Oxford Discover 4 Unit 3-1 PDF

# Units 3-4 Big Question 2 ## How do we know what happened long ago? In these units you will: - Watch a video about uncovering the past. - Read about ancient soldiers and a boy's discovery. - Create a time capsule. - Learn how we know about the past. - Write a descriptive report. **A** Watch the...

# Units 3-4 Big Question 2 ## How do we know what happened long ago? In these units you will: - Watch a video about uncovering the past. - Read about ancient soldiers and a boy's discovery. - Create a time capsule. - Learn how we know about the past. - Write a descriptive report. **A** Watch the video. **B** Look at the picture and talk about it. 1. What is the boy taking a picture of? Why is he taking a picture? 2. Where do you think the boy is? What else do you think is in this place? **C** Think and answer the questions. 1. Why do people want to learn about the past? 2. What time in the past do you want to learn more about? **D** Fill out the Big Question Chart. | What do you know? | What do you want to know? | What did you learn? | |---|---|---| # Unit 3 Words: Get Ready **A** Listen and read the words. Listen again and say the words. - Army - Soldiers - Uniform - Emperor - Armor - Treasure - Archaeologist - Tomb - Jade - Clay - Peasant **B** Write the following words in the correct places on the chart below. Then talk about your answers. | People | Things to Wear | Things to Create Something | |---|---|---| | Armor | Clay<br>Jade<br>Uniforms | Soldiers<br>Archaeologist<br>Peasant | **C** Circle the correct answer. 1. This is worth a lot of money. - Clay - Treasure 2. Some people are buried in this. - Tomb - Army 3. This keeps a country or town safe. - Army - Peasant 4. This keeps a person's body safe. - Uniform - Armor # Before You Read **D** When someone discovers an important item from the past, who should it belong to? Why? **Learn: Author's Purpose** Every author has a purpose, or reason, for writing. There are three main purposes. - **Persuade:** to make you believe or do something - **Inform:** to give you information or facts - **Entertain:** to make you enjoy the story **Circle the author's purpose for each paragraph. Talk about your answers with a partner.** 1. The copper coin's diameter is 23 millimeters. It has the name and face of a Roman emperor on it. He ruled from AD 306 to 337. - to persuade - to inform - to entertain 2. The archaeologist looked into the dark tomb. He was excited, but he was nervous, too. Slowly, he stepped forward. His torch brightened a room full of gold and jewels! - to persuade - to inform - to entertain 3. We should not sell old treasure that we find. We should display it in museums. The history of the world belongs to its people. - to persuade - to inform - to entertain **E** **Words in Context** Scan the reading on pages 30-31 and circle these words. As you read, guess what the words mean. - Battle - Generals - Varnish - Coffin **F** Look at the pictures of the clay soldiers in the reading. How would you describe them to someone who doesn't know what they look like? ## Preview: Hidden Army: Clay Soldiers of Ancient China In this magazine article, you will read about the discovery of a large army of clay soldiers in China. A magazine article gives information and often has colorful pictures. As you read, remember to ask yourself about the author's purpose. **Social Studies: History** Jane O'Connor is the bestselling author of over 30 books for children, including the fun and popular Fancy Nancy series. She lives in New York City.