Stonehenge, in the UK, is different from anything of its
kind in Europe. After 5,000 years, it is still standing. But why was it built?
Was Stonehenge used like a giant computer to make predictions from the position
of the sun, the moon and stars? This is the most popular opinion.
How was it built? Many of the heavy stones were brought from
240 kilometres away, so 1,500 men had to work every day for over five years, in
one expert’s opinion. The very large stones fit into the smaller standing
stones. This needed tools and skills that people didn’t have at that time. Experts
agree that a higher intelligence was needed. So, who built Stonehenge? No one
knows. For this reason, it is still one of the world’s most interesting
mysteries.
You can listen to the dictation here:
Activities
- Find a city close(near) to Stonehenge
- Find three interesting facts about
Stonehenge
- Find a website that has information about
Stonehenge
- How much does a ticket cost to visit Stonehenge?
- What time does Stonehenge open and close now?
Hey guys!
Welcome back this year! As you will already know, I'll be your teacher again this year. I'm so excited and happy to teach you again. We will use this blog to read dictations and do some interesting activities connected to them. This bimester we are going to look at 'Mysteries of the Unexplained', and we are going to look specifically at 'Ancient Worlds'. On Mondays we will read the text and then on Thursdays we will do the dictation. On Mondays we will do the activities in class if we have time, and then you can do the activities at home. I will check that you have done the activities in the class on Thursday; sometimes you will win house points!
Well that's all from me, are you ready to start?
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