Animist sculptures!

1. Mask-making has existed for a long time. has existed for a short time. disappeared a long time ago.
2. Mask-making exist in Australia. Greenland. Alaska.
3. Inuit women used to make giant masks. masks made with human fingers. small masks.

Animal sculptures

1

Match the pictures with the right words.

2

Transform these statements using modals. Look closely at the clues regarding the degree of certainty of the speaker.
a) I’m not 100% sure but the seal represents innocence. ➝ .
b) I’d have to check but I also think that the fish stands for the unconscious. ➝ .
c) There is little doubt: the eagle has good vision. ➝ .

3

Here is a list of possible roles for a totem pole. Choose the three likeliest solutions and put them on the podium!

Aboriginal beliefs

1

Listen to the recording and pick out stressed words. Then, choose the right answers.
a) Where do the Yup’ik live? (in Alaska. / in the west of England. / in Eskimo.)
b) The Yup’ik way of life is (modern. / traditional. / a combination of modernity and tradition.)

2

Match the two parts of the sentences to discover Yup’ik traditions.

3

Create a wordcloud about totems.

4

Print this image and write a calligram about the Yup’ik mask. Fill in the space of the masks with keywords about the Yup’ik.

Listen

Listen

Listen: The Yup’ik went /wɛnt/ deer-hunting. They won’t /wəʊnt/ come. I want /wɒnt/ a mask like that.

Réfléchis : Repère celui des trois mots en gras qui possède un diphtongue. Went se prononce-t-il comme bed ou gene ? Want se prononce-t-il comme problem ou plant ?


Répète : They went away; they won’t come back - they don’t want to!

Native-Americans’ Animal Guides

1

Match the images with the right words.

2

Choose the right word in each sentence.

a) With an animal guide, I would never have to feel sadness or (loneliness / loneliless) again!
b) I would go for a dog! They’re very (cheerness / cheerful)!
c) Having a bear as an animal guide would be so (useful / useless): it would protect me!
d) My dream animal guide would be a swan because it moves with a lot of grace. A (graceful / graceless) animal by my side would be amazing!
e) A bat is not afraid of dark places. Perhaps I would fight my fear of (darkful / darkness) with one of them as a guide.

Suffixes

Observe : The crow has no fear: it’s fearless. The elk has a lot of power: it’s very powerful.

Réfléchis : Un suffixe est un groupe de lettres que l’on ajoute à la fin d’un mot. Repère les suffixes dans la seconde partie des deux phrases ci-dessus. Distingue ensuite l’équivalent de ces suffixes dans la première partie de chaque phrase.

Conclus : Je crée un adjectif :
▪ qui a le même sens que le nom, avec : .
▪ qui a un sens opposé au nom, avec + .

Mission 1

1

You’re going to make your totem pole...

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according to your life and personality.

by picking your favorite animals.

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by choosing elements about you or your family and friends.

2

You’re going to guess which totem belongs to which classmate...

by learning about the meaning of these animals for indigenous people in America.

by trying to remember what your classmate’s favourite pet is.

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by referring to what you know about your classmates.

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Choose your level:

B1

A2

A2+