2014年秋人教版九年级英语 ppt课件Unit 8 It must belong to Carla.Section B.pptVIP

Mysteries about Stonehenge What Stonehenge might have been used for... Who built it? 2c Read the article again and complete the chart. How was it built? Why was it built? When was it built? communicating with the Gods preventing illness and keeping people healthy honoring ancestors celebrating a victory over an enemy 2d Complete the sentences using the words from the chart in 2a on P 62. 1. Midsummer day is in June ______a lot of people go to Stonehenge during the month. 2. The sun shines straight into the center of Stonehenge ________ the stones were put in a special position. 3.Some people think the rocks can _________stop people from becoming ill_________ keep them healthy. 4. We dont know who built Stonehenge______ how it was built. 5. Historians think Stonehenge was built about 5, 000 years ago;_______, they are not sure. when because not only but also or but Interesting and Fun Stonehenge Facts for Kids ? Stonehenge seems to be the center of many Bronze Age and Neolithic monuments. You can find hundreds of burial mounds in the area that surrounds Stonehenge. ? Stonehenge itself is managed by English heritage and is owned by the crown. ? In 2008 evidence was uncovered that Stonehenge may have been a burial site well before Stonehenge itself was constructed. ? One of the stone types used to construct Stonehenge is called a Sarsen Stone. Theses stones weighed 25 tons and were about 18 feet tall. ? There is more than meets the eye with Stonehenge. The designers and builders had to be extremely sophisticated in geometry and mathematics. It is aligned with midwinter sunset and the midsummer sunset. ? Stonehenge is the most well-known of the over 900 different stone rings in the British Isles. ? It is estimated that it too around 30 million hours of labor over a span of 1500 years to construct Stonehenge. Buildings with Mysterious Origins Nan Madol (南马都尔) Nan Madol?is a ruined city next to the eastern shore of the island of?Pohnpei. It is the