Focus on the following words and phrases

1. precise adj.

2. systematic adj.

3. collision n

4. controversial adj.

5. shabby adj.

6. clarify vt.

7. council n.

8. approximately adv.

9. origin n.

准确的，确切的系统的，蓄意的 冲突，抵触有争议的

破旧的，衣衫褴褛的阐明 , 澄清理事会，委员会

大约， 大概起源

10. term n.11.carriage n.12. diverse adj.13. jewellery n.14.represent vt.15.predict vt.16.institution n.17.incident n.18.tolerate vt.19.predudice n.20.rob vt.21. characteristic

称呼，术语，学期马车多种多样的珠宝

描绘，呈现，代表预报，预知机构事件忍受偏见抢劫特点，特色

The wandering RomanyThe wandering Romany

Lead-in

Who are those people in the pictures?The Romany （ Gypsies ） .

How do they travel?

By caravan ( 大篷车 ).

By showing performances & fortune telling.

How do they make a living?

____________ of the Romany ___________ for Romany’s movementReasons

History

subtitles

Asian origins

A travelling culture

Romany rights

Future relations

What is this article aimed to do?

Asian origins Read this part and focus attention

on their history ,language

and population

History first from _________

now in many countries,

mostly in __________;

No __________ history;

Languages ________________________

Population _________________

India

Europe

writtenabout 60 varieties of their own;

about 9.8 million

A travelling culture Read this part and try to find out

the main characteristics of their culture

Their cultureTheir culture• Always_____________; • Choose _____________________in any

country they move to; • Stay in _________groups; • Focus on _________families and

on_______________________________;• Know many different__________;• Love__________;• Predict ____________________

on the movenot to become citizens

small

largewearing traditional clothes and jewellery

trades

music

a person’s future

Romany rights? Read this part and answer the

following questions

• 1 Why did the Romany suffer prejudice?

Because the way they dressed and looked are different and unacceptable.

• 2 what kind of reputation did they gain?

They gained a reputation as thieves, who robbed people, moved away and then difficult to find.

Future relation

Read this part and complete the

following short passage (one word

for each blank)

In the past ,many countries passed their laws trying to make the Romany ______________ their traditions.

_________________ to the efforts of United Nations and some modern nations, the relations between Romany and Europeans are taking a turn for the __________, while today the topic of Romany continues is __________________ and the __________ still happens. The United Nations has ___________ the Romany as a unique group, and some modern nations are trying to help the Romany _________ their history, language and culture.

preserve

incidents

better

recognized

controversial

Due

abandon

Reading

1. Where did the Romany first come

from?2. What is the Romany’s main

characteristic?3. What happened to the Romany during

the second World War?4. What are some modern nations trying

to do?

Reading

The Romany are thought to have first come from India.

1. Where did the Romany first come from?

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?

Reading

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?

Reading

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.

Task-based reading

What are talked about in the article?

The Wandering

Romany

history

language Culture (music, dancing)

traditions

way of lifeexperiences of the group

No group is associated more with moving and travelling than the Romany, who haveBeen wandering around Europe and Asia.

罗姆人与迁移和旅行紧密相连，在这方面没有那个民族能与他们相比 , 他们在欧洲和亚洲流浪。

The Nazis classified them as a dangerous group, and followed a systematic policy of hunting and killing them in large numbers.

纳粹将他们列为危险群体，随之而来的是制定有计划有步骤的的政策来大量逮捕并杀害他们

The topic of the Romany will continue to be controversial, and the peace between them and many Europeans is tentative at best.

有关罗姆人的话题将继续会引发争议，罗姆人和大多数欧洲人之间的和平充其量只是暂时的。

1.The Romany are thought to _______(come) from

India.

thought that the Romany came from India.

2.Over the centuries, they split into different groups with different names, ______(spread)into many countries mostly in Europe.

It is ______________________________ .

3. They also developed their own language, ______ there are now approximatelysixty varieties.

A. from which B. which C. that D. of which

have come

spreading

D

4. Their main characteristic is that they do not

stay ________(settle) for a long period of time,

and always move onto another place .

6.They resist __________(make) permanent homes, and choose not to become citizens of the countries that they moved to.

settled

5. In the past they lived in carriages _______(pull) by horses, but nowadays they often use trucks or coaches.

pulled

making

7. Others thought they were pests, ________(move) to free areas of land and always looking for jobs.

moving

8.This collision of cultures beween Europeans and the Romany led to many nations _______(take) action against them, even banningRomany groups from entering.

taking

9. Men and boys were made _________(join) in the army or work, and women __________(forbid) from having children.

to joinforbidden

10. In Spain, laws were passed _________(forbid) the use of the Romany languageand the wearing of their traditional clothes.

forbidding

1. We’re just trying to reach a point ____

both sides will sit down together and

talk. （ 2006 山东） A. where B. that

C. when D. which

A

2. Many people who had seen the film

were afraid to go to the forest when

they remembered the scenes ____

people were eaten by the tiger. (2005 广

东 )

A. in which B. by which

C. which D. that

A

1. What effect do you think the recent boom in

the number of private cars will have on our

lives?

2. Many people believe that the problem of

brain drain will become even worse.

3. Bored with Judy’s talking, John put on his

coat and headed for the door.

4. To cater to everyone’s demand, the

headmaster decided to keep the library

open till 10 p.m.

5. In the past 30 years, he was always on the

move. Now that he has retired, he would

like to settle down in a quiet village.

6. Tom ran into the kitchen in a rush, slipping

on the wet floor.

7. In the past when there was no adversting, p

roducts had to be promoted by word of mo

uth.

8. If we don’t know about Western culture, we

will feel it doesn’t make sense to do so.

1.What’s the main charactristic of the

Romany culture? 2. What do the Romany strongly focus on in culture ？

3.Why did the Romany live in terror during World War II?

Scanning and skimming :

4. How is the relationship between the Romany and Europeans now?

5. How about their future relations?

Where did they travel?

Pakistan

Egypt

IranSpain

France

Germany

England

Phrases:1. 确定他们的起源和确切历史2. 对 .. 精确3. 称…为…4. 决定不做某事5. 非常重视…6. 接受他们所到国家的语言和宗教7. 对… 尊重8. 他们的着装风格和长相是人们歧视 的一个原因9. 频繁的迁移10. 得到了小偷的名声11. 交税

12. 禁止某人做13. 分裂家庭14. 成为社会的一部分15. 生活在恐惧中 .16. 得到认可17. 对…感到同情18. 趋向于对某人产生偏见