4 Five hundred years ago

Chapter 4 Five hundred years ago 1 cotton clothes 2 silk clothes 3 a sedan chair 4 a horse 5 silver and coins 6 paper money 7 a village 8 a town A Peter and Betty are doing a history project on life 500 years ago. Read. Did you go to the museum last week? Yes, I did. What did people wear? Did you find out? Yes. Most people wore cotton clothes. Some people wore silk clothes. How did people travel? Most people walked. Rich people travelled by sedan chair. Some people rode horses.

B Look at the chart. Act the children. Talk about how people paid for thingsand where they lived 500 years ago.

LEARN to Read What did Ken dream about? Read and find out. One day, Ken was doing his homework. He felt sleepy but he tried to keep reading. After a while, he fell asleep. When he woke up, he found himself in a strange place. He started to walk. Soon, a sedan chair stopped next to him. A friendly boy looked out. You look tired, ' said the boy. 'Get in. ' Thank you, ' said Ken. You're very kind. My name's Ken. ' 'Hi! My name's Ming, ' said the boy. This is fun! I like riding in a sedan chair, 'said Ken. Ming took Ken to his home. Ming's family was friendly, but Ken missed his own family. 'Please may I use your phone?' he asked Ming. Iwant to call my father. ' What's a phone?' asked Ming. Why don't you write him a letter?' Ken wrote his father a letter. 'How do I send it, Ming?' he asked. 'Come with me, said Ming. How could Ken send the letter?

Ming showed Ken his father's horse and pigeon. 'Look! My father has a horse and a pigeon. You can send your letter by land or by air, 'said Ming. 'How do you want to send your letter, Ken?' ‘Hmm . . . 'Ken started to say. Suddenly he woke up. The postman was at the door. He was saying, 'Here's a letter for Mr Ko. ' D Complete the sentences about Ken's dream. 1 Ken's teacher gave the class some. . . about life 500 years ago.

Pre-tack Activity E Alan and Jay are working hard on their history project. What did they findout? Act the boys. How was life 500 years ago? Were there any supermarkets? No, there weren't. Did people cook with gas? No, they didn't. How did they cook? They cooked with firewood.