Furth practice 1

Archaeologist Dr Abdulaziz Aziz has been working on an island in the south pacific. He has learnt a lot about the Aloalo people who once lived there. Mtch his notes to his conclusions.

• They know a lot about the stars. 4. There are drawings which show the correct position of the earth, the moon and the stars.
• The Aloalo be very rich. 1. We have found a lot of gold and silver jewellery in their city.
• They do a lot of sport. They play a kind of football, but we can't be sure. 8. We have discovered two big stadiums outside the town and a large ball made of leather.
• They bury the dead in the ground they burn the bodies or they throw the bodies in the sea. 5. We haven't found any human bones near their city.
• They have an alphabet. 2. There is no writing of any kind on any objects, buildings or stones.
• We don't know for sure, but an earthquake destroys their civilization or it be a volcano. 3. Life on their island ended very suddenly 3,000 years ago.
• We don't know for sure, but they use pearls as money. 7. We have found big bags of pearls.
• They eat a lot of sea food. 6. We have found pictures of fish and octopus and a lot of fishing equipment.

Check your answers with the teacher then take turns making conclusions.

• They must have known a lot about the stars.
• The Aloalos must have been very rich.
• They must have done a lot of sport. They might have played a kind of football, but we can't be sure.
• They can't have buried their dead in the ground. They might have burned the bodies or they might have thrown the bodies in the sea.
• They can't have had an alphabet.
• We don't know for sure, but an earthquake might have destroyed their civilization. Or it might have been a volcano.
• We don't know for sure, but they might have used pearls as money.
• They must have eaten a lot of sea food.