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GRAMMAR 1 2 Write. Use When . . . ? and Where . . . ? to write questions about these

famous discoveries, places, and events. Then work with a partner and
Passive voice: Simple past TR: 2.4 answer each other’s questions.

The Sphinx was built around 2500 bce. It wasn’t excavated until 1925.
When were the statues discovered? The statues were found in 1974. 1. Vermeer’s painting The Concert / steal
The treasure was discovered in a field. The treasures weren’t stolen.
Question: When was Vermeer’s painting The Concert stolen?

1 Read. Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Answer: It was stolen in 1990.

2. The Sphinx in Egypt / build
1. The treasure (not give) to the men who
Question:
discovered it. It’s in a museum.

Answer: Around 2500 bce
2. Some archaeologists think the Sphinx
3. The Eiffel Tower / build
(build) around 2500 bce or earlier. It is made from one stone.
Question:
3. Four men (bury) with the mummy
Answer: In Paris, France
in Peru.

4. the Rosetta Stone / discover
4. The English treasures (not find) in a tomb.
www.english0905.com Question:
They were found in a field.
Answer: In Egypt
5. The terra-cotta statues (discover) under
5. Terra-cotta statues / found
the ground near the tomb of a Chinese ruler.

Question:

Answer: In 1974

3 Role-play. Work with a Excuse me. How many statues Over 6,000 statues
were found in the tomb? were found.
partner. Prepare a role-play.
terra-cotta Then practice and perform it
statues
for the class.

Student A: Student B:

You are a You are a
tourist. Ask tour guide.
about a Answer the
discovery or tourist’s
a place. questions.

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