word bank see drew peered made gave said taught is a Howard Carter s father him drawing and painting. b Carter went to Egypt and the decorated walls of tombs. c Lord Carnarvon money to Carter. d Carter a small hole in the door and inside. e Lord Carnarvon Can you anything? f Yes, it wonderful. 2 Verbs change according to their tense, eg: past present future realised realise will realise became become will become flew fly will fly found find will find Complete the table. past present future a b c d was running e were breathing f g h have rung i bought j k prove use know am will arrive will walk will ride 16

8 3 Change the verbs to past tense. a Howard Carter is born in b When a king dies, people decorate his tomb. c Telegrams are sent when there is important news. d The symbol stands for a syllable or word. e Lord Carnarvon will give up when he fails. 4 Most verbs are doing, saying or thinking words, but am, is, are, was, were, has, have and had are being words. Use being or doing verbs to complete these sentences. a Carter, Yes, it wonderful. b Tutankhamen about eight years old when he King. c Lord Carnarvon a rich man. d He an interest in ancient objects. e The Rosetta Stone a very valuable find in Egypt. 5 Write a past tense verb for each subject. The tomb a The diggers b A candle c The artist d Camels e The clouds f Her mother g The king h The steps i His mask 6 Verbs can be singular (for one person or thing) or plural (for more than one), eg a person digs but people dig. Cross out the wrong verbs. a Egyptians builds build fine structures. b Slaves work works for many long hours. c Explorers has made have made amazing discoveries. d Tutankhamen is are famous because he was were such a young king. 7 Underline the verbs in the fourth paragraph on page 11. Done 17

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11 Assessment: Units 1 and 2 Print your name here: (First name) This is a test to see how well you understand what you have read, and to see what you know about using language, spelling and punctuation. It is also a writing test. Instructions Read each question carefully. Some questions will ask you to read a text from another page in this book before answering. (Family name) There are three different ways to show your answer: Shade the bubble next to the correct answer. O Write a word in a box. Write a number in a box. Use a pencil. DO NOT use a pen. If you make a mistake, rub it out and try again. Start of test Read Sea Legs on page 2, and answer questions 1 to 6. 1 Sea Legs is a narrative about O a sunken Italian galleon. O an attempt to find sunken treasure. O the effects and cures of seasickness. O an adventure in the Caribbean Sea. 2 The main characters are O two children and their uncle. O a ship s captain, his crew and two children. O two children, their uncle and a captain. 3 This part of the whole narrative introduces the O characters. O characters, setting and plot. O reasons for diving for treasure. O plot, characters, setting and resolution. 4 The characters are asked to put on dive suits to O make sure they fit. O look for a shipwreck. O find an underwater cave. O stop from getting bored. 5 The wreck of the Atocha O has never been discovered. O is almost 200 years old and is breaking up. O may hold gold and precious stones. O holds a secret about Mel s mother. 6 In the word drink s, the apostrophe O shows who owns the drink. O stands for the letter i. O shows there is more than one drink. 20

12 Look at the cartoons on page 3, and answer questions 7 and 8. 7 These pictures show O the Sea Legs story, from page 2. O a girl robbing a man. O a girl rescuing a man. O a girl and her father. 8 Which statement is true? O The girl is angry with the man. O The man is tricking the girl. O The man is unconscious. O The girl sees a ship at sea. 12 Which statement is false? Hieroglyphs are interesting because O they were discovered by Mr Champollion. O they are from an ancient culture. O they are a language from the past. 13 A telegram is O a message sent by television. O usually a short message. O a message for explorers. O a message delivered by aeroplane. Read the text on page 11, and answer questions 14 to 18. Read the on page 3, and answer questions 9 and The O asks questions. O answers questions. O gives information and instructions. O gives warnings. 10 s are convenient because O they are very fast. O you can send them from anywhere. O everyone has a computer. O you don t need to spell correctly. 14 Which is the best description of Howard Carter? O He was an artist who made a great discovery. O He was a famous explorer. O He was a good friend of Lord Carnarvon. O He never went to school. 15 Carter thought the tomb was wonderful because O there were boxes of gold and jewels. O he saw amazing and beautiful things. O he saw bodies, gold and jewels. O he knew he could keep the treasure. Read the texts on page 10, and answer questions 11 to The key referred to in the title is O a key for an ancient treasure box. O a key for an ancient tomb. O a way of solving a problem. O a way of explaining a mystery. 16 The last paragraph is in italics because O it is a direct quotation. O it is from a different writer. O it is the end of the text. O it describes an important event. 17 The punctuation marks in the last paragraph are O full stops, commas and question marks. O full stops, apostrophes and quotation marks. O quotation marks, commas, full stops, an apostrophe and a question mark. 21

13 Assessment: Units 1 and 2 18 What is the following sentence? The King s funeral mask is made of solid gold. O an exclamation O a description of the photo O a caption for the photo 19 How many nouns are in the following sentence? Mel wanted Flynn to drink a cup of bitter tasting medicine. O two O three O four O five 24 What are the verbs in the following sentence? The hurricane hit the fleet near Florida and the Atocha sank in about 20 metres of water. O hit, near O hit, sank O near, about O near, sank, about 25 Which sentence has only singular nouns? O The ships sail when the tides are high. O The ship sails when the tides are high. O The ships sail when the tide is high. O The ship sails when the tide is high. 20 Write the plural of beach. 21 What is the collective noun for a group of ships? The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been circled. Write the correct spelling for each circled word in the box. 22 Let me cheque your dive suit, Flynn. 23 I beleave it s a good fit, Mel. 22

14 26 Plan a narrative about what happened after Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamen s tomb. Remember: your narrative is a made-up story, so it doesn t need to explain what really happened. Write your plan in note form. Your title: Plan the orientation Your story should start from where Carter says, on page 11, Yes, it is wonderful. Who are the characters? Where are they? What is it like there? What happens next? Do the characters travel? Do they argue or celebrate? What do they want? What complication occurs? (There can be more than one complication.) Are there any surprises? What happens at the end? Is it a happy ending or sad ending? Do the characters get what they want? How is the complication resolved? Are all the questions resolved? 23