Maya civilization.
Биболетова 10 класс перевод текста (“Enjoy English”, Unit 3, Section 1, ex. 36, 37, 38, page 97-98)
Ex. 36 Do the quiz: What do you know about the Mayan civilisation?
1. The Maya were ancient people of
a) Australia b) America c) Asia
2. The Mayan civilisation is considered to have been
a) advanced b) primitive c) strange
3. The Mayan civilisation reached its peak in
a) the 1st century BC b) the 19th century c) 800 AD
4. At its peak the Mayan civilization consisted of
a) 13 million people b) 1,3 million people c) 130 thousand people
5. At the peak of its development the Mayan civilization
a) invented the wheel b) moved to another place c) disappeared
6. The reason for the downfall of Mayan civilisation was
a) climate change b) the war with another civilization c) an unknown fact
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Prehistoric journeys.
Биболетова 10 класс перевод текста (“Enjoy English”, Unit 3, Section 1, ex. 22, 24, page 93-94)
Ex. 22 Listen to the radio programme about an archaeological discovery and answer the questions. Fill in the table while you are listening. Use your Workbook.
1 What kind of discovery did the archaeologists make?
They found skeletons of a hobbit-like species of human, or tiny humans.
2 What were the creatures called? Why?
They called them “hobbits’,’ after the tiny creatures from the Lord of the Rings books.
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Learning from the past.
Биболетова 10 класс перевод текста (“Enjoy English”, Unit 3, Section 1, ex. 5-6, page 87-88)
Ex.5 New evidence found by Russian archaeologists suggests that humans may have lived in the rugged lands of Artic Siberia much earlier than previously thought. The discovery of certain hunting tools along the Yana River in central Siberia has added at least another 15,000 years to the previous date. Human occupation of this area could now go as far back as 30,000 years ago.
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