7: VOCABULARY AND LISTENING | Tiếng Anh 9 (Friends Plus) | UNIT 7: ON THE STREETS - Lớp 9 - Giáo Dục Việt Nam

1 Read the Hidden History web page and check the meaning of the verbs in blue. Write the infinitive forms of the verbs.

hidden - hide

2 Circle the two words in each list that are synonyms.

destroy, demolish, reconstruct

1 build, construct, destroy

2 bury, find, locate

3 display, uncover, unearth

4 examine, excavate, inspect

5 remove, renovate, restore

3 🔊2.12 Listen to the radio programme Hidden History. Which discovery is the topic of the programme?

4 🔊2.12 Read the sentences and decide what type of information is missing: a date, number or time. Then listen again and complete the sentences.

1 King Richard III's skeleton was found in........................... .

2 Richard III was killed on........................... .

3 He was King of England for........................... years.

4 Greyfriars Church was destroyed...........................  years after Richard's death.

5 Archaeologists started excavating the car park in........................... .

6 Richard was........................... years old when he died.

7 The skeleton was dated to between........................... and........................... .

8 Richard was reburied in........................... .

5 USE IT! Work in groups. Choose a historic site in Việt Nam. Discuss the points in the box.

Hidden History

It's amazing to think of the treasures that might be hidden under your feet. Did you know that many ancient things are discovered accidentally by ordinary people in everyday locations?

In 2007, Britain's only complete Viking ship was located under a pub near Liverpool when the owner decided to renovate the building. Construction workers were excavating an area in order to build a car park, when they accidentally unearthed the 1,000-year-old ship. Thick mud had protected it.

The ship hasn't been removed yet, but archaeologists 

The ship hasn't been removed yet, but archaeologists plan to restore it. They hope that it will be displayed in a museum one day.

Sometimes, archaeologists know what they're looking for and get lucky. The skeleton of King Richard III of England was lost for centuries, since the church where he was buried had been destroyed. But recently, the king's skeleton was uncovered in a car park in Leicester. It was examined by experts, who used DNA techniques to confirm the identity of the king.

Hidden History takes a closer look at some incredible stories of accidental or lucky discoveries.