VOC. U.6

O6

vocabulary

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SELF-RELIANCE

the quality of not needing help or support from other people.

ANCESTOR

a person related to you who lived a long time ago.

CIVILIZATION

a highly developed culture, including its social organization, government, laws, and arts, or the culture of a social group or country at a particular time

CULTURE

the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time.

INDIGENOUS

used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place.

ROOTS

The origins of a person.

TRADITION

a belief, principle, or way of acting that people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for a long time

HERITAGE

a person's racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural background:

PRESERVE

to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed.

ADAPTABLE

able or willing to change in order to suit different conditions.

Activity 1

Copy the following sentences in your notebook and answer them. Use the following words: culture, tradition, civilizations, self-reliance,preserve, roots.

1. In History class we are learning about different _________ like the egyptians and the romans. 2. Miss Lau can do everything by herself, she has _______________. 3. I want to learn about my ____________. 4. The day of the dead is my favorite mexican ___________. 5. We have to __________ everything from our ancestors. 6. Our traditions, celebrations, beliefs are part of our _____________.

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