1 Unit Lessons for life Opener 1

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[1.1]
• Ask students to watch the first part of the video
(0.00 to 2.24) again and note answers to the questions.
Let students compare their answers in a pairs before
discussing as a class.
ANSWERS
1 They have seen a lot of change.
2 their words, their advice and their knowledge of 
the past; they are involved in planning at every level 
(local, government, etc.)
3 ‘Respect your elders.’
4 as nomadic hunters
5 orally (nothing was written down)
Background information
The Inuit /
ˈɪnjuɪt/ are a group of culturally similar 
indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of 
Greenland, Canada and Alaska.
Nunavut /
ˈnuːnəˌvʊt/ is the newest, largest, and 
northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated 
officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999.
Iqaluit /i
ˈkæluːɪt/ is the only city in icy Nunavut and is cut 
off by road or rail from the rest of Canada through the 
long, Arctic winters.
While you watch
3 
[1.1]
• Tell students they are going to watch the video and
check their ideas from Exercise 1. Play the whole video.
Let students compare their answers in pairs before
discussing as a class.
ANSWERS
The population is growing; there are more younger people 
and fewer elders.
The weather is cold.
Communications: people use cars, communication 
between people is oral (nothing is written down) and 
difficult (language barrier).
It looks like a hard way of life. The way of life is changing 
(from living on the land to a more community-based way 
of life).
Videoscript 
 
1.1
Part 1
0.28–0.49 Charlie Hi, my name is Charlie. Welcome to
Explore
. We’re in the Arctic. I’ve a great job. I travel to different
places and try to find positive people doing good things on the
planet. Then we help fund some of them. Now we’re doing
something on the Arctic. Here’s a photograph of the mayor.