The Amish

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The Amish
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Who are the people?
The Amish began as a small group of reform-minded
Mennonites along the southern Rhine River and in
Switzerland. They split from the main movement in
1693. The name of their group comes from their
founder Jacob Amman (1664 -1720).
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Where do they live ?
Some Amish migrated to the United States,
starting in the early 18th century. They
initially settled in Pennsylvania. Other waves of
immigrants became established in  New York,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri Ohio, and other
states
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What is unusual about their lifestyle?

• Life bases on the Bible.
• Amish live without telephones or televisions,
  electricity or cars.
• Everyone works on farms.
• They travel by horse or on foot.

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The Amish lifestyle
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Present simple tensenegative

• To make negative we use
• subject dont or doesnt infinitive

• The Amish

• dont have

telephones

• Rachel

• doesnt work

• in the house

• They

• dont work

• in an office

• The Amish

live
in the village
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What do you think of the Amish lifestyle?

• What I think are.