ACTIVITY SHEET Before reading Do you like Egypt? Why is it famous? Look at the title.

Are you scared of mummies? Look at the pictures. What can you see? Where are they? ______________________________________________________________________

MUMMIES

Thousands of years ago, people in Egypt preserved the bodies of their dead and wrapped them in cloth called linen. Today, these mummies can tell scientists about how the Egyptians lived. However, scientists have always had a big problem when they tried to study mummies. If they unwrapped a mummy, they would damage it.

Now, scientists have a way to study mummies without unwrapping them. An X-ray machine called a CAT scanner takes pictures of mummies right through their wraps. The first mummy that scientists scanned was a female Egyptian mummy. The scanner took pictures of her from different angles. Then a computer put all the pictures together to form a complete image. ______________________________________________________________________

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Reading comprehension
1. In the story, the word linen means a) Old b) Cloth c) Machine d) Scientist

2. Order the sentences according to the text Scientists used CAT scanners to study mummies. Scientists had trouble unwrapping mummies. People in Egypt preserved dead bodies. Egyptian mummies were discovered

3. Which of these is a fact? a) Mummies are disgusting. b) CAT scanners are a great invention. c) Mummies are boring. d) Mummies can teach scientist about how people lived. 4. If a woman is a female a man is a 5. To put all the pictures together is to 6. People from Egypt are called ... 7. Which is the problem when scientifics try to study mummies? Do you with the information from the text about the X-ray machine? Why?

Extra activity
1. Where was the first mummy found? Who found it?

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LANGUAGE SUPPORT Mummies Before reading TUTOR

Do you like Egypt?

TUTEE
-Yes, I do. -No, I dont . Its famous because.. -Yes, I am. -No, I am not. I can see _______________. They are _______________.

Why is it famous? Look at the title. Are you scared of mummies?

Look at the pictures. What can you see? Where are they?

Reading comprehension TUTOR

machine, scientist 2.Order the sentences according to the text

TUTEE

1.In the story, the word line means: old, cloth, Line means ___________.

The first sentence is ______. Scientists used CAT scanners to study The second sentence is ___. The third sentence is _____. mummies. The fourth _____________. Scientists had trouble unwrapping mummies. People in Egypt preserved dead bodies. Egyptian mummies were discovered. 3.Which of these is a fact? A fact is ______________. -Mummies are disgusting. -CAT scanners are a great invention. -Mummies are boring. -Mummies can teach scientist about how people lived.

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