1. Module 5
The First Americans

2. Brainstorm 1. Who were the first people to live in America?
2. What do you know about Christopher Columbus?
3. Do you think Columbus discovered America? Why or why not?
4. Do you think Columbus is a very important person in American history? Why or why not?

4. Introduction — Columbus
Christopher Columbus ( ) was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a route to India (in order to trade for spices).
He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years

5. Who Were The
First Americans?

6. Discussion Where did Native Americans come from?
2.How were they treated by white settlers?

7. Fast-reading 1. Why were the first Americans referred to as “Indians”?
2. The arrival of Europeans led to war and disaster to the first Americans.
3. Native American ethnic groups or tribes.
4. Today’s Native Americans.
Part One (para.____)
Part Two (para.____ to ______)
Part Three (para.____ to _______)
Part Four (para.________ to _______)
One
Two Three
Four Thirteen
Fourteen Fifteen

8. Words-Practising brutal combine continually convert fearless fertile
hostile invade prosper inhabitant military retreat
continually
7. Again and again
8. To do well
9. A person living in a place
10. Move back to a place
11. Connected with the army
12. Very cruel
To join together
Take a country by force
To turn into
Without fear
Unfriendly
Well suited to producing food
combine
invade
prosper
convert
inhabitant
fearless
retreat
hostile
military
fertile
brutal

9. brutal collaboration covert legendary livestock
nomadic raid retreat starvation warrior
Sitting Bull was a _________ Native American chief.
thousands of people died of __________ on the long journey.
The Native Americans received very _______ treatment from Europeans
A _______ is a strong and very brave fighter.
The village was attacked and our horses and other ________ were stolen.
After losing the battle, the tribe were forced to _______and move to the west.
_______ people move around and do not settle in one place.
The Iroquois was a strong ________ ___of several different tribes in the east.
A few brave men went out at night to _______ one of the Spanish village and bring back food.
If people refused to ______ to Christianity, they were often killed.
legendary
starvation
brutal
warrior
livestock
retreat
Nomadic
collaboration
raid
covert

10. Part One: Why were the first Americans
referred to as Indians?
Native Americans were once called “Indians” because ______
Columbus once reached India
Columbus mistook America for India
they look like Indians
they come from India

11. Part Two: The arrival of Europeans led to war
and disaster to the first Americans
2. We can learn from Paragraph 3 all the followings except _____
Native Americans were driven away from their land by the British
the Spanish wanted Native Americans to believe in Christianity
both the British and the Spanish treated Native Americans unfairly
the Spanish were more friendly to Native Americans than the British

12. Fill in the Form Name Place Features south-east south-west
the Iroquois
the Cherokees
the Navajos
The Sioux
The Apaches
The Pueblos
eastern part of North America
most powerful military collaboration,..16th
had a combined population of 7,000
at first… then ordered to remove from… During the removal, 14,000…new Indian Territory 4000…hunger and disease
south-east
Trail of Tears
The first tribe to use… yet during their removal…those who survived…Fort Sumner and 2000…
The Long Walk
south-west
northern plains of North America
bravery and fighting skills… during the 1800s,…hunting grounds…. fought against… retreated to the west
nomadic tribe and fearless fighters attacked…stole….
South-west
Made a peace with…. But the arrival of Spanish…..

13. Part Four :Today’s Native Americans.
3. Which of the following is not the writer’s attitude?
Some Native Americans were not civilized.
The white settlers did great wrongs to Native Americans.
The arrival of Europeans to America affected Native American’s lives.
Native Americans are still not treated fairly.

14. Use you own words to describe each ethnic minority
Homework
Use you own words to describe each ethnic minority

15. Thank you !