Listening Comprehension the Amish Paradise

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Student’s

Worksheet

Class :  UNDERSTANDING THE RECORDING GENERAL COMPREHENSION 

Listen to the recording once and complete the table.

Nature of the document

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Number of people talking Their Names and roles

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Name of the programme  Main topic 

DETAILED COMPREHENSION

PART 1 ( I 

suppose so

)

Tick  the exact location of the community .

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They live in

Lancaster  Manchester  County  Country  , in South Virginia  Pennsylvania  

Listen for information about their way of life . a- Tick the

things the

Amish people are familiar with . (the

things they have) Farmhouses  modern farm technology  wood stoves  wells  telephones  electricity  central heating  indoor water pipes  cars  buggies  horses 

b- Complete these quotations with words that refer to the

Past

you hear which

.

- “It was like a trip …………………………………………………………………………………” - “The Amish live much like ……………………………………………………………………….” c- Choose the right answer :

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The Amish have no

a lot of

 a little 

contact with the outside world.

d-Using the information you have just found , explain what

you

have learnt so far about the Amish way of life .

PART 2 ( ten 

per cent of the population.

)

Find out how this community makes a living.

a- Listen and circle the words you hear in each category. crops

corn – peas – peanuts – rice – cotton – tobacco - coconuts

Farm animals

sheep – cows – donkeys – pigs – turkeys – horses – rabbits – chickens

b- Find the following information :

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an activity each family does on its own :

…………………………………………………………… 

Two things they do together as

…………………………… c-

a community :

……………………………… Amish make

Now explain how the

a living and the role of the

community in their lives .

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Listen to information about the past of this community . a- Pick out references to countries, places and religion. Countries and Places

b- Identify the

Religion

dates and numbers and say what they refer

to . 

………………………………..

and ……………………………………

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………………………………..

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………………………………..

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c- Find a synonym for “the Amish”

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They are also known

as

the

……………………………………………………………… d- Using the elements above, complete the following paragraph ( one blank = one word) The Amish , also known as the ………………………………………………………….., emigrated from their home countries of ……………………………………………… and …………………………………………… in the ………………… and …………………………………………… to come to live in the d-  Tick the correct answer . “He’s all of thirty-one” means : ………………………… .  He’s already one .  He belongs to a battalion of 31 They left because of ……………………………… soldiers .  All the soldiers are 31. …………………………………………. . Many decided to settle in the state of

…………………………………………… because they were promised ……………………… . After all these years they still speak …………………………………… .

PART 3 ( end. ) Today about ………………………… Amish live in  Listen to information about the Past of this community . ………………………………………….. county. a- Find words and expressions linked to the two following

lexical fields. Conflict

Religion

b- Circle the words that you hear to complete the sentence . 

They believe that

people with

Christians must always treat other

respect / tolerance/ love

/justice/gentleness.

and

generosity

c- Pick out 2 jobs mentioned : - …………………………………………………………… - …………………………………………………………… d- Say how the

Amish feel about these jobs. Use elements you

have found above to explain why.