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VOCABULARY
lack of privacy show somebody up embarrassing act like a baby treat do teenage things be on one’s own
A Family
Your father’s mother is your grandmother. What do you call these people?
your mother’s father your father’s sister your father’s brother’s son your sister’s daughter your mother’s second husband (who is not your father) your father’s grandmother your son’s wife your daughter’s daughter your brother’s wife your mother’s brother
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A FAMILY
ONE’S PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, UNCLES, AUNTS, ETC A GROUP OF ONE OR USUALLY TWO ADULTS AND THEIR CHILDREN LIVING IN THE SAME HOME HAS THINGS TOGETHER…LIKE DREAMS AND HOPES AND POSSESSIONS AND MEMORIES AND SMILES… A PLACE WHERE LOVE AND FAITH DWELL…
AMISH COMMUNITY
The Amish are a religious group in the USA that lives in a traditional way, mainly by farming and doesn’t want to use modern technology.
There are about 145,000 Amish people in the US.
Amish communities can be found in 22 American states.
AMISH COMMUNITY
Walking into an Amish community is like going back in time. You’ll see girls in long dresses, horses pulling buggies, and homes lit by kerosene lamps. Amish people lead a simple way of life centered around faith and family. They speak a language called Pennsylvania Dutch, or Amish, which sounds like German.
AMISH MEN
Men and boys wear dark-coloured suits, plain shirts and black or straw broad-brimmed hats. Belts, sweaters, ties and gloves forbidden. They do not have moustaches, but they grow beards after they get married. Men marry at the age of early 20th. Their hobby is sport.
AMISH WOMEN
Amish women and girls wear plain dresses. They also wear aprons and bonnets as a sign of their respect for God. They never wear jewelry or make up. Amish girls never cut their hair. Women usually marry at 17 or 18. Their occupation is housekeeping, hobby is hand-made wares.
AMISH FAMILY
Community members are expected to marry and have families. They can only marry other Amish. Wedding dates for the Amish are in November or December, when the harvest has been completed. Men and women follow traditional gender roles.
OLD AMISH FAMILY
They often have large families, about 8 or 10 children. Divorce is forbidden. The Amish traditional family provides much of the education for the child. Although the formal education ends after they finish the eighth grade, then the boys will work with the father in the fields. The girls work inside the home and garden, alongside the mother.
A FAMILY CHART
AMISH VICTORIAN FAMILY TYPICAL BRITISH FAMILY TYPICAL RUSSIAN FAMILY ROYAL FAMILY FAMOUS FAMILY ADVANTAG ES DISADVAN TAGES CHILDREN HOBBY OCCUPA TION DIVORCE
AN IDEAL FAMILY, WHAT IS IT?
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