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READING

What can you see?
Match images a – c to one of the words or expressions in each group.

mud

rock

slate

wood

in caves

in a desert

on stilts

on a terraced hillside

1.a

Discuss the questions with a
partner.

Photo B looks like the
oldest settlement but it
could also be Photo C.

I think photo A
is the oldest!

1.b

Read

texts

1

–

3

about

traditional

villages

around

the

world.

2.a

Match texts 1 – 3 to images a - c.

1. Ait Benhaddou

2. Kullu Valley

3. Ko Panyi

Read the texts again.

Match villages 1 – 3 to statements a - d

The villagers are looking for
new ways to earn a living.

The houses need

constant maintenance.

The houses are
warm in winter.

We don’t know exactly

how old they are.

2.a2.b

Find words/phrases in the
text that mean…

1. to emerge

2. a place where people live permanently

3. to destroy little by little

4. to replace

5. the side of a hill or mountain

6. a curved area of coast

7. money you earn

grow out of

settlement

eat away

take over

slope

bay

income

3

Discuss the questions.

Work in small groups.

In Peru, traditional homes
are made of sun-dried mud.

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