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Giza Pyramids and Sphinx

Today is a very exciting day because we are going to see the Pyramids. Mohammad, our taxi driver, is taking us there. It’s pretty amazing to see the Pyramids already from the highway.

Here we are; just have to find a parking spot next to these camels. And switch our mode of transport from car to horse.

This plateau was an entire cemetery complex for ancient Egypt’s royalty.

Male Visitor: “I’ve touched it!”

 
These pyramids were built as tombs for the country’s pharaohs. The treasures and the mummified pharaohs inside have been taken to museums.

So all we find is darkness.

We’re alive! We’re like mummies coming out the tomb.

 
Camel Driver: “You can ride together on the camel’s back.”
Male Visitor: “What’s his name?”
Camel Driver: “Micheal. Michael Jackson.”
Male Visitor: “Michael Jackson?”
Camel Driver: “He’s famous.”

 
And of course, you can’t leave without taking the cliché pyramid photos.

Male Visitor: “One, two, three — jump!”
Host: “One, two, three! Woo Hoo!”

 
Look, we’ve found the tail.

So the Sphinx is the biggest sculpture ever discovered in Egypt . . . and it’s actually not as big as I was expecting. I still really like it. But I feel really bad for him because he’s lost his nose.

Thanks for coming with me to Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx.

Questions

Pyramid. The host went to the Pyramids of Giza complex in a tour bus. True or false?

Building. Are the Pyramids far away from, close to the city (of Cairo), or not far from the city?

Skyscraper. Did they go all the way to the Pyramids by taxi?

Tower. The man had visited the Pyramids many times before. Is this right or wrong?

Castle. Did the Ancient Egyptians construct the Pyramids as temples for their gods?

Palace. The host was looking for ancient gold. She wanted to find ancient gold. Is this correct or incorrect?

Tower. Could the camel driver speak English? What did he say?

Temple. Was the Sphinx super-massive (gigantic) in size?
 
 
 

Church. My friends and I have visited Egypt. I have been to Egypt. Yes or no?

Cathedral. Do tourists in Egypt only visit the Pyramids? What else do they do there?

Stadium. How might the Pyramids have been built?

Statue. I would like to become an Egyptologist or archaeologist. True or false?

Monument. There are megaliths in my country.

Museum. What might happen in the future?

Rail Station. What could or should governments, people or businesses do?