Task 1. Watch the video and fill in the gaps in the following sentences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmkDPaHSBzg

1. In , archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered Tutankhamun's tomb.

2. Tut became the pharaoh at the age of .

3. The pharaoh Tutankhamun died when he was only about years old.
4. Tutankhamun was buried in a sarcophagus holding nested coffins.
5. His sarcophagus was surrounded by elaborate shrines.
6. After the tomb was sealed, it was robbed at least .
7. More than items were found in Tut's tomb.
8. Each item needed to be removed, cataloged, described and photographed, a process that took
years.
9. Tutankhamun ruled Egypt for only years three thousand years ago.

Task 2. Watch the video again and decide whether the following statements
are true or false. Write T for True or F for False.
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When Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered, robbers had taken most of its treasures.

The objects found in the tomb revealed a lot of information about the life and death of a Pharaoh.

Before Akhenaten the Egyptians worshipped only one god, the sun.

Akhenaten moved the capital city to Thebes.

King Tut probably needed support to walk.

Kings often married their sisters in ancient Egypt.

Tutankhamun's tomb had been completed before he died.

The Egyptians believed in life after death.

The tombs which Carter discovered in the Valley of the Kings were untouched by robbers.

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The artifacts which were found in the tomb were sent to the Cairo museum.

Task 3. Solve the crossword puzzle with suitable words from the video.

Across
3.
5.
6.
8.
9.

to honor or respect (someone or something) as a god (v)

to uncover (something) by digging away and removing the earth that covers it (v)
a stone box, used in some ancient cultures for putting a dead body in (n)
connected with or belonging to the king or queen of a country (adj)
to preserve a dead body by treating it with special oils and wrapping it in
cloth (n)
10. a simple object (such as a tool or weapon) that was made by people
in the past (n)

Down
1. someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects
of people who lived in the past (n)
2. a king in ancient Egypt (n)
4. a valuable object, especially a piece of art or a historical object (n)
7. a large grave, especially one built of stone above or below the ground (n)
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Task 1. Watch the video and fill in the gaps in the following sentences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmkDPaHSBzg

1. In , archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered Tutankhamun's tomb.

2. Tut became the pharaoh at the age of .

3. The pharaoh Tutankhamun died when he was only about years old.
4. Tutankhamun was buried in a sarcophagus holding nested coffins.
5. His sarcophagus was surrounded by elaborate shrines.
6. After the tomb was sealed, it was robbed at least .
7. More than items were found in Tut's tomb.
8. Each item needed to be removed, cataloged, described and photographed, a process that took
years.
9. Tutankhamun ruled Egypt for only years three thousand years ago.

Task 2. Watch the video again and decide whether the following statements
are true or false. Write T for True or F for False.
1

When Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered, robbers had taken most of its treasures.

The objects found in the tomb revealed a lot of information about the life and death of a Pharaoh.

Before Akhenaten the Egyptians worshipped only one god, the sun.

Akhenaten moved the capital city to Thebes.

King Tut probably needed support to walk.

Kings often married their sisters in ancient Egypt.

Tutankhamun's tomb had been completed before he died.

The Egyptians believed in life after death.

The tombs which Carter discovered in the Valley of the Kings were untouched by robbers.

10

The artifacts which were found in the tomb were sent to the Cairo museum.

Task 3. Solve the crossword puzzle with suitable words from the video.

Across
3.
5.
6.
8.
9.

to honor or respect (someone or something) as a god (v)

to uncover (something) by digging away and removing the earth that covers it (v)
a stone box, used in some ancient cultures for putting a dead body in (n)
connected with or belonging to the king or queen of a country (adj)
to preserve a dead body by treating it with special oils and wrapping it in
cloth (n)
10. a simple object (such as a tool or weapon) that was made by people
in the past (n)

Down
1. someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects
of people who lived in the past (n)
2. a king in ancient Egypt (n)
4. a valuable object, especially a piece of art or a historical object (n)
7. a large grave, especially one built of stone above or below the ground (n)
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Answer Key
Task 1. Watch the video and fill in the gaps in the following sentences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmkDPaHSBzg

1. In 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered Tutankhamun's tomb.

2. Tut became the pharaoh at the age of nine.

3. The pharaoh Tutankhamun died when he was only about nineteen years old.
4. Tutankhamun was buried in a sarcophagus holding three nested coffins.
5. His sarcophagus was surrounded by four elaborate shrines.
6. After the tomb was sealed, it was robbed at least twice.
7. More than 5,000 items were found in Tut's tomb.
8. Each item needed to be removed, cataloged, described and photographed, a process that took ten
years.
9. Tutankhamun ruled Egypt for only ten years three thousand years ago.

Task 2. Watch the video again and decide whether the following statements
are true or false. Write T for True or F for False.
1

When Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered, robbers had taken most of its treasures.

The objects found in the tomb revealed a lot of information about the life and death of a Pharaoh.

Before Akhenaten the Egyptians worshipped only one god, the sun.

Akhenaten moved the capital city to Thebes.

King Tut probably needed support to walk.

Kings often married their sisters in ancient Egypt.

Tutankhamun's tomb had been completed before he died.

The Egyptians believed in life after death.

The tombs which Carter discovered in the Valley of the Kings were untouched by robbers.

The artifacts which were found in the tomb were sent to the Cairo museum.

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Task 3. Solve the crossword puzzle with suitable words from the video.

Across

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to honor or respect (someone or something) as a god (v)
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to uncover (something) by digging away and removing the earth that covers it (v) W O R S
C
a stone box, used in some ancient cultures for putting a dead body in (n)
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connected with or belonging to the king or queen of a country (adj)
5
to preserve a dead body by treating it with special oils and wrapping it in
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cloth (n)
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10. a simple object (such as a tool or weapon) that was made by people
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in the past (n)
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3.
5.
6.
8.
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1. someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects
of people who lived in the past (n)
2. a king in ancient Egypt (n)
4. a valuable object, especially a piece of art or a historical object (n)
7. a large grave, especially one built of stone above or below the ground (n)

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Picture One: Tutankhamun's death mask

Picture Two: A scene from the tomb of Tutankhamun (Tutankhamun embraces Osiris)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tutankhamun_embraces_Osiris.jpg

TRANSCRIPT
Undisturbed for millennia, nearly forgotten by history, it was only chance that brought Tutankhamun - commonly
known as King Tut - to modern fame. In 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered Tutankhamun's tomb. It was
the best preserved pharaoh's tomb ever to be discovered, basically untouched by the tomb robbers who emptied most
others of their treasures. The artifacts inside gave a never-before-seen look into the life and death of an Egyptian
Pharaoh, and sparked new curiosity about King Tut, a ruler lost to time. He was born as Tutankhaten more than three
thousand years ago, about 1341 BC, the son of the pharaoh Akhenaten. Akhenaten was a controversial pharaoh - he
made many changes to the religion of ancient Egypt, including switching from worshiping many gods to worshiping
only Aten, the sun, and moving the capital city from Thebes to a new city, Amarna, which he built. Akhenaten died
when Tut was very young, and Tut became the pharaoh at the age of nine. With the help of powerful advisers, young
Tut reversed all of his father's changes and even changed his name to Tutankhamun to show that he was ending the
time when Aten was worshiped as the one god. King Tut was not very healthy, and may have had to walk with a cane.
This was probably partially because his parents were brother and sister, something that was common for royal
marriages in ancient Egypt. When he became pharaoh, Tut married his half-sister, Ankhesenamun. Together, they
had two daughters, but both of them died before they could even be born. The pharaoh Tutankhamun died when he
was only about 19 years old. The exact cause of his death is a mystery, but archaeologists believe that he may have
died from an injury or an infection. However he died, it was unexpected for a pharaoh to die so young, and his tomb
was probably not complete. This would have forced Tut to be buried in a tomb intended for someone else.
Tutankhamun was mummified and buried in a sarcophagus holding three nested coffins, each smaller than the next.
Inside the last coffin was a beautiful golden mask inlaid with glass and gemstones, as well as many other detailed and
valuable artifacts decorating his mummy. His sarcophagus was surrounded by four elaborate shrines, and his tomb
was filled from top to bottom with thousands and thousands of items and artifacts that the Egyptians believed King Tut
would need for his journey to the afterlife. After the tomb was sealed, it was robbed at least twice, but only a little was
taken, and then it appears to have been forgotten. Rubble and stone debris from building other tombs higher on the
hill buried the entrance, protecting it from thieves, and it lay untouched for over three thousand years. In the late
1800s and early 1900s, archaeologists began to excavate and explore the tombs and ruins of ancient Egypt. Howard
Carter, an English archaeologist, was among the people digging there. He discovered the tombs of several pharaohs
in the Valley of the Kings, but all had been robbed of their contents many years before. In November of 1922, Carter
and his team discovered the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb. They made a small opening, and Carter was able to
look inside. The people who were with him asked if he could see anything inside, and Carter answered, "Yes,
wonderful things." When the tomb was opened completely, they could see many artifacts and items inside. More than
5,000 items were found in Tut's tomb, and each needed to be removed, cataloged, described, photographed, and
shipped to the Cairo museum, a process that took ten years. The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun made news
headlines worldwide, and the artifacts that were inside it have traveled to museums around the globe to be seen by
millions of people. Tutankhamun, a pharaoh who ruled for only ten years three thousand years ago, has become one
of the most famous pharaohs in history because of the amazing treasures he had buried with him, treasures that were,
incredibly, intact when they were discovered in 1922. I hope you enjoyed learning about the pharaoh Tutankhamun
today, and seeing some of his fabulous treasure. Good-bye.