Reading explorer5级精品教学课件Book 5_Unit 1.pptxVIP

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Answerswillvary.Possibilitiesinclude:Romans,Maya,Aztecs,Incans.Possibilitiesinclude:naturaldisasters,depletionofnaturalresources,warwithothercivilizations.Answerswillvary.U1-p.7

?GuillermodeAndadescendsintotheHoltúncenote1ofMexico’sYucatán.Theroofisanenormousdomeringedbystalactites2thatreachdowntowardthegroundwater.Whenthesunisatitszenith,3lightfallsverticallyintothewater.ThesecenoteswereanimportantpartoftheMayacivilization.1Acenoteisanaturallyformeddeepholeinlimestone.2Stalactitesarerockformationshangingfromcaveceilings,slowlyformedbydrippingwater.3Thezenithisapointdirectlyaboveaparticularlocation.U1A-p.8

BeforeYouReadA.Discussion.Readtheinformationonthispage.Thenanswerthesequestions.1.WhatdoyouthinkisGuillermodeAnda’sprofession?Whydoyouthinkheisdescendingintothecenote?2.WhatdoyouthinkistheimportanceofcenotesintheMayacivilization?Whatcouldbethesignificanceoflightshiningdirectlydownintoacenote?1.Answerswillvary.Possibilitiesinclude:archeologist,geologist,caveexplorer.2.Answerswillvary.Possibilitiesinclude:religion,culture,mineralwealth,freshwater;Thelightshiningdownmaysignifytime,God,seasons.U1A-p.8

B.Scanning.Scanthereadingonpages9–14andwriteadefinitionofthesewords.1.ChichénItzá_______________________________________2.Chaak________________________________________________________________________________________3.milpa __________________________________________________________________________________________4.hmem____________________________________________ancientMayancity(line2)theGodoflife-givingrainandrulerofcenotesandcaves(line42andline66)acombinationofcorn,beans,andsquashthatconstitutestheirbasicsourceofprotein(lines84–86)aMayaholyman(lines123–124)U1A-p.8

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