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Follow-up
Work in groups. Discuss these questions:
1. What new things have you found out about Dartmoor?
2. Have you visited any natural parks in your own country?
3. Do you enjoy solitude? When do you appreciate being alone – and what do you dislike about it?
4 – 7. History and archaeology (In Clips 4 to 7 Willem invites us to explore the history of Dartmoor).
Comprehension tasks.
| Clip 4. | We hear from Willem about Dartmoor during the Bronze Age (4.000 years ago). Tick (V) the information that he gives us: A. During the Bronze Age Dartmoor was more intensively farmed than now. B. The climate in the Bronze Age was milder, and higher ground could be cultivated. C. As the climate became colder, the higher fields and settlements were abandoned. D. Dartmoor was divided up into fields and administrative areas in the Bronze Age. |
| Clip 5. | Willem shows us the remains of a “hut circle”. Tick (V) only the information he gives us: A. The Bronze Age farmers kept sheep and other animals and grew cereals and beans. B. The Bronze Age houses were grouped together in small villages. C. Each little house had its own garden. D. The Bronze Age people’s “huts” were actually quite large. |
| Clip 6. | Willem shows us Horns Cross, a medieval cross. Each of these sentences contains a mistake. Find the mistakes and correct them: A. In the Middle Ages (1000 – 1500 AD) travelers found their way across the moor by following other people. B. Medieval travelers were sorry to find a cross on their way across the moor. C. Today people can no longer follow the routes marked by the medieval crosses. D. Nowadays people use guidebooks and compasses to find their way across the open moor. |
| Clip 7. | You see the remains of a tin mine. Tick (V) the information Willem gives us: A. Tin mining was an important industry until the beginning of the 20th century. B. The tin miners extracted the tin ore by digging holes in the hillsides. C. When the surface deposits of ore were exhausted, deep underground mining began. D. The remains of the miners’ excavations protect animals and plants from the weather. |
Vocabulary
Match each of these words used in Clips 4 to 7 with a word or phrase from the list on the right which has a similar meaning:
| 1) boundary 2) orderly 3) conical 4) sizeable 5) substantially 6) medieval 7) compass 8) navigate 9) gully 10) excavate 11) shelter | a) cone-shaped b) dig c) find one’s way d) from the Middle Ages e) gadget that shows north f) hollow or pit g) large h) line dividing two areas i) methodical j) protected place k) significally |
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