9B Contrast ways of life

9B Contrast ways of life

OBJECTIVES:

• By the end of this lesson you will be able to contrast different ways of life.

• You will also be able to use the reduced form of USED TO​

Open Ended

Would you like to live there? Why?

Multiple Select

How do you think people used to live in this part of the world 1,000 years ago? Check (✓) the things you think people did.

• ate fish from the Arctic Ocean

• lived on small farms

• followed groups of animals, such as reindeer

• lived in houses made of wood

• had their own language and customs

Listen for main ideas

The first time you listen you should try to understand the big picture, not every word.

Multiple Choice

Listen to a talk about the Sami people and choose the main idea.

• The Sami people depend on animals, especially reindeer, to make a living.

• Life is changing for the Sami people, but some of them still live in traditional ways.

• Many young Sami people want to attend a university and choose a career.

​Listen for details and information

​When you're listening to a speaker or a recording, sometimes you just want to know some specific information or a particular detail

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​Listen again and circle T for true

or F for false. Correct the false

sentences to make them true.

Multiple Choice

1. Traditionally, the Sami people stayed and lived in one place.

• T

• F

Multiple Choice

2. Reindeer were used by the Sami people for food and clothing.

• T

• F

Multiple Choice

3. Most Sami people still live in the traditional way.

• T

• F

Multiple Choice

4. Some Sami people now raise reindeer on farms.

• T

• F

Multiple Choice

5. New laws affect the way Sami people may use land.

• T

• F

Open Ended

CRITICAL THINKING

Do you think it’s important to maintain traditions from the past? Or do you think people should focus on the future? Discuss your ideas in groups.