Communication Unit 4:munication

Discovering the Past through Communication

The Communication Unit 4 guide teaches you how to introduce cities around the world based on the theme of life in the past. The article provides hints to help you solve the exercises in the textbook.

1a. Take a look at the introduction to the Looking Backpetition on the 4Teen website and discuss the following questions:

1. What do you think is the purpose of the Looking Backpetition?

2. Who do you think submitted the stories to thepetition?

3. What do you think the stories are about?

b. Read the stories and check if your answers are correct.

2. Identify the meanings of the following words in the stories:

Story 1: 1. not able to read or write: illiterate 2. tell: Pass on 3. behave towards ( somebody): treat

Story 2: 4. a cubed chunk: block 5. to live in difficult conditions: survive 6. a vehicle that travels over snow: dogsled

3. Group discussion: 1. Why did the postman have to walk from village to village? 2. Why were most villagers illiterate? 3. Why did the people in Baffin Island use ice blocks to build their houses? 4. Why did each house only have one room?

4. Match the responses to the respective stories:

Story 1: 1. It must be incredible travelling by dogsled. I wish I could do it. 2. The job was hard but worthwhile. I respect him for what he did. 4. I hope they are now able to get more information from the outside world.

Story 2: 1. It must be incredible travelling by dogsled. I wish I could do it. 3. Unbelievable! How could they stand the cold? 5. Was it possible for them to grow crops?

5. Collaborative task: Develop a story for the Looking Backpetition and present it to the class.