Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors

Explanations of some of the important words

feast, , reunion ,

wrinkle, applaud,

look ahead ,

accelerate one’s walk

arrest one’s progress, dizzy,

pronounced, arrowhead ,scrape

Reading and Listening

What kind of food did Lala’s family pr

epare for the feast?

Nuts, fruit, fish, the deer and pig meat.

Scanning

Please decide whether the statements

are true or false.

1. Lala’s family groups usually lived toge

ther.

2. Dahu was good at making tools.

3. The family groups lived on hunting.

4. Dahu went out to sharpen the scrapers

to kill an enemy.

F

TT

F

_______ separately

___________ scrape the fish

Skimming

discussion about the work division between men and women

caring , tough, protective, dangerous, safe , useful ,co-operative, patient , individual ,exhausting , skilful

Some people say: “It is women that should stay at home and take care of the family.” Do you agree or not? The following expressions may help you. In my opinion,… I (don’t) agree because… I support … because … No, I can’t agree with …because… No, that’s not reasonable because…

Discussion and writing

Homework

Surf the internet to find out more information about our ancestors and get prepared to make a public report in tomorrow’s class, OK?