Living with the Amish 2 of 6

Learn about the industrial revolution.

Hello students, I want you to see this video about Amish people in the U.S. to comment about the use of technology among them.

Amish people are a group of migrants´ decendents who live in some states of the US and the south of Canada. Most of them do not accept technology. A group of British students go to one of their community and live enjoyable experiences with them.

Watch the video ‘Living with the Amish’ until the minute 16. Answer the questions.

1.-In the video, what does the family make a living of?

2.-How do they build their houses?

3.-Do Amish people use technology?

4.-What kind of clothes do they wear?

5.-Do Amish children under 16 years old work? if yes. where?

6.-When do their children leave school?

7.-Do they use cellphones, radios and TVs in their free time? if yes, How do they enjoy free time?

8.-Do you consider Amish people are part of globalization? Explain you answer.

9.-Would you like to live among them?

Leave your comments.

Now, relate what would happen if Amish people accepted technology created after the Industrial Revolution.

1.-Where did Industrial Revolution start?

2.-Would errors lead people to create new things?

3.-Did people in the countryside change their life´s style?

4.-Who invented the steam machine?

5.-What kind of production changed with Richard Arkwright´s invention?

6.-How technology created with the industrial revolution changed people´s lives?

Now answer the questions in your notebooks and bring them to the class to discuss them in a class discussion.

Do not forget to leave your comments.