“The Amish” - reading and grammar

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The Amish live in Pennsylvania, USA. They came from Switzerland and Germany in the eighteenth century and live together on farms. Although they live just 240 kilometers from New York City, their lifestyle hasn’t really changed in the last 250 years. They’ve turned their backs on modern materialism: cars, high technology, videos, fax machines, etc. and they have very strict rules which they all have to follow.

Tasks

1. Write down the verbs. One example is given.




2. Use the phrases from 1 and complete the table below.




3. Complete with can or can’t.




4. Do you think the sentences are true (T) or false (F)? Read paragraph 3 and 4 and check your answers.

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