English Conversation Questions

Egypt

Questions

1. What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘Egypt’?
2. What would you like to do if you had one week vacation in Egypt?
3. What do you know about Egypt’s cities?
4. Do you know anything about Egypt?
5. What would you like to do if you had a year in Egypt?
6. What things is Egypt famous for?
7. What are the differences between Egypt today and Egypt in the past?
8. Do you like watching mummy movies? What is your favourite mummy movie?

Videos

The ancient Egyptians developed a sophisticated method to preserve a dead body for the afterlife: mummification. First, the internal organs were removed and all moisture from the body was eliminated. Next, the body was

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wrapped with long strips of linen, and then covered with a large linen cloth. Follow the steps of the mummification process in this short animation about the Getty Museum’s Romano-Egyptian mummy Herakleides.

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Category:  History & Culture
Keywords: Death | Egypt

Vocabulary:
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secluded
float
shore
anchor
lighthouse
greenhouse
handsaw
hammer
power tool
nail
board (noun)
ton
land sick
biomass
canoe
paddle
real estate
prosper
fulfilled

Expressions:
subsistence living
hon

Vocabulary:
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word

Expressions:
expression
expression
expression
expression

Vocabulary:
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involuntary
swindler
fraudulence
unwarranted
concern
unfounded
impostor
syndrome
faculty
pervasive
prevalent
disproportionately
underrepresented
downplay
abnormality
self-esteem
spiral
accolade
threshold
susceptible
voice (verb)
peer
dismiss
excel
ease
mentor
competence
banish
frank

Expressions:
nagging doubt
shake a feeling
put something to rest
surefire way

Vocabulary:
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principle
handcuff
clown
distill
underdog
aspect
familiar
unfamiliar
chopsticks
keyboard
organic
grounded
clarity
stuntman
steady
gag
perfectionist
rhythm
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continuity
elbow
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unlike
invincible
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humanize
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relentlessness
finale

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going above and beyond
get smacked in the face
sell a joke

Vocabulary:
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smoke (noun)
engine
unique
pilot
route
unemotional
terror
instant
reach out (to someone)
postpone
urgency
purpose
regret
humanity
ego
reflect
eliminate
frame (verb)
artistic
talent
bawl
miracle

Expressions:
bucket list
brace for impact
mend fences
make sense
connecting dots