Digitální učební materiál Projekt: Digitální učební materiály ve škole, registrační číslo projektu CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0527 Příjemce: Střední zdravotnická škola a Vyšší odborná škola zdravotnická, Husova 3, 371 60 České Budějovice Název materiálu: Culture Within Culture Amish and Native Americans Autor materiálu: Mgr. Jiřina Dorovínová Datum (období) vytvoření: 26.9.2012 Zařazení materiálu: Šablona: Inovace a zkvalitnění výuky prostřednictvím ICT (III/2) Tematická oblast: Culture of English Speaking Countries Sada: AJ4 Číslo DUM: 16 Předmět, ročník: AJ, 4. Ověření materiálu ve výuce: Datum ověření: 19.10.2012 Třída: ZDA4.A Ověřující učitel: Mgr. Jiřina Dorovínová Popis způsobu použití materiálu ve výuce: Výukový elektronický materiál, který je určen pro seznámení ţáků s národnostní a sociální menšinou Amishů a původními obyvateli USA v tematické oblasti kultura anglicky mluvících zemí. Ţák plní interaktivní úkoly a tím se dozvídá informace o probírané látce. Pracovní list je také určen ţákům pro individuální procvičení látky. Jeho součástí je i klíč správných řešení. Tento výukový materiál je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.
Who are the Amish? The Amish are groups of people who live in the United Sates and Canada. They choose to live separately from other communities. There are about 18,000 Amish in Pennsylvania, USA. The Amish don t use electricity and don t have cars. They are usually farmers. 2
Task 1: Look at these FAQs from a website about the Amish. Match them with the answers. a) What languages do the Amish speak? b) Do Amish children go to school? c) Why don t the Amish use electricity or cars? d) Do the Amish play musical instruments? e) Do children play games? f) Is the Amish calendar the same as ours? 1. The days of the week and the months of the year are the same. The Amish celebrate Christian holidays like Christmas or Easter. People usually get married in November, because it isn t a busy month. 2. The Amish don t play musical instruments. They sing. 3
3. The Amish speak three languages. At home they speak Pennsylvania Dutch a dialect of German. Their durch services are in German. They speak English to people from the outside Word. 4. Children play games. Often their parents play with them too. There isn t much time for ganes, because children have to do a lot of chores in the house and on the farm. 5. Amish children go to school with other Amish children. THey have school until the 8th grade (14 years old). They usually start work after this. 6. The Amish decided in 1919 that electricity was not necessary to their lives. They believe that TV and radio are unnecessary. They do not feel that cars are necessary. They use a horse and buggy. 4
Task 2: The Amish sometimes sometimes have fridges (gas-operated). There is often one telefone in a community. They don t have a lot of modern gadgets. Look at the list. Television Computers Mobile phones Washing machines Radios Talk in pairs. Which of these things would bet he most difficult to live without for you? Why? Tell me about it. 5
Native Americans Native Americans were often forced to live separately from other communities. They were treated very badly by Europeans who settled in America. The Europeans took their land and many Native Americans had to live in reservations. They were a long way from their native area. 6
Task 3. Cherokee! Read the information about the culture and lifestyle of the Cherokee. Choose the correct option to fill in the gaps. Musical instruments, red, popcorn, Oklahoma, 7, down The Cherokee is a Native American tribe. Many people say their name means fire. They are traditionally from 1). There are 2). different Cherokee clans. They have seven different directions not four. They are North, South, East, West, but also Up, 3) and Center. The Cherokee have four sacred colours: 4).., blue, black and white. The Cherokee never lived in tepees. Their houses were made of mud and wood. Today they live in normal houses, except some who live in traditional wooden houses. One of the traditional Cherokee foods was 5).. The men had tattoos. The traditional 6)... Were drums, flutes and trumpets. Today there are about 260,000 Cherokee. About 90,000 live in Cherokee Nation. 7
Key: Task 1: 1) f 2) d 3) a 4) e 5) b 6) c Task 3: 1) Oklahoma 2) 7 3) down 4) red 5) popcorn 6) musical instruments 8