English · Ancient Civilizations
Vocabulary — ancient civilizations & heritage
Naming the civilizations, and the heritage, that outlast their cities
5 minutes
The academic content is in Arabic, as at the BAC and as in the app.
What the syllabus expects from you
- Topic vocabulary: civilization, heritage site, ancient Egypt/Sumer, Native Americans, Phoenicians
- Recognizing a text about ancient civilizations (world heritage, rise & fall of civilizations)
The method
- Pre-teach topic vocabulary before reading via anticipation/title/picture
The common mistakes
- Confusing 'civilization' (the culture) with 'city/empire' (the polity)
The kind of exercise that comes up at the BAC
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Reading — anticipate & scan easy
title/picture → predict content → scan for a specific fact
From the lesson
Five thousand years ago, in the land between two rivers, people built the very first cities. They invented writing to record their harvests, their laws and their gods.
The vocabulary
- civilization (حضارة)
- heritage site (موقع تراثي)
- ancient (قديم/عريق)
- vanish/disappear (يندثر)
What is not on the syllabus
- Detailed history/dates memorization