UNIT 6B
THE AMISH DON’T POLLUTE THE EARTH
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Read the text once and do the exercise below. Which paragraph talks about
1. what technology the Amish use? 2. when the Amish moved to North America? 3. what they sell to tourists? 4. how they dress? 5. what their way of life is based on? READING
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A Can you imagine life without cars, TVs, computers, the Internet or cinemas and night clubs? If you happen to travel through Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, you will meet people who live without all these things. They don’t have electricity and they use horses instead of cars. This is the way that the Amish, as they call themselves, have chosen to live.
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B The Amish are a religious group that was started in the 1720s in Europe. They are united by their beliefs. As a result of persecution, the Amish began to immigrate to North America in the 18th century. Three quarters of all Amish are located in just three states: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. Most of them live in rural areas.
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The Bible is the sacred book of the Amish people. In addition to the Bible, there are unwritten rules on which Amish people base their morals and way of life. Traditions have been passed down from generation to generation and have kept the Amish lifestyle stable. An Amish is taught to be reserved, modest, calm, quiet, and to respect others in the community. They are taught a modest way of acting, talking, dressing, and walking. There are regulations about customs such as dress. Men wear black suits, plain shirts and black hats and look like they are from the eighteenth century. Women don’t follow fashion trends and are not allowed to cut their hair, or wear jewellery or make-up.
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D Amish people keep the outside world out of their lives and they live independently in their own communities. Amish parents don’t like their children going to large schools away from their farming community. They even have their own schools, which usually have only one classroom with an
