LOST CIVILIZATION Prehistoric man Prehistoric city Rescue of our civilisation Reasons of collapse Ancient society civilisation The aim of our discussion. - презентация

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2 LOST CIVILIZATION

3 Prehistoric man Prehistoric city Rescue of our civilisation Reasons of collapse Ancient society civilisation The aim of our discussion

4 Civilization a society that is well organized and developed a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in particular part of the world all the people in the world, and the societies they live in, considered as a whole the process in which societies become developed and organized

5 Odd, unusual, strange, huge, tiny, short, long, wild, friendly, unfriendly, bright, pale, straight, curly, dark, thin, thick, hairy. Describe the picture Made of pyramids Ancient since antiquity, challenge, survival, requirement, evolution, prehistoric times elaborate roads

6 . Complete the sentences. You should choose only one variant 1. The Maya were ancient people of a) Australia b) b) America c) c) Asia 2. The Mayan civilization is considered to have been a) advanced b) b) primitive c) c) strange 3. The Mayan civilization reached its peak in a) the 1 st century BC b) b) the 19 th century c) c) 800 AD 4. At its peak the Mayan civilization consisted of a) 13 million people b) b) 1,3 million people c) c) 130 thousand people 5. At the peak of its development the Mayan civilization a) invented the wheel b) b) moved to another place c) c) disappeared 6. The reason for the downfall of Mayan civilization was a) climate change b) b) the war with another civilization c) c) an unknown fact -

7 1. The Maya were ancient people of a) Australia b) America c) Asia 2. The Mayan civilization is considered to have been a) advanced b) primitive c) strange 3. The Mayan civilization reached its peak in a) the 1 st century BC b) the 19 th 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 civilization was a) climate change b) the war with another civilization c) an unknown fact

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9 THE MAYA Task: Listen to the text and choose the best answer. 1.The Maya lived in 2. a) South America b) Central Asia c) Central America 2. In the middle of the city Mayapan there is a) a large pyramid b) a large square c) a large park 3. The Mayan people could a) read and write b) swim well c) cook delicious food 4. The Maya had a calendar with a) 325 b) 365 c) 372 days. 5. The people leaved Mayapan in about a) 1250 b) 1890 c) 1450

10 What could the Maya have done in order to survive? Use the examples: To predict weather changes better To change their behaviour To build dams instead of pyramids To move to a place with plenty of water To make big supplies of water and food To ask for help from neighbours To invent a way to produce water To learn to turn sea water into drinking water use your own ideas.

11 advantages disadvantages SeriousCautiousCareful Optimistic Hopeful Positive Thinking Creative New Ideas and Concepts Search for Alternatives Responsible for Conclusions Sets the Focus Feelings Hunches Intuition Neutral and Objective Deals with Facts information Emotions creation result What could the Maya have done in order to survive?

12 What threatens our civilization we belong to? air pollution, water pollution deforestation global warming exhaustion of natural resources ecological balance of the world is disturbed climate change wappons can cause catastrophic consequence environmental problem nuclear energy, nucler power station poverty,crime, terrorism, similar natural disasters diseases

13 How can we save our civilization? - modern scientific technologies - modern scientific technologies -development -development - further research - further research - immediate results - immediate results - improve the system of medical service - improve the system of medical service -reasonable solution -reasonable solution -sophisticated culture -sophisticated culture - space explorations - space explorations - survival of modern societies - survival of modern societies

14 We have reached the aim of the lesson. Now I (can) know how to… … speak about… ….. understand information about… … explain the problem of…. …..express my opinion on… …..express my attitude to …

15 Your hometask is To write a composition describing your findings about an ancient civilization. Follow the plan: 1. Describe where and when the people lived. 1. Describe where and when the people lived. 2. Give details about what they looked like. 2. Give details about what they looked like. 3. Describe what their lifestyle was like. 3. Describe what their lifestyle was like. 4. Explain what lesson we can learn from them. 4. Explain what lesson we can learn from them.

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