Contentsはしがき …………………………………………………………………………………………衢本書の使い方 …………………………………………………………………………………衫聴き取りのポイント ………………………………………………………………………衾Chapter 1AmberEarthly Treasures ………………１Chapter 2Material WorldStyle Trek …………………………６Chapter 3SymbolFlower Power ……………………11Chapter 4The MaoriAncient Lives ……………………16Chapter 5ManateesWild Ideas …………………………21Chapter 6Followers Of FashionStyle Trek …………………………26Chapter 7FoodFlower Power ……………………31Chapter 8WaterEarthly Treasures ………………36Chapter 9The Marsh ArabsAncient Lives ……………………41Chapter 10 Stepping OutStyle Trek …………………………46Chapter 11 MedicineFlower Power ……………………51Chapter 12 The SaamiAncient Lives ……………………56Chapter 13 Penguin Feather Fabric Wild Ideas …………………………61Chapter 14 Computer Mouse TrapWild Ideas …………………………66Glossary …………………………………………………………………………………………72

Chapter 1Amber― Earthly Treasures ―Ⅰ Warming Up
AWatch the DVD before class and choose the word which isrelated to each picture.

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）decoration /Bpollen /static electricity /resinAsk your partner the following questions and write his or her answer inthe boxes.
QuestionsAnswers1 What precious stones do you know?
2 Why do you think they attract people?

—1—Ⅱ Vocabulary CheckIdentify the part of speech and choose the most appropriate definition.
1. There are many myths about amber.
2. A variety of seashells are washed up on the shore.
3. A large hurricane hurt the coastline trees.
4. You can fix the jewelry box with glue.
5. A mosquito is frozen in stone.
6. This book contains a lot of useful information.
7. There used to be dinosaurs in Japan.
8. The stones can be remarkable windows to our past.

WordPart ofSpeech Def.

a. to cause an injury
1mythb. to harden

2wash upc. out of the ordinary

3hurt

4glue

5freezef. to have inside

6containg. a sticky substance used for joiningthings together

7dinosaur

8remarkabled. to leave something on the beache. an ancient storyh. a large animal that lived millions ofyears ago（名詞 noun ＝ n. 動詞 verb ＝ v. 形容詞 adjective ＝ adj.

—2—副詞 adverb ＝ adv.）Chapter 1AmberⅢ Visual ComprehensionWatch the DVD and choose the most appropriate answer for the followingquestions.
1. What is amber made of?
a. crystalb. resinc. clay2. Who believed that amber fell from the setting sun?
a. the Chineseb. the ancient Greeks c. the Dominicans3. What does the Greek word elektron mean?
a. static electricityb. from the sunc. mysterious power4. Where is much amber mined now?
a. Greeceb. the Baltic coastc. the Dominican Republic5. What could an animal body in amber contain?
a. a dinosaur’s eggb. pollenc. some DNAⅣ True or False

2Listen to the statements on the DVD and decide whether they are true or false.
1. True/False2. True

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/False—3—Ⅴ Grammar and Usage
AListen to the DVD and write down each sentence.

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3. The resin andKey Points1. make A from B2. how ＋ S ＋ V3. whatever ＝ anything thatBPut the words in the right order.

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from / Greeks / about 5,000 years ago / wine / grapes / made2. Many scientists.

died out / have tried / dinosaurs / how3. Whatever/ to explain.

yours / find / you / is / on the beach—4—Chapter 1Ⅵ SummaryAmber

4Fill in the blanks using the words below to complete the summary.
Amber is a precious stone which was originally ( 1) tree resin inancient times. Over millions of years the resin has gradually tur ned into) amber, and people have been fascinated by its (3(2) beautyfor more than 13,000 years. Some amber has ancient living things, such as insects) condition, and therefore there is a possibilityand plants, inside it, in (4that they could contain some DNA. Amber could be (5) to understandour past.
a. mysteriousb. helpfulc. perfectd. stickye. solidⅦ Today’s ProverbTry to remember the following frequently used English proverb by saying italoud five, or more, times.

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