An English video lesson on cannibals in England

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Stephen Jones

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English Cannibals

3. Discussion
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It used to be common practice to eat your enemies. Why has this changed?
Is cannabalism cultural? Do we need to be taught that eating human flesh is wrong?
Today we eat meat. Will we eat meat in 20,000 years from now?
Symbolically speaking Christians “eat the body and drink the blood of Christ”. Why?
Can you imagine any situation that might force you into committing cannibalism?
Who was ‘Cro Magnon’?
cannibalism

4. Test your knowledge
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Cro Magnon Man
When did Cro Magnon live?
a. 5,200 years ago b. 14,700 years ago c. 87,000 years ago
What did Cro Magnon do with his dead?
a. he buried them b. he cremated them c. nothing at all
How intelligent was Cro Magnon?
a. very intelligent because he was an artist b. not at all intelligent, very barbaric
How strong was Cro Magnon?
a. more well-built then us b. less well-built than us

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Gough’s Cave
Complete with the words right
12,500 human _______ were found in a cave
Tools included primitive ________
They used hammers to break ________ skulls
After ________ the eyeballs and brains
They used the _______ to make a bowl
Cannibalism provided _________
Meat needs to be _________ before it is sold
Someone has _________ my new car
If you go bald people can see your ______

6. Read and complete with the words below
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Britain's cannibalistic past?
Scientists have found ________ to suggest Britons used to be cannibals
who drank from the _______ of their victims.
The _______ of three humans, including a child, who appeared to have
been killed, _______ and eaten, were found at Cheddar Gorge in South
West England.
Among the grisly _______ were skull caps, which looked as though they
had been used to drink from.
Professor Chris Stringer from the UK's Natural History Museum said:
"Cannibalism would have been a good way of removing groups that were
competing with you, while also providing _______ ."

7. Put the instructions in the correct order
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Instructions for making a perfect skull cup
hammer around the edge of the skull to form a rough bowl shape
chop off head (easiest cut is at the neck)
gently break off little fragments to finish
use a sharp stone to remove flesh
scalp (taking care not to leave any hair around the ears)
meticulously remove all soft tissue Would you like some wine with your eyeballs?
break and remove facial bones (leave the nasal bone – you can use it to make the handle)
kill someone

8. Watch the video to see if you were correct
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9. Make questions to get the answers
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1. The fragments were found in Gough’s Cave
2. The first finds were in the 1920s
3. The skulls are 14,700 years old
4. It belonged to Cro Magnon Man
5. He was an artist, tool maker, and he buried his dead
6. He lived in caves.

10. Perform this situation. Use imperatives
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You are a Cro Magnon living 14,700 years ago. You have a ten year old son.
Explain to your son how to make a perfect skull cup.
Use the words below.
verbs nouns