VIP Class Notes (Li)

Reading – “My Weird School Fast Facts: Mummies, Myths & Mysteries”

Part one – Ancient Egypt pg. 29

Vocabulary

facts – information that is known to be true

fiction – stories

non-fiction – books with facts/real events

ancient – very old; from a long time ago

pyramid – a triangular structure based in Egypt

man-made – made by people

ex. Pyramids are man-made.

hoarders – people who like to keep things and won’t throw them away

ex. Hoarders have a very unhealthy habit of collecting things.

organs – the insides of our body

ex. lungs, heart, stomach, liver, intestines, kidneys

sphinx -an Egyptian magical creature with a person’s head and a lion’s body

I know that it’s in a long time ago.

I know that it’s from a long time ago.

They put some things in that thing

They put some organs in jars to keep it in good condition.

The sphinx will ask you a question/riddle.

There are many rooms in it and the famous King Kut, lives in it.

There are many rooms in it and the famous King Tut, was buried there after he died.

Pronunciation

Egypt – ee-jeep-t

rubbed – rub-d

sphinx- s-finx