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• ☐ ☐ ☐ nomadic exp. - moving from place to place; with no permanent home
• ☐ ☐ ☐ roam exp. - wander over a large area
• ☐ ☐ ☐ vast exp. - extremely large
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fond of exp. - liking; enjoying
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cannabis exp. - marijuana; a drug made from the hemp plant
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tomb exp. - a place where the dead are buried
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ingest exp. - take into the body
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be buried exp. - be put in the ground after death
• ☐ ☐ ☐ excavate exp. - dig up carefully to find ancient things
• ☐ ☐ ☐ monumental exp. - huge and impressive
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a burial mound exp. - a hill of earth built over graves [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ diameter exp. - the distance across a circle [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a seed exp. - the part of a plant that grows into a new plant
• ☐ ☐ ☐ preserved exp. - kept in good condition
• ☐ ☐ ☐ active compounds exp. - chemicals that have an effect
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stem from exp. - come from
• ☐ ☐ ☐ consume exp. - eat, drink, or smoke
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tissue exp. - the material that makes up the body
• ☐ ☐ ☐ can't tell exp. - can't know for sure
• ☐ ☐ ☐ inhalation exp. - breathing smoke in
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ingestion exp. - taking into the body by eating or drinking
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cast doubt on exp. - make people unsure about
• ☐ ☐ ☐ clear cut exp. - obvious; certain
• ☐ ☐ ☐ airborne exp. - carried in the air
• ☐ ☐ ☐ psychoactive use exp. - using something that changes the mind
• ☐ ☐ ☐ intentional exp. - done on purpose
• ☐ ☐ ☐ elevated exp. - higher than normal
• ☐ ☐ ☐ THC exp. - the chemical in cannabis that causes a high

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression

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1. According to the new paper, what is the likely conclusion about the Scythians?
   They traded cannabis with neighboring peoples
   They grew cannabis to feed their animals
   They quite possibly smoked cannabis
   They used cannabis only as medicine
   
   
2. Where is the tomb located?
   Northern Mongolia
   Southern Mongolia
   Northern Siberia
   Southern Siberia
   
   
3. When did the team begin excavating the tomb?
   2017
   2007
   2022
   1997
   
   
4. About how wide is the burial mound?
   14 meters
   40 meters
   140 meters
   400 meters
   
   
5. What did the researchers find throughout the central burials?
   Tiny bits of burnt wood
   Tiny pieces of gold
   Tiny black seeds
   Tiny clay beads
   
   
6. What did the team find a few hours after the seeds?
   Ancient writing
   Animal bones
   Human hair
   Clay pipes
   
   
7. What did the tests on the hair show?
   Active compounds from cannabis
   Signs of a serious illness
   Evidence of poisoning
   Traces of alcohol
   
   
8. What can't the researchers tell from the evidence in the tissue?
   Whether the cannabis was inhaled or ingested
   Whether the person used cannabis regularly
   How much cannabis was buried in the tomb
   How old the person was when they died
   
   
9. Why does Dr. Kaspari say cannabis on the hair would still point to psychoactive use?
   It means the tomb was built on a cannabis field.
   The hair had been dyed with cannabis.
   Seeds were found stuck to the hair.
   It means someone burned it.
   
   
10. How does Dr. Kaspari describe the cannabis from the tomb?
    A farmed type brought in from the south
    A wild form with naturally high THC
    A weak type with almost no THC
    A hybrid bred by the Scythians
    
    
11. What does Dr. Kaspari say about cannabis near the tomb today?
    A lot of it still grows not far away.
    It is illegal so it can't be tested.
    It has been completely wiped out
    It is protected by law.
    
    

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Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

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1. Now they've found what they say is evidence that those buried inside had somehow [ consumed ] the drug.

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2. And then just a few hours later, we found [ keep intact ] human hair, which is incredibly rare.

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3. We did find active compounds, cannabinoids, that [ come from ] cannabis.

   [ stem from ]

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4. When you [ eat or smoke ] cannabis, part of these active compounds get built into your tissue.

   [ consume ]

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5. It was pretty [ obvious ] to us.

   [ clear cut ]

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6. Even if it's on the hair, that means that the cannabis compounds were at some point [ in the air ], which means somebody has actually burned it.

   [ airborne ]

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7. That indicates still psychoactive use because the burning was very likely [ on purpose ].

   [ intentional ]

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8. It seems to have been a wild form that naturally had [ higher than normal ] levels of THC.

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new / paper / suggest / Scythian / possibly / fond / smoke / cannabis

A new paper suggests (that) the Scythians [were possibly/possibly were] fond of smoking cannabis.

Scythian / be / nomadic / people / who / roam / vast / grassland / northern / Asia / near / 3000 / year / ago

The Scythians were a nomadic people who roamed the vast grasslands of northern Asia nearly 3,000 years ago.

researcher / analyze / Scythian / tomb / southern / Siberia / several / year

Researchers [have been analyzing/have analyzed] a Scythian tomb in southern Siberia for several years.

since / 2017 / team / excavate / monumental / burial / mound

Since 2017, the team [has excavated/has been excavating] a monumental burial mound.

they / find / tiny / black / seed / that / turn / out / be / cannabis

They found tiny black seeds that turned out to be cannabis.

few / hour / later / they / find / preserve / human / hair / which / contain / trace / cannabis

A few hours later, they found preserved human hair which contained traces of cannabis.

however / researcher / not / tell / it / inhale / or / ingest

However, (the) researchers can't tell [if/whether] it was inhaled or ingested.

some / people / cast / doubt / hair / evidence / say / it / be / science / weak

Some people cast doubt on the hair evidence, saying (that) it is scientifically weak.

however / Kaspari / say / evidence / be / clear/ cut / because / airborne / compound / indicate / someone / burn / cannabis / intentional

However, Kaspari says (that) the evidence is clear cut because airborne compounds indicate (that) someone [burned/burnt] the cannabis intentionally.

wild / cannabis / still / grow / near / tomb / today

Wild cannabis still grows near the tomb today.

1. What did the researchers find in the Scythian tomb in southern Siberia?
2. Some people doubt the hair evidence. Do you find Dr. Kaspari's explanation convincing? Why or why not?
3. The researchers can't tell whether the cannabis was inhaled or ingested. How do you think they could find out?
4. Why do you think the Scythians used cannabis? Do you think it was for medicine, religion, or fun?
5. Is cannabis legal in your country? How do people there feel about it?