UNIT 4 Period One Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking（配套Word）-【步步高·学习笔记】2021-2022学年新教材高一英语人教版必修第二册

类文赏读　话题导入 Native1 Americans and Australian Aborigines Among the most well-known ethnic minorities2 of the English-speaking world are the Native Americans of North America，and the Australian Aborigines(土著居民)． It is generally3 agreed that Native Americans came across from Asia，somewhere between 12,000 and 25,000 years ago.Until the arrival of the Europeans in the 15th century，it is thought that there were between 1.8 million and 10 million Native Americans in North America.The people had thick straight black hair，dark eyes and brown skin.They were a hunting，fishing culture，but as they moved round，many kinds of society developed，speaking many languages.For example，in the west people lived in villages and developed an agricultural economy4，whereas in the east，where it was colder，people remained5 a hunting culture.With the arrival of the Europeans，there were many battles over land，and the Native American population became much smaller，partly because they died from European diseases.Today，Native Americans live in only a few areas of North America.They were made citizens of the US in 1924. The native people of Australia，called Aborigines，probably came from somewhere in Asia more than 40,000 years ago.It is thought that at the time of the arrival of the Europeans in the late 18th century，the population was about 350,000. Like the Native Americans，they were hunters and gatherers，living in small groups across the continent.These groups did not have leaders and the older men of the group made their decisions together.When important ceremonies6 took place，hundreds of people from different groups travelled great distances to attend them.For Aborigines，the land is very important and no part of it can be owned by a particular person. After the arrival of the Europeans，Aboriginal numbers became smaller and smaller，as the Europeans took more and more land.However，in the 1960s，the importance of Aboriginal culture began to be understood.Today，Aborigines make up just over 1.5% of Aus