tech free life

A tech-free life

How do tech - free lifestyles face 21 st century challenges?

what is a tech-free life?

What are the challenges of the 21st century?

Have you heard of communities or lifestyles that are tech-free?

• People living in tiny houses or yurts
• People who willingly isolate themselves

II. Other minimalist lifestyles

I. Focus on the Amish

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What do these photos evoke ?Describe and Say anything you can.

Exemple de trace écrite :

We can see two photographs (/ˈfəʊtəgrɑːfs/ ) of Amish people walking. One can notice that all the people have similar plain clothes : the women wear long dresses that cover their shoulders, arms and legs, bonnets on their heads and aprons. The men wear plain shirts, trousers and hats. The children are dressed similarly but it is worth mentioning that they are walking barefoot in these pictures.Plain = unadorned = simpleThe bonnets are also called kapps.Barefoot means no shoes on.

Can you imagine the amish way of life?

PENNSYLVANIA'S AMISH COUNTRY

1. Listen, watch and take notes. Be as precise as possible.2. Listen again and complete your notes.3. Read the questions given and try to answer them with the information you've understood. Complete your answers with a third listening.

5. How can we define their lifestyle ? Explain as thoroughly as possible with the information given by the voice-over and the images shown.

4. Identify an important issue for the community.

3. How many are they in Lancaster?

2. When and why did they emigrate to Pennsylvania?

1. What nationality were their ancestors?

They lead a rustic way of life, an austere lifestyle and follow a strict set of traditions. They have few modern conveniences, they mostly do their housework and laundry by hand and till / plough their fields without tractors or motorised harvesters.

There is a wide range of genetic irregularities because of inbreeding.

They are over 30,000.

They emigrated in the 1720s in search of religious freedom. They were persecuted for their faith at home.

Their ancestors were Swiss and German. They are descendants of European settlers.

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Amish settlement nowadays

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Watch the video up to 2:14

Answer the key questions :Who ? What? Where? Why ? How long ?

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