How is Mexican Culture Similar or Different to Other Cultures?
Recreational and Literary Environment
Humans have always asked themselves these questions: Where do we come from? I s the past important? How much have we changed? To answer them, we need to travel to ancient times. We don’t have a machine to do that, but fortunately, archaeologists have discovered many historical accounts where we can nd amazing and valuable information. Let me share with you some of the ones I have found myself. “We nally arrived at the 1 Read the title and the questions on the first paragraph. Share what you think of them.Then, listen to the text and follow along. 19 108 People from the Past Part 1
Social Practice of the Language To read historical accounts to compare cultural aspects from Mexico and other countries Achievements • Explore brief historical accounts. • Read historical accounts. • Express similarities and dierences of historic and cultural aspects between Mexico and other countries. • Compare historic and cultural aspects between Mexico and other countries. Product: Comic
When we got there, he beckoned my captain with great respect.” “They go all naked, covering only
their private parts. I n the winter they wear deer skins. Their hair is black and their skin is brown, and they like painting it. Men and women have long hair, and they use something similar to a crown with a lot of feathers. They don’t have vessels as we do, but they use small rafts to move along the rivers in a swift way.
Great Tenochtitlan. The people are not like us. Men wear a kind of cloak made of cotton, and a sort of apron that hangs down to the knee. Women wear skirts
and sometimes they don’t cover their breasts. Their king has a name di cult to pronounce. His castle is very di erent than ours, but it is still incredible.
2 Work in pairs to underline the correct answer using the clues. a What is the theme of the text? i Archaeology ii ancient clothes
iii the importance of learning about the past
Clue: The theme is the most important topic in a text.
b What is the purpose of the text? i to entertain the reader
ii to inform about historical accounts iii to give instructions to
become an archeologist Clue: The purpose is the reason why it was written.
c Who is the intended audience of the text? i people interested in History iii native Americans Clue: The intended audience is the people who the text was written for. ii fashion designers
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