10B Discuss why people study the past

10B Discuss why people study the past

By Richard PN

Objectives

• By the end of this lesson you will be able to say reasons why people study the past

• You will also be able to read lists with correct pronunciation.

Open Ended

Make a list of famous people form the past

• Akhenaten, a pharaoh from Egypt

• Claudius, an emperor from Rome

• Edgar Allan Poe, a mystery writer

• Florence Nightingale, a nurse

• Mozart, a musician and composer

• Pericles, a politician from Greece​

Look at the list of famous people and choose two or three that you are most interested in learning more about. Then, work in groups and take turns giving reasons for your choices.

DO you have similar reasons?

​Listening Strategy: Multiple Choice Distractors

In multiple choice listening and reading questions, distractors are answer choices that distract from the correct option. Knowing the most common ways they do this can help students answer these questions. First, a distractor may contradict or change information stated by the speaker or writer. Second, a distractor may make a point that the speaker or writer did not mention. Third, a distractor may paraphrase the speaker or writer but not be a valid answer to the question for which it is one of the options.

LISTENING

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Listen to the conversation and choose the two correct answers for each question. Then, listen again to confirm your answers.

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Multiple Select

1. What do the speakers say about the book?

• a. It discusses people’s deaths.

• b. It has just one chapter.

• c. It was published in Egypt.

• d. It was written by a doctor.

Multiple Select

2. What do they say about Akhenaten?

• a. He did not look like most people.

• b. He had a lot of treasure.

• c. His child was also a pharaoh.

• d. His family faced many problems.

Multiple Select

3. What do they say about Pericles?

• a.. He died from a well-known disease.

• b. He died when he was 25 years old.

• c. He was a soldier and a politician.

• d. He was from the city of Athens.

Multiple Select

4. What do they say about the people of Athens?

• a. A quarter of them died.

• b. They had long and unusual heads.

• c. Their disease caused vomiting.

• d. They were poisoned.

Multiple Select

5. What do they say about Claudius?

• a. He had a fever and a heart attack.

• b. He may have been killed by somebody.

• c. He was a doctor before he was a ruler.

• d. He was one of the emperors of Rome.

Open Ended

Think and discuss the questions in groups

1. Would you like to read the book that the speakers discussed? Why?

2. Do you think it is likely that future scientists will solve any of the medical mysteries discussed in the book? Why?

Open Ended

GOAL CHECK

At the end of the conversation, the man says, “I wonder why people spend time studying the past.” Think some reasons why people do this.