Welcome to the Unit 3 page of Ramping Up your English! This is our first Social Studies Unit, and it’s fitting that is should features the first Americans. The language functions of relating events are the main focus of this unit. We use English words and phrases to relate events in the past and present, as well as possible events (or at least aspirations) of the future.
Learn about the fascinating topic of Native Americans while improving your language skills. Intermediate English learners – click below to choose an episode.
Episode 79 Unit Overview
Episode 80 Since Time immemorial
Episode 81 Past Perfect Verbs
Episode 82 Cougar Mountain Cave
Episode 83 Present Perfect Verbs
Episode 84 Verb Modifiers/Adverbs
Episode 85 Ancient Ones
Episode 86 Past Progressive Verbs
Episode 87 Ancestors Part 1
Episode 88 Unit Vocabulary 2 and Cahokia
Episode 89 Ancestors Part 2
Episode 90 The Calm
Episode 91 Before
Episode 92 Comparing Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive Verb
Episode 93 1491 Part 1 Pre-Columbus
Episode 94 1491 Part 2 Before Columbus
Episode 95 Flint Napping
Episode 96 The Storm
Episode 97 Vocabulary 3
Episode 98 If
Episode 99 Los Españoles
Episode 100 Al North
Episode 101 Al Sur
Episode 102 Missions
Episode 103 Nouvelle France
Episode 104 Comparing and Contrasting
Episode 105 English and Dutch
Episode 106 Borders
Episode 107 United
Episode 108 Removal
Episode 109 Great Plains
Episode 110 Divided
Episode 111 Mythical West
Episode 112 Reservations
Episode 113 California
Episode 114 Pacific Northwest
Episode 115 Oregon
Episode 116 Takelma
Episode 117 Native American Baskets
Episode 118 Native American Food
Episode 119 Native American Homes
Episode 120 Images on Canvas