U2M10正ThewanderingRomany.ppt

◆Going over the text on P30-31 and carry out the following tasks: Task1: Tell whether the following statements are True or False 1. The Romany are associated most with moving and travelling. 2. The Romany are thought to have their origins in India, with their written history clarifying it clearly. 3. The main characteristic of the Romany is that they don’t stay settled long in one place, resisting making permanent homes. 4. Having traditions of their own, the Romany resist adopting the languages and religions of the places they move to, having none of the local traditions. 5. In the past the Romany were done great wrong due to their different lifestyle. 6. Today, the topic of the Romany remains controversial, the peace between them and many Asian countries being tentative at best. Task2: Task-based reading Title: The wandering Romany ● Introduction: This article gives a(n)1____________ for the history of the Romany and their movement. Their origins: ●They are thought to have first come from India. Over time, they split into different groups,2_________into many countries. ●However, it is hard to be 3__________ about the population without any written history 4_________ their origins. Their culture: ●They are often 5_________ to as travellers for not staying 6__________ in one place. ●They prefer to stay in small groups, not 7_________ themselves to any government. ●They have been 8___________ as fortune- tellers, predicting others’ future. ●Having their own traditions, they still 9_______ the local traditions. Their unfair 10____________: ●Frequently moving, they gained a 11______ as thieves. ●The 12__________ of their culture with Europeans’ 12_______ in many nations taking action against them. ●Families were 13__________ up, women forbidden from hav