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Lesson 41:
Were People Healthy Then?
Learning Aims
1. Learn how to use the new words: nation, hunt, spend, natural, pow-wow, then
go hunting, at that time, spend, make a fire
2. Describe people’s life long time ago.
3. Grammar: learn how to use “There be”
Now and then
How did people get food a long time ago?
How about today?
Was is easy for people to get food then?
How about today?
Listening
Listen and answer
1. How was life for the First Nations people a long time ago? Listen and answer the questions.
1. What did they eat?
2. Were they healthy?
3. Did they go fishing?
4. What did they do after work?
土著人
Check the answers
1. How was life for the First Nations people a long time ago? Listen and answer the questions.
1. What did they eat?
2. Were they healthy?
They ate good, natural food like fish and vegetables.
Yes. They were very healthy.
Check the answers
1. How was life for the First Nations people a long time ago? Listen and answer the questions.
3. Did they go fishing?
4. What did they do after work?
Yes, they did.
They rested and played together.
Reading
Read the lesson and complete the passage with the correct words.
2
First Nations people came to _______ a long time
ago. They went fishing and _______ for food every day.
They spent a lot of tome outdoors and they ate good, _______ food. After a hard day of work, they often
made a big _______ and had pow-wow dances. Some
people played the drums and _______ danced around
the fire.
Canada
hunting
natural
fire
others
A pow-wow is a gathering of first Nations people. It is a special event. People meet to dance, sing, talk and have fun. Sometimes, they even have dancing competitions.
How long does a pow-wow usually last? Well, an important pow-wow can last for one week!
Culture Tip
New words and phrases
nation
打猎
natural
make a fire
Game time
在湖边
the First Nations people
很久以前
at that time
New words and phrases
nation
natural
go hunting
make a fire
at that time
at the lake
n.国家,民族
adj.自然的
打猎
生火
在那时