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The Story of Native Americans

§1 When Christopher Columbus set first foot on America in 1492, he

was welcomed by brown skinned people whose physical appearance confirmed

to him in his opinion that he has last arrived to India and whom therefore,

he called Indios or Indians. These people, the Native Americans, have lived

in America for almost 12000 years. They gathered in tribes with different

races, languages, customs and cultures. There were about 550 tribes among

which lived 10 million of Indians. Cheyenne, Cherokees, Apaches and Sioux

were the most famous and powerful tribes.

§2 During the first years, Native Americans were very helpful to the

Europeans and they guided them around what is now America.

§3 In the 16th and 17th century, the Europeans; especially British,

Spanish and the French began to arrive and settle America. The British

founded the first colony “Jamestown” in Virginia in 1607. They changed the

Native American way of life for the worst. They brought with them

diseases like: small pox, Malaria, typhus and influenza that killed about 80

millions of Indians within 20 years.

Native Americans were treated like savages, killed and raped violently. The

British illegally dominated the Natives’ lands and unfairly forced them to

move-away.

§4 Native Americans didn’t like the way they were being treated.

As a result, a war appeared between the Native Americans and the

Europeans that lasted over three centuries and left thousands of colonists

and Natives dead. The first conflict started in 1622 in Virginia and ended

tragically on the Wounded Knee massacre on December 29th, 1890 in South

Dakota where over 350 Indian warriors, women and children were savagely

slaughtered.


Key answers Activities Related to Reading Comprehension

Format

Read the text and answer the following questions: -How many paragraphs are there in the text?

-There are four paragraphs in the text.

-How many sentences are there in the first paragraph?

-There are five (5) sentences in the first paragraph.

-Are there any negative sentences in the text? If yes in

Which paragraph?

-Yes, there is one (1) negative sentence in paragraph four.

(The Natives didn’t like the way they were being treated.)

-Does the text contain any questions?

- No, the text does not contain any question.

-How many past verbs are there in the third paragraph?

-In the third paragraph, there are ten (10) past verbs.

(began, founded, changed, brought, killed (2), were treated,

raped, dominated, forced)

Comprehension

Answer the following questions from the text: -What is the text about?

-The text is about the story of the native people of America.

-Who were America’s first people?

-America’s first people were the Native Americans who came

from Asia more than 12.000 years ago.

-When was America discovered?

-America was discovered in 1492.

-Did Christopher Columbus discover America by mistake?

-Yes, he did.


-What was in fact his destination?

-His destination was India in the Asian continent.

-What were the Cherokees?

-The Cherokees was a Native tribe.

-Were there many tribes in America?

-Yes, there were many tribes.

-What was Jamestown?

-James town was the first colony in America.

-Where was it founded? Who founded it?

-It was founded in Virginia by the British settlers.

-What caused the death of millions Native Americans?

-The infectious diseases which the Europeans brought killed

millions of Natives.

-How long did the Indian wars last?

-The Indian wars lasted more than three centuries: 300 years

-Who do you think won the Indian wars?

-Of course the Europeans won the Indian wars.

Identification

What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to?

Whose § 1 brown skinned people

Them § 2 The Europeans

That § 3 Diseases: small pox, malaria,

typhus

They § 3 The Europeans

Them § 3 Native Americans

That § 4 A war

-In which paragraph it is mentioned that America was already

inhabited by Native Americans before Columbus’ discovery?

-In paragraph one (1) These people the Native Americans,

have lived in America for almost 12.000 years.

-In which paragraph it is mentioned that during the colonial

period, millions of Indians died from epidemic diseases?

-Paragraph three (3) They brought with them diseases like:

small pox, malaria, typhus and influenza that killed about 80

millions of Indians within 20 years.

-Pick out from the text the sentences which illustrate that

the Native Americans were badly treated?

(lines 17/18): Native Americans were treated like savages, killed

and raped violently. The British illegally dominated the Natives’

lands and forced them to move away.

-In which paragraph it is mentioned that the American Indians

troubles started after the British settlement?

-In paragraph three ( they changed the Native Americans’ life

to the worst)

Matching

Match each question in column A with its answer in column B

A B

How long ago was America discovered?

Who are the Native Americans?

Where was the first colony founded?

How many Native tribes were there?

-America’s first people.

-About 550.

-517 years ago.

-In Virginia.

Match the dates with the corresponding events

Dates Events

1492

1607

1890

The Indian wars ended

Christopher Columbus discovered

America

Foundation of the first European

colony

Match each title with the corresponding paragraph

Titles Paragraphs

-The Native Americans and the

Europeans alliance

-The Indians and the

Europeans wars

-America before Columbus

-Colonists arrival with diseases

and conflicts

-Paragraph one

-Paragraph two

-Paragraph three

-Paragraph four

Information Transfer

Fill in the table with information from the text

continent discoverer Date of the

discovery

Native

inhabitants

Number of

tribes

America Christopher

Columbus

1492 Native

Americans

550

Complete the table with the dates that correspond to the events

Dates Events

12000 years

1607

1890

-Native Americans have inhabited America

-The English set the first colony

-The Indian wars ended

Complete the table with the events that correspond to the dates

Events Dates

Columbus discovered America

Europeans’ settlement in America

The Indian wars ended

End of the 15th century

Between 16th – 17th century

End of the 19th century

Complete this with the suitable number from the text

-Number of Native Americans when Christopher Columbus landed

on America 10 millions

-Number of Indian tribes 550

-Number of the most powerful tribes 4

-Number of Indians dead from diseases 80 millions

True / false /not mentioned

Read the following statements and put a cross on the right box

-Native Americans existed thousands years

before 1492.

-When the Europeans arrived, the Natives

were helpless and useless.

-Many American Indians died after the

Europeans came to America.

-There are still Indians living throughout

America today.

-The British were the first to found a colony

in America.

-The first people to live in America travelled

from Asia.

Read the following statements and write True/ False or Not

mentioned

T F N

√

√

√

√

√

√


-In the 16th century, the British came to America. False

-“Salty men” was the name given to the Europeans by Native

Americans. Not mentioned

-Native Americans were not regarded as slaves. False

-When Christopher Columbus landed on America, he believed

that he had arrived to India. He called the people whom he

met the Indians. True

-Native Americans practiced agriculture, hunting and animals’

taming. Not mentioned

-There are not many tribes of American Indian people. Not

mentioned

M.c. q

Choose the correct letter a,b or c to complete the sentences:

-The text is about Native Americans.

a- African b- Russian c-Native

-Native Americans existed long time before 1492.

a- existed b-disappeared c-died

-Christopher Columbus discovered America in the late 15

century

a- 14th century b- 15th century c- 16 century

-The end of the armed conflicts in Indian wars was in 1890.

a- The beginning b-The mid c-The end

choose the correct answer to complete the sentences

-Christopher Columbus was travelling West, so ………………………..

-he thought he was going to India. √

-he went back to Spain.

-he changed his destination to America.

-Since Christopher’s arrival to America in 1492……………………..

-Indians have been in struggle with diseases. √

-Indian population increased to 80 millions.

-Europeans stopped their migration to America.

-In the beginning of the Europeans’ settlement………………………..

-the British came and settle.

-the Native Americans were moved out of their lands.

-the Native Americans were friendly to the Europeans. √

Which of the following is “Not” true about the Native Americans

-They were the original inhabitants of America.

-They were slaves and used in hard work.

-They were necessary and useful for the Europeans.

-They regarded themselves superior and better than the

Europeans. √

What could kill so many American Indians?

-Infectious diseases that the Europeans brought. √

-The arm conflict of the British.

-The climate change from ice-age to warm.

Who of the following had the biggest negative effect on the

Native Americans?

-The Spanish

-The French

-The British √


The story of the Native Americans is fact

-fact √ -fiction

The end of the armed conflict in Indian wars in 1890 was by

-a traditional arrangement

-a tragic massacre √

-a balanced and fair battle

Which sentence best summarizes each paragraph?

Paragraph One

-Christopher Columbus landed on America in 1492.

-Native Americans have inhabited America long before 1492.

-There were about 550 tribes in America in 1492.

Paragraph Two

-In the beginning, the Natives were helpful and necessary to

the Europeans.

-In the beginning, the Spanish came to America;

-In the beginning, the Natives were surprised to see the

White men.

Paragraph Three

-Jamestown was the first colony in America.

-The Europeans used the Natives as slaves.

-When Europeans arrived, the Natives suffered from

diseases, hard work and bad treat.

Paragraph Four

-Native Americans refused to be slaves.

-The Indians struggle with the Europeans ended in 1890.

-The last battle in the Indian wars was in Wounded Knee.


Which sentence best summarizes the text?

-During the colonial period, 80 millions of American Indians

died from diseases.

-The Native were necessary and useful for the Europeans’

survival.

-Europeans discovered America mistakenly and then created

a new world out of the defeat of the original inhabitants

Choose the most appropriate title to the text

-The Story of the Native Americans

-Native Americans and Colonization

-The Indian Wars

-The Wounded Knee Massacre

listing

Find in the text what happened in

1492 / 1670 / 1622 / 1890

1492: Christopher Columbus discovered America.

1670: The British comers founded the first colony in America.

1622:First conflict between the Europeans and the Natives began

Find in the text three names of famous Native tribes

1-Cherokees / 2-Cheyenne / 3- Sioux.

Find in the text the place where the last battle in Indian wars

took place

-The last battle in Indian wars took place in Wounded Knee


Reorder the events according to the text

a-Europeans, especially the British, destroyed the natives’ lives

as they took their lands and homes. (4)

b-The end of the war coincided with the end of the 19th

century (5)

c-The Europeans brought with them diseases that hit the Indians

hard. (3)

d-For 12.000 years before 1492, the Native Americans, the

original inhabitants of America, have lived in the American

continent. (1)

e-When the Europeans started to arrive, they lived in peace with

the Indians who gave them help and knowledge about the land.(2)

Activities Related to Lexis Match each word in column A with its synonym in column B

A B

Almost

Powerful

Disease

Began

Sickness

Nearly

Strong

started

Match each word in column A with its opposite in column B

A B

Natives

Ended

Dead

Gathered

Scattered

Alive

Foreigners

Started


Match each word with its appropriate definition

Words Definitions

Tribe

War

Colony

Opinion

-a country that is under control of another

country

-an individual thought about what someone

believes of something.

-a group of people who have the same race,

language, customs…….etc.

-a time of fighting between countries

Find in the text words whose definition is the following

-The words that people use in speaking and writing to

communicate and exchange messages. It is language

-From or connected with a country in Europe. It is European

Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to

Named = called /started = began /for that reason = therefore

Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to

Peace =/= war/ disappeared=/= appeared /helpless=/=helpful

What do these words mean? Choose the correct meaning

-Skinned people means………………………………….

-people who are slim

-people who are very slim √

-people who are of average weight

-“set first foot” means:…………………………………….

-landed for the first time √

-came many times before

-never arrived to a place

-Native Americans mean: ……………………………………….

-the new comers to America

-the Europeans who colonized America

-the original inhabitant of America √

-Slaughtered means: ……………………………………….

-killed by a gun

-killed in a violent way √

-killed slowly

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the text

The American Indians were living in America long before the

Europeans came. The Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus was

the first to use the name Indians to mean Native Americans.

Fill in the gaps with the following words

People / before / tribes / came

Natives began migrating to the American continent 30.000

years before Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas.

They came from Asia crossing Siberia to Alaska at the end of

the ice-age.

Over centuries, these people spread in the continent and lived in

tribes.

Activities Related to Mastery of

Language

MCQ Choose the correct letter to complete the sentences

-Native Americans have come and lived in America for

thousands of years.

a-since b-for c-ago

-Diseases like smallpox and malaria were unknown until the

Europeans brought them over time.

a-until b-while c-when


-When Columbus came to America, he thought that the land

was India therefore came the name Indian.

a-besides b-because c-therefore

-Both the British and the Spanish treated the Indians badly.

a-So b-Too c-Both

-Without the Natives’ help, the Europeans wuold not survive.

a-would b-should c-will

Tense Concorde

Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets

Native Americans (are – was – were) America’s first people.

They (live – lived – have lived) for 12.000 years before the

Europeans (come – coming – came). Nowadays the majority of

American Indians (live – lived – lives) in villages away from the

US urban cities.

Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets

At present time, many people (to think) that America’s history

think

(to begin) when Christopher Columbus (to discover) it in 1492. If

began discovered

that is what they believe, how can they (to justify) the Natives’

justify

existence long time before.

Matching

Match the short answers in column B to their questions incolumnA

Questions Answers

-Was America inhabited before 1492?

-Were there many Indians, then?

-Did the Natives help the Europeans?

-Are there any American Indians,

now?

-Yes, they gratefully did

-Certainly yes; in USA.

-Yes a lot of.

-Yes, it was.

Match the questions in column A with their answers in column B

Questions Answers

-Who inhabited America first?

-How many Indians died from

diseases?

-Why did the Europeans move the

Natives away?

-Where did the last European Indian

war take place?

-Because they wanted to

take their lands.

-In Wounded Knee, Dakota.

-The Natives did.

-80 millions.

Match A and B to form correct sentences

A B

-Since the arrival of the

Europeans in 1492

-If the Natives didn’t help

the Europeans,

-Europeans went to Africa to

search out more slaves

-When the Europeans arrived,

-because most of the Indians

population were killed by diseases.

-the Natives gave the colonists

knowledge about the land.

-the American Indians have suffered

from diseases and poverty.

-the Europeans wouldn’t be able to

survive.

Words Sequencing

Correct the words’ order to get correct sentences or questions

-were /to explore/Europeans /the first / America / the Spanish

-The Spanish were the first Europeans to explore America.

-lasted / and /seven months / Christopher’s journey/twelve days

-Christopher’s journey lasted seven months and twelve days.

-the oldest / is /Did /Florida/ know /that /in America/ you/city?

-Did you know the Florida is the oldest city in America?

Transformation

Rewrite the following sentences into the imperative

-You must learn about old nations and civilizations.

-Learn about old nations and civilizations!

-You shouldn’t forget the people who marked famous events in

history.

-Don’t forget the people who marked famous events in history!

Rewrite the following passage using the singular

The Indians of North America have suffered from poverty,

minimal education and low paying jobs in their native country.

The Indian of North America has suffered from poverty,

minimal education and low paying jobs in his native country.

Rewrite the following passage using the future

When the British and the Spanish arrived, the American

Indians realized that their lives would never be the same.

When the British and the Spanish will arrive, the American

Indians will realize that their lives will never be the same.

Rewrite the following passage into the plural

The main reason for the immigrant to travel to America is the

search for freedom, opportunity and a better lifestyle.

The main reasons for the immigrants to travel to America are

the search for freedom, opportunities and better lifestyles.


Rewrite the following sentences into the negative

-1992 marked the quincentenary (500 anniversaries) of

Columbus’ first voyage to America.

-1992 did not mark the quincentenary of Columbus’ first

voyage.

-The Natives were useful to the Europeans.

-The Natives were not useful to the Europeans.

-A few American Indians live in USA and Canada.

-A few American Indians don’t live in USA and Canada.

Rewrite the following sentences into the active or passive

-Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.

-America was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus.

-Native Americans were treated badly by the Europeans.

-The Europeans treated the Natives badly.

-Many historians write books about Native Americans.

-Books about Native Americans are written by many historians.

Make one noun, adjective and adverb from each of the following

words

Verb Noun Adjective Adverb

To violate

To help

///////////

violence

help

tragedy

violent

helpful

tragic

violently

helpfully

tragicly

Make one noun out of each adjective or verb

Words Nouns

To celebrate

Famous

Powerful

celebration

fame

power

Different

Appear

Arrive

difference

appearance

arrival

Use the correct prefix to form the opposite of these words

Words Opposites

Famous

Appeared

Legal

Responsible

infamous

disappear

illegal

irresponsible

Use the correct suffix to form nouns of jobs

Words Nouns of jobs

Colony

History

Marine

War

colonist

historian

mariner

warrior

Editing Spot the mistakes and write the corrected sentences in your

sheet

-During the 16th century, the smallpox epidemics decimate the

Native population.

-During the 16th century, the small pox epidemics decimated

the Natives population.

-The Natives was used to work in mines and fields.

-The Natives were used in mines and fields.

-When do the European settlers arrive in America?

-When did the European settlers arrive in America?


Supply the right punctuation and capitals where necessary

-natives began migrating to America 30.000 years before

columbus discovered it

-Natives began migrating to America 30.000 years before

Columbus discovered it.

-the natives supplied the europeans with knowledge food clothes

and many other things

-The Natives supplied the Europeans with knowledge, food,

clothes and many other things.

Completion

Complete the following questions with the suitable question words

Questions Answers

-Since when have the Natives been

suffering?

-Who dominated the American land?

-How was the end of the Indian wars?

-When did migration to America

increase?

-Since 1492.

-The Europeans did.

-It was tragic.

-It increased by the end

of the 19th century.

Fill in the gaps with the suitable words

therefore /because / Besides / which / between / however

Besides their thirst to conquer, the Europeans came to

America to increase their wealth. However they met the Indians

who fought courageously even after the smallpox epidemics which

greatly decreased their population.

The earliest contacts between the Europeans and the Native

Americans were peaceful because the Natives were necessary for

the survival of the colonists. After 1622, the British concluded

that the Natives were no longer needed therefore they

considered them being savages and inferior to themselves.

Complete the following passage with the suitable relative pronouns

The people who first inhabited America came from Asia where

their origin descended 30.000 years ago.

The diseases that the Europeans brought decimated their

strength. During the Indian wars which lasted over three

centuries, the Natives used horses skillfully in battles but the

weapons which they used were traditional and were no match for

the Europeans’ whose firearms were stronger and more effective.

Find the correct questions to complete this dialogue

A-Did you see yesterday’s documentary?

B-No, I didn’t. What was it about?

A-It was about the Europeans settlement in America.

B-Did the Natives accept to live with the Europeans?

A-Yes, at first the Natives accepted, they even helped them.

B-But what happened later?

A-The Europeans took and dominated the Indian lands.

B-After they were allies, why did the Natives change their

policy?

A-Well, because the colonists wanted more lands.

Combining Combine the following sentences. Use the suitable connector

as a result / however / although / furthermore / because

/ if / besides

-Native Americans never came in contact with diseases. They

were separated from Asia, Africa and Europe by the ocean.

-Native American never came in contact with diseases because

they were separated from Asia, Africa and Europe by the ocean.

-Pocahontas was an Indian princess. She married an English

colonist.

Although Pocahontas was an Indian princess, she married an

English colonist.

-The Europeans were cruel to the Natives. The Natives realized

that their lives would never be the same.

-The Europeans were cruel to the Natives; as a result, the

Natives realized that their lives would never be the same.

-Natives were sent to work in mines and fields or as servants.

They were forced to participate in wars with the British against

the French and the Spanish.

-Natives were sent to work in mines and fields or as servants

furthermore they were forced to participate in wars with the

British against the French and the Spanish.

Recognition /

Identification

Find in the text four 4 verbs describing past simple actions and

complete

Regular verbs Irregular verbs

1-guided

2-changed

1-began

2-left

Find in the text one verb illustrating present perfect action and

one verb illustrating a past passive action and complete the table

Present perfect Past passive

1-have lived 1-were forced

Pick out from the text four words and complete the table

Adverbs of manner Connectors referring to result

1-tragically

2-savagely

1-therefore

2-as a result

Pick out from the text four words that have prefixes and

suffixes

Words that have prefixes Words that have suffixes

1-illegally

2-unfairly

1-helpful

2-powerful

Activities Related to

Pronunciation

Find in the text words that have the following sounds

/ei/ /ai/

1-races

2-rape

1-like

2-tribes

Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of

their consonant sounds

Christopher / gathered / especially / century

/s/ / / / /k/

century especially gathered Christopher

Pick out from the text four verbs and complete this table

/d/ /t/ /id/

-welcomed

-skinned

-confirmed

-killed

-arrived

-lived

-gathered

-appeared

-slaughtered

-raped

-forced

-guided

-founded

-treated

-dominated

-started

-ended

-lasted

Pick out from the text four words and complete the table

/s/ /z/ /iz/

-colonists -Indians

-Natives

-Europeans

-Americans

-tribes

-millions

-years

-lands

-thousands

-warriors

-Apaches

-diseases

-savages

Read the text and add a word to each of the following lists

/e / / :/ /a / /a /

-hole

-know

-so

-most

-girl

-burn

-dirt

-first

-thousand

-allow

-crowd

-south

-fair

-pair

-her

-were

Match each word in column A with its rhyming word in column B;

One word in column B has no rhyming word in column A

A B

-sail

-called

-like

-kill

-bike

-fill

-saw

-hold

-fail

Read the text and find one word that rhyme with each of the

following

-thirst - first -head -had

-crown - brown –amount - about

In each list, pick out a word with a different vowel sound

List 1: rape - gather - sail - take

List 2: called – fought – caught – south

List3: which – kill – sick – tribe

List4: and – dead – have – cane

Copy down these words and circle the silent letter

List 1: first - whom - year - during

List 2: brought - over - where - powerful

List 3: calm - while - castle - through

List 4: knew - through - could - world

Situations of Integration

Situation One:

Christopher Columbus will forever be known as the “Great

Explorer” or “The Man Who Discovered the New World”.

Because of his discoveries, Columbus is often considered as a

hero and Americans celebrate Columbus Day in the second

Monday of every October.

Use the information on the table below to write the biography of

Christopher Columbus.

Name: Christopher Columbus ( Cristoforo Colombo)

Occupation: famous explorer and mariner

Date and place of birth: 1451 in Genoa, Italy

Nationality: Italian/ Spanish

Father: Domenico Columbo ( wool weaver)

Mother: Suzanna Fontanorossa

1464: start his sea going career

1474: go first voyage in the Mediterranean sea

1476: sail into the Atlantic Ocean

1485-1491: study geography and Geometry / try to find a West

sea passage to India

1492: King of Spain / agree to sponsor his voyages

August 3rd,1492: depart his famous voyage (3 ships-120seamen)

October 12th,1492: 2 p.m: land on America

May 20th, 1506: died

You can select various titles to your composition such as:

Christopher Columbus / The Biography of Christopher Columbus /

A Famous Explorer / A Great Expeditor …..

Situation Two:

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus, Spanish Italian navigator, was one of the world

most famous explorers and mariners. He was born on October 12th, 1451 in

Genoa, Italy to Domenico Columbus and Suzanna Fontanorossa. Christopher

grew in a poor family, so he had to work with his father who was a wool

weaver.

Christopher started his sea going career very young in. In 1474, he

went for the first time to the Mediterranean Sea and one year later, he

sailed into the Atlantic Ocean.

Between 1485 and 1491, Christopher devoted himself to study Geography

and Geometry trying to find a shorter and faster sea passage to India. He

thought he could find it sailing west.

In 1492, the King and Queen of Spain agreed to sponsor his trip.

They gave him money and ships to make his first voyage to India from the

West.

On August 3rd, 1492, he departed his ships with 120 seamen on board.

After three months; on October 12th, 1492 at two o’clock in the afternoon,

Christopher and his ships landed for the first time in America.

Many years later, Christopher moved to live in Spain where he died in

1506 and was buried in Valladolid.

Before the Europeans’ arrival to America, the Natives were

diverse in nature living in tribes according to their races and

customs. The Natives lifestyle was very simple.

Use the following notes to write about an American tribe

Name of tribe: Kiowa

Geographic location: Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas

Type of housing: Teepees ( 10 feet tents covered/ animals’ skin

Food sources: animals and birds’ hunting: buffaloes, rabbits…

Tools: bows and arrows

Clothes: women: long dresses/ men: long robes, painted face/

feather headdresses

food: meat / rice / milk

Art: music/ flute

Language: Kiowa language

The Kiowa Indian Tribe

There were many tribes when Columbus discovered

America. Among them was the Kiowa tribe.

The Kiowa people were the original inhabitants of

Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas. They lived in Teepees. They are

cone shaped houses of ten feet made with pole and covered in

animal skins.

In order to survive, the Kiowa people used bows and

arrows to hunt animals like buffaloes, rabbits and birds. Women

used to wear long dresses made of leather and men wore long

ropes. They also used to paint their faces and put feather

headdresses.

Kiowa people fed on milk, rice and the buffaloes’ meat.

They were skillful flute players. Many of them used to speak the

Kiowa old language.

Situation Three:

Native Americans emigrated from Asia to America to look for

food and for new hunting grounds. This was about 15.000 years

ago. But what did Natives look like?

Use the following information to describe the Natives physically.

Height Weight Hair Eyes Skin

tall slim long

straight

black light brown

dark brown

Clothes Jewels

Leather skits Earrings/shells

bracelets/horns

Native Americans

People we call now Native Americans came from Asia about

15.000 years ago. There were a lot of tribes and they did not

look the same. Most of them were tall and slim with long straight

dark hair and black eyes. Their skin varied from light brown to

dark brown.

Native people made their clothes out of leather. Men and

women wore ornaments. Earrings and bracelets were made of

shell, teeth and horns of animals they had killed.

Situation Four

The life of the buffalo was inseparable from the life of the

Native Americans. The buffalo or the American bison existed

long before the Natives came there. There were millions of them

those times.

Unfortunately the buffalo is classified as a threatened or

endangered animal.

Use the following information to write a report about this animal

Buffalo Fact File

Name of animal: buffalo / American bison

Place/ habitat: American plains

What is it like: large body/ dark brown coat/ 1.9 tall/ 3.8 wide

410 to818 kilos / large head/ small horn / short beard

Average age: 28 years

Maximum age: 40 years

What may cause its extinction: over hunting for meat/ coat

What can we do to protect it: ban hunting it/ build natural

Reservations to raise it.

The Buffalo a Species in Danger

When the Natives arrived to America, there were millions of buffaloes

in the wild American plains.

The buffalo or the American bison is a domestic animal. It lives in American

plains. It is so strong that no other animals like lions or wolves can beat or

hurt it.

Buffaloes have large bodies with dark brown coats. They weigh from

410 kilos to 818 kilos. They live for 28 years on the average but they may

well live for up to 40 years.

Buffaloes are multi purposeful animals not only as better source of milk

than the cows, but they also provide meat and works as natural sources of

energy. Unfortunately, they are threatened to extinction due to over hunting

for meat and coats.

A lot can be done to save this species. Government should officially

ban hunting this animal illegally and build natural reservations to breed it.

Situation Five:

A happy and successful family life was important to the

Native people. Each member in the family had to keep his role.

Use the following notes to write a composition about Natives

family life.

Natives / live / family groups / tribes

The chief, tribe/ the wisest, bravest, most

powerful

give orders / wars / food / religion

men: responsible / family feeding

hunt/ participate in wars

women: look after children / cook / clean

old people: teach children religion / use tools

Native Family life

Most Native people lived in tribes. Each tribe had a different size.

They lived in family groups.

Natives had to live in harmony because any dispute could weaken the tribe

and lead to fighting.

The powerful chief was the bravest and the wisest man in the tribe.

His role was to give orders about wars, hunting and religion.

In the family, the grand-father was a respected man. He taught his grand-

sons horse riding, hunting and using bows, arrows and other tools.

The grandmother used to teach her grand-daughters how to cook, skin

buffalo and make clothes.

The father was responsible for feeding the family and hunting. The bravest

men were warriors: they fought to protect their villages against enemies.

The mother stayed at home to look after her children. She was responsible

for cooking and cleaning the house.

Children used to spend their time playing and sometimes learning horse

riding.

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