牛津高中英语 ( 模块十 · 高三上学期 )

The Wandering Romany 板块：教学设计 —— 课件 Unit 2 Project

Unit 2 课件描述： 1.Help students get to know some important information about the Romany. 2.Learn some important words and expressions.

Lead-in Who are those people in the pictures? The Romany.

Fast reading What is this article aimed to do? To explain the history of the Romany and some of the reasons for their movement.

Listening What are the places the Romany have traveled?

northern India (Pakistan) Egypt Iran in a roundabout way

Task-based reading What are talked about in the article? The Wandering Romany history languageCulture (music, dancing) traditions way of life experiences of the group

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.

1 ． This article mainly tells us______________. A.how the Romany become what they are today B. where the Romany are from C. about the origin of the Romany D. about the first Romany in India 2. Suppose you are traveling in Europe and see some of the Romany, the first thing you want to do is___________. A. play cards with them B. ask them when you will be rich C. drive them away D. call the police

3. What is not mentioned in the article? A. Norway once passed laws to take the Romany children away from their mothers. B. The French government decided to drive the Romany away from France. C. The Nazis hunted and killed many of the Romany during World War Ⅱ. D. The Romany language was forbidden to use in Spain.

4. Thanks to the efforts made by the United Nations, _________. A. relations between the Romany and Europeans are better now then before B. relations between the Romany and Europeans are more controversial than before C. relations between the Romany and Europeans are even worse than before D. relations between the Romany and Europeans are permanently better than before

Main idea Details Their history and langua ge It is thought that their first ⑴ departure place was India, from where they began their wandering life, and they have been wandering around Europe and Asia for nearly 10 centuries. They have their own language but no ⑵ written history and no one ⑶ exactly knows the number of them. Their travelli ng culture They don’t stay in a place ⑷ forever/permanently, and always moved to another place by carriage in the past, but now by truck or coach. They don’t like to have any ⑸ nationalities of the countries they move to. They have rich and diverse culture, so they have ⑹ appeared in many stores, books and films.

Their rights They were ⑺ looked down upon because of their different, strange traditions, their worn and shabby clothes and their darker skin. They were ⑻ regarded/considered/seen as thieves, even pests. Many nations took action against them, like banning them from entering. Their future relations The relations with the Romany have ⑼ improved a lot. But the Romany will have a long way to go before all the nations ⑽ tolerate them.

Step 5. Useful expression 1.split into different groups 2.spread into many countries 3.refer to …. as 4.be not considered polite 5.stay settled for a long period of time 6.move on to another places 7.resist making permanent homes 8.prefer to stay in small groups 9.rich and diverse 10.be known for fortune-telling

11. gain a reputation as… 12. collision of cultures 13. take action against them 14. break up their families 15. join the army 16. live in terror 17. classify…as 18. put into institutions 19. be tentative at best 20. have prejudice against somebody