Unit2Peopleonthemove●ProjectMakingaclassroomdisplayPartA:ReadingIntroduction:Thereadingmaterialiswebsitearticleaboutagroupofpeoplewhoarespreadoutallaroundtheworld.ThispartisdesignedtogiveyouachancetopracticeyourEnglishbycompletingaproject.Duringthecourseoftheprojectyouwilldiscusswhatshouldbeincludedinyourdisplayandhowtoorganizethefactstheyfound.Inordertofinishtheproject,youwillneedtocooperateandtocompleteeachpartoftheprojecttogether.Byconductingtheactivitiesinthispart,youwillgetsomeinformationaboutdifferentpeopleandthehistoryoftheirdistinctculture.1.Answerthefollowingquestions:Doyouknowthatthereisagroupofpeopleintheworldwhokeeptravelingfromplacetoplace?HaveyoueverreadsomebooksorwatchedsomefilmsorTVprogrammesaboutthesepeople?Doyouknowwhotheyareandwhytheyarealwaystraveling?2.Readtheguidelinesandwebsitearticle.Answerthefollowingquestions.1).whatdoestheword’wander’meanandwhatdoesthetitle’thewonderingRoma’mean?2).Whatdoyouthinkthearticleisgoingtotellusafterreadingthefirstparagraphs?Answers:1.Theword’wander’meanstomoveaboutorfromplacetoplacewithoutanypurpose.Fromtheguidelines,wecanknowthetitlereferstothegroupofpeople,theRoma,whokeepmovingfromplacetoplace.2.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknowthatthearticleisaboutthehistoryoftheRomaincludingtheirsocietyandlanguage,andthehistoricalandpoliticalreasonsfortheirmovement.3.ReadthearticleandfindouttheinformationaboutthehistorypftheRoma.DuringWorldWarⅡ1001—12001500—18001930until1973inthe1970s用心爱心专心LeftIndiainseveralwavesLawspassedbanningtheRomainmostEuropeancountriesYoungchildrentakenawayformtheirparentsinSwitzerlandInternationalRomaniUnionrecognizedbytheUnitedNationalOriginallylivedinnorthernIndiaKilledinlargenumbersbytheNazis4.ReadthearticleoncemoretopointoutthetwoaspectsofreasonsfortheRoma’smovement.Forreference:●thehistoricalreasonsfortheirmovementTheywerenomadic,meaningthattheytraveledbetweenseverallocationsduringtheyear.TheRomahavetraditionallyresistedmakingpermanenthomes.●thepoliticalreasonsfortheirmovementTheyobjectedtobecomingcitizensofonecountryandbeingforcedtovoteandpaytaxe.Theyrefusedtosubmittoanygovernmentregulations,preferringtoengageintradeandlivepeacefully.TheyhadabadreputationinEuropeasliarsandwitches,andsomeoftheRomapretendedtobereligiouspilgrims.TheyhavebeensentawaytootherpartsoftheworldbecauseofthecollisionbetweenEuropeancultureandthatofRoma.TheyGermanNaziPartyplottedtowipetheRomaoutbecausetheyidentifiedtheRomaasadangerousgroup.PartB:1.Readthepassageagainandaskeachgrouptodiscussthefollowingquestions:1).WhatdifferencesareidentifiedinthearticlethatshowstheRomaareadistinctculturalgroup?2).WhatexamplesaregiventhatshowEuropean’sprejudiceAgainsttheRomathroughouthistory?Sampleanswers:1.ThearticlementionsthattheRomaarenomadicandthattheyhadadistinctnativelanguage.Theyalsoprefertoliveinclosedgroupsanddislikemakingpermanenthomesandsubmittingtoanygovernment.ThesedifferencesshowthattheRomaareadistinctculturalgroup.2.ManyEuropeansdislikedtheRoma’sappearanceastheywereofteninrags.TheRoma’straditions,suchasfortunetellingalsocausedpeopletothinkofthemaswitches.SomeRomaalsofalselyclaimedtobepilgrimsinordertogetfoodandmanypeoplethoughttheRomawereliars.LawswereinnearlyeveryEuropeancountrybanningtheRoma.DuringWorldWarⅡ,manyRomawerekilledbytheGermanNaziparty,andinSwitzerlandRomachildrenweretakenawayfromtheirparentsuntil1973.2.Groupwork.DiscusstheothersixquestionsofPartB.Homework:1.ReadthepassageinprojectandtrytoremembersomethingabouttheRoma.2.SurftheInternetandgainmoreinformationaboutRoma.用心爱心专心