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5. 
Read again and answer the questions.
a. 
What are Achuar houses like?
b. 
How do families learn about their heritage?
c. 
What traditions and rituals do the Achuar people have?
d. 
What are the gardens in Achuar villages used for?
e. 
How do Achuars make a living?
6. 
In pairs, discuss the questions. 
a. 
What do you find interesting about this tribe of indigenous people?
b. 
What does this tribe teach us about life and happiness?
Glossary
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thatched: 
de paja
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dream: 
sueño
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blowgun: 
cerbatana
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hook: 
gancho
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basket: 
cesta
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give birth: 
dar a luz

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Listen
7. 
Listen to two reports from people who have visited indigenous communities in Colombia. Say 
what each person enjoyed the most. 
8. 
Listen again. Which person mentions the following things, Filip or Claire? 
a. 
making paints 
d.
the accommodation
b. 
learning dances 
e.
respecting the environment
c. 
a traditional drink 
f.
traditional food
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9. 
Look at the sentences. For each sentence, answer the questions.
1. 
While we were walking, we heard a noise in a tree.
2. 
When I was trekking there, I visited the Kogi people.
a. 
Which action started first?