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Ancient footprints 山东师范大学第二附属中学 房静 Comprehension questions 1. When were the footprints left? 1.5 million years ago. 2. Who left the footprint trail? An early human called Homo Erectus. Comprehension questions 3. Is the discovery of the footprints important? Why? Yes, it is. The footprints tell the story of the first humans to walk upright. 4.What features do the footprints have? They have a rounded heel, an arch, and a big toe that sits parallel to the four other toes. Comprehension questions 5. Where was the trail discovered? It was discovered in two layers of rock. 6. The ancient foot prints show our feet share features with theirs. Which? The rounded heel, an arch, and a big toe that sits parallel to the four other toes. Comprehension questions 7. What did these people look like? A. They had long legs and short arms. B. They had large teeth. C. They had sloping foreheads. D. All of above. Comprehension questions 8. What was Africa probably like in the days of Homo Erectus? A. It was muddy. B. It was dry. C. It was rich. D. All of above. Comprehension check Judge True（T） or False（F）. 1.The trail was found about 1.5 million years ago. 2.The footprints show Homo Erectus had similar feet to modern humans. 3.The team is sure it will find much more information at the lleret site. 4.The footprints are the most important discoveries of recent years. Language focus Scientists have found a trail of 1.5 million-year-old footprints in Northern Kenya. 1.5 million-year-old footprints 150万年前的脚印 （用连字符号将名词连接起来构成了形容词，应注 意连字符号连接的名词都不能用复数形式，如此处 的year） eg: Linda is a 5-year-old girl. 琳达是一个五岁的小姑娘。 Language focus 2.It turns out that early humans had feet just like ours. turn out 证明，表明 Everything turned out well. 结果一切都很好。 3.Their teeth were much larger than ours, … 大得多 Yao Ming is much taller than Pan Changjiang. 高得多 Language focus 4.These footprints are one of the most important discoveries of recent years. 这些脚印是近年来最重要的发现之一。 o