牛津译林版高中英语模块十Unit2教学课件：Project.ppt

* 1. Do you know that there is a group of people in the world who keep travelling from place to place? 2. Do you know why they are always travelling? What are they doing? They are wandering all over the world. Where are they? They are on a vast grassland. Do you want to know more about the Romany? Read the text ‘The wandering Romany’ and answer the following questions. What is this article aimed to do? To explain the history of the Romany and the reasons for their movement. Fast Reading 1. Where did the Romany first come from? The Romany are thought to have first come from India. Careful Reading Their main characteristic is that they do not stay settled for a long period of time, and always move on to another place. 2. What is the Romany’s main characteristic? During World War II, the Romany, along with gays and Jews, lived in terror. The Nazis classified them as a dangerous group, and followed a systematic policy of hunting and killing them in large numbers. 3. What happened to the Romany during the second World War? 4. What are some modern nations trying to do? Some modern nations are now trying to help the Romany preserve their history, language and culture. What did you learn about the Romany after reading? Group work probably first from India now in many countries, mostly in Europe no written history about 60 varieties of their own languages population about 9.8 million Romany history, language and population always on the move choose not to become citizens in any country they move to stay in small groups wear traditional clothes and jewellery love music known for fortune-telling know many different trades Romany distinctive culture were not trusted and were discriminated against because of their clothes and skin looked down upon as thieves or pests The troubles Romany have faced made laws to try to break up their families and to force them to settle, to force men and boys to join the army and to work, to forbid women to have children, to