1. Work in pairs. Do the quiz. The Aztecs used cocoa beans to make a chocolate drink, and as dice when they played board games. The Aztecs ate a lot of meat and fish. They also ate insects and frogs. People loved watching the ‘Dance of the Flyers.’ You can still see this ancient ceremony in Mexico today. The Aztecs didn’t have paper. Instead, they wrote on stone. Many English words like tomato, chocolate, avocado and chilli come from the Aztec language. There was no popcorn or chewing gum in the time of the Aztecs.

Перевод задания: Работайте в парах. Выполните викторину. Верны или неверны утверждения об ацтеках?

1. True. Cocoa beans were used to make a chocolate drink and as counters in games. (Верно. Какао-бобы использовали для приготовления шоколадного напитка и как игровые фишки.)
2. True. Their diet included meat, fish, insects and frogs. (Верно. В их рацион входили мясо, рыба, насекомые и лягушки.)
3. True. The ceremony is still performed in Mexico. (Верно. Этот обряд до сих пор проводится в Мексике.)
4. False. The Aztecs wrote on paper made from tree bark, not only on stone. (Неверно. Ацтеки писали на бумаге из древесной коры, а не только на камне.)
5. True. These words came into English from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs. (Верно. Эти слова пришли в английский язык из науатля — языка ацтеков.)
6. False. The Aztecs had popcorn; the statement’s claim about chewing gum is also misleading, since people in ancient Mesoamerica chewed chicle. (Неверно. У ацтеков был попкорн; утверждение о жевательной резинке также вводит в заблуждение: жители древней Мезоамерики жевали чикле.)

Audio is not provided, so the answers cannot be checked against the recording. (Аудиозапись не приложена, поэтому сверить ответы с ней невозможно.)