The document provides information about Maya culture, including their use of vocabulary words like jewelry, pyramid, and afterlife. It discusses Maya traditions such as carving jade, wearing colorful clothing decorated with symbols and feathers, and building pyramid-shaped structures. The Maya had a ruling family leading each city with priests helping in governance. They also believed in gods and an afterlife, with people going to heaven or hell depending on their deeds. Not many Maya received formal schooling, learning mostly from their parents, while the wealthy were taught by priests. The Maya civilization continues today, with some maintaining traditional ways and others adopting modern lifestyles.

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3. History

4. modern Vocabulary

5. symbol Vocabulary

6. pyramid Vocabulary

7. decoration Vocabulary

8. afterlife Vocabulary

9. jewelry Vocabulary

10. priest Vocabulary

11. ancient Vocabulary

12. Review vocabulary jewelry pyramid afterlife

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17. Exercise 1

18. Mayan Culture The Maya expressed their culture with things they did and made. The Maya carved stone and made pottery. They wrote books that told their history. The Maya loved to use…………. They carved jade into statues, necklaces and other………………. ….Their clothing is very colorful with pictures and symbols. The Maya built palaces and buildings that looked like …………… .....with steps at the sides and a flat top. Exercise 1 jade jewelries pyramids

19. Government A ruling family was in charge of each Mayan city ……………. help them rule. Clothing The Maya wore clothes made of cotton. On special days, the Maya wore earrings, nose rings and large bands on their ankles and wrists. Colorful …………..., feathers and ………….. ……were woven into clothing worn on these special ways. Priests symbols decorations

20. Religion The Maya believed the gods and an …………... ….They told stories to explain the world around them. Good people who died would go to heavens and bad people who died went to hells. School and Learning Rich and ……………. Maya learnt how to read and write from the priests and the nobles. Some learnt how to read the pries and the stars. afterlife powerful

21. Some learnt how to read the pries and the stars. Most of the Maya did not go to school and never learnt to read. They learnt how to farm and make cloth from their parents. The Maya Today The Maya are an …………… people. There are still some Maya in the world. Some of them wear …………… clothes and work in modern offices. Others continue to live in the way their ancestors did thousands of years ago. ancient modern

22. Complete the passage by pick suitable pictures in the sentences. Activity 1

27. Activity 2: Writing Conclude the brief messages to introduce “The Maya” Mayan Culture The Maya carved stone and made pottery. …………………………. ………………………… .. School and Learning Most of the Maya did not go to school…… ………………………………………… Clothing Colorful symbols, feathers and………………………….. ………………………………

28. Activity 2 : Writing Conclude the brief messages to introduce “The Maya” Mayan Culture The Maya carved stone and made pottery. They wrote books that told their history. The Maya loved to use jade. They carved jade into statues, necklaces and other jewelries. School and Learning Most of the Maya did not go to school and never learnt to read. They learnt how to farm and make cloth from their parents. Clothing Colorful symbols, feathers and decorations were woven into clothing worn on.

29. Activity 2: Writing Conclude the brief messages to introduce “The Maya” Government A ruling family was in charge of each Mayan city. Priests help them rule. Religion Good people who died would go to heavens and bad people who died went to hells. The Maya Today There are still some Maya in the world. Some of them wear modern clothes and work in modern offices.

30. Discuss about “The Maya” by the request of the king ( teacher ). Activity 3: Speaking

31. Example: Team 1 Team 2 ( Culture,…, etc. ) Student 1: The Maya carved stone and made pottery. They wrote books that told their history. Student 2: The Maya loved to use jade. Student 3: Their clothing is very colorful with pictures and symbols. ( Culture,…, etc. ) Student 1: The Maya built palaces and buildings that looked like pyramids with steps at the sides and a flat top. Student 2: They carved jade into statues, necklaces and other jewelries. Student 3: They wrote books that told their history in the Maya carved stone . King request ( Culture,…, etc. )