No thanks, no giving
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Unit 14
8 • Territory and memory
No thanks, no giving
Does the current celebration of Thanksgiving reflect the historical reality?
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Toolbox
Toolbox
- colonist / settler (n.)
- disdain /dɪsˈdεɪn/ / scorn / contempt ≠ respect (n.)
- Native American / Indian (n.)
- apologies (n.) → apologize for (v.)
- buy ≠ sell (v.)
- steal ≠ own / possess (v.)
Get ready!
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a. Find a title for each box.
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b. Classify the words of the toolbox into the mind map.
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b. What is the role of the Native Americans?
c. What does it reveal about the way Native Americans were perceived?
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PAIR WORK
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IDIOM
Let's learn!
Vocabulary bingo
Look at the vocabulary mind map for 2 minutes, then close your book and describe the Conquest of the New World using as many words from the boxes as possible. The others will tick the words as they hear them.
IDIOM of the week!
Talk turkey
Talk turkey
Talk turkey
The Native Americans raised wild turkeys long before the first European settlers arrived. During colonial times, there were often disputes between the settlers and the Native Americans over the trade of wild turkeys. The turkeys were thus used as a negotiating tool.
Brainstorming question
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Brainstorming question
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Brainstorming question
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The conquest of the New World
The conquest of the New World
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- ancient traditions (n.)
- heathens /ˈhiːðənz/ / pagans (n.) → people who don’t believe in God
- tribe (n.)
- worship / praise God / venerate (v.)
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- friendly ≠ unfriendly (adj.)
- helpful (adj.)
- trustful ≠ suspicious (adj.)
- welcoming (adj.)
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- disaster (n.)
- drought /ˈdraʊt/ (n.) → long period without rain
- hardship / ordeal (n.)
- plunder /ˈplʌndə/ / steal (v.)
- starve / die of hunger (v.)
- survive (v.)
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- mourning (n.)
- offense / crime (n.)
- sadness / grief /ˈgriːf/ / sorrow (n.)
- slaughter /ˈslɔːtə/ / massacre (n.)
- mourn /ˈmɔːn/ someone’s death (exp.)
- devastate / destroy (v.)
- slay / murder / kill (v.)
- shed tears / cry (v.)
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- wild /ˈwaɪld/ / savage / not civilized (adj.)
- bountiful /ˈbaʊntɪfʊl/ / abundant (harvest) (adj.)
- wilderness /ˈwɪldənɪs/ (n.)
- harvest / collect the crop (v.)
- plant seeds /ˈsiːd/ (v.)
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- colony / settlement (n.)
- crossing (n.)
- encounter / meeting (n.)
- governor of the colony (n.)
- Pilgrims (n.)
- pioneer /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə/ / explorer / settler ≠ colonist (n.)
- saviours (n.)