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CHAPTER 1: Meet the Ancestors

CHAPTER 1: Meet the Ancestors

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English

9th Grade

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SITI Moe

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12 Slides • 26 Questions

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Family Ties

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Write the definitions with the members of the family

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Fill in the Blank

1. Your mother's mother

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Fill in the Blank

2. Your brother's or sister's daughter

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Fill in the Blank

3. Your uncle's and aunt's children

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Fill in the Blank

4. Your brother's or sister's son

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Fill in the Blank

5. Your mother's sister

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Fill in the Blank

6. Your father's wife if he marries again

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How many words for family can you think of? Write as many as you can.

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1) Meet the Ancestors

​a) Word Focus

gene: part of a cell passed from parents to children that determines how they look

generation: ​the people of about the same age in a particular family

ancestor: person related to you who lived a long time ago

genealogy: the study of family history​

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b) Look at the sentences below about studying your family history. Read the text to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. Write T (True) or F (False).

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Multiple Choice

1. We look the way we do because of the genes in our DNA.

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TRUE

2

FALSE

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Multiple Choice

2. A DNA test can show where in the world our ancestors lived.

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TRUE

2

FALSE

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DNA Test

can determine the haplogroup (a genetic population group of people who share a common ancestor on the patriline or the matriline)

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Multiple Choice

3. You can find out the number of relatives you have in a DNA

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TRUE

2

FALSE

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Multiple Choice

4. Genealogy is the history of our past and present family members.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Multiple Choice

5. Relatives who are alive could have information about ancestors.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Multiple Choice

6. A family tree shows how you are related to other people in your family.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Multiple Choice

7. A detective can help you find information about your family.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Multiple Choice

8. It is possible to buy old newspapers at some libraries.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Multiple Choice

9. Public records tell you when people were born.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Multiple Choice

10. The text says that websites can help you find information about your ancestors.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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c) Find the underlined words in the text and think about what they mean. Then, circle the correct meanings below.

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Multiple Choice

1. take after

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to follow somebody

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to be like somebody

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Multiple Choice

2. look like

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to have similar appearance

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to see things you enjoy

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Multiple Choice

3. pass down

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transfer to the next generation

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respect the next generation

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Multiple Choice

4. relative

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family member

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close friend

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Multiple Choice

5. find out

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to take outside

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to discover or learn

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Multiple Choice

6. look for

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to be similar to

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to try to find

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Open Ended

d) you can choose someone famous to be in your family, who would you choose and why?

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Open Ended

e) If you could go back in time, which one of your ancestors would you like to meet? Why/Why not?

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Open Ended

What have you learned today?

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Open Ended

Do you have any comment/question on today's lesson?

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