Warm-up Activities Look at the pictures. Where do you think these people are from? Are there Gypsy people in your country? How are they treated? Do you know anything about their lifestyle? Read the following statements then listen to the text of Part 1 and fil in the missing information. a The Appleby fair is said to have started in b_ Gypsies started to attend the fair in the century ‘ © The gypsy paople let 4 : Part 1 Northern India in tbe century. You are going to read a magazine article about the Romany people There are thought to be (Gypsies). Choose from the list (A-H) the sentence which best summarises FOUND. rn each part (1-6) of the article. There is one extra sentence which you do not pane los in the wortd. Need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). e About gypsies live in Romania. In England in the ‘century, the punishment for speaking Romany was death. A The Gypsy people originally came from india. By Te Gypey cuture and teste wil conde unchanged into the future. |" Medieval England, the people mistakenly believed the Gypsies ‘came from Egypt. is The fair has a long history. Many millions of Gypsies live in Britain, sold. ‘Some Gypsies may hide their identity to escape persecution, Throughout the year Gypsies travel around Britain, working and E a Gypsies in England have an annual fair where horses are bought and iq Hi taking part in tir 132,Romanies: 1,000 years on the road gq Every June, the larger part of Britain's 75,000-strong Gypsy population gath er together at the town of Appleby for the famous horse fair. All week long silver caravans and trailers artive at the site - one of the world's very few remaining displays of Gypsy culture a The main attraction of the fair is horse dealing. Travellers have been coming to Appleby for hundreds of years, References to the fair itself are found as early as 1176 and it's believed that Gypsies started to attend it in the 13th century. Zz From Appleby the gypsies move on to another town, St Boswel's in the bor ders then on to Cambridgeshire for strawberry picking followed by the ‘Stow-on-the-Wold fair and Barnet fair. That's it unti the next season, which begins in June with a week of horse racing at Epsom, where the Epsom Derby race is the main horse racing event of the Gypsy calendar, As the saying goes, "You're not a proper Gypsy if you don't go to Epsom.” | What makes @ Gypsy? This has proven a very difficult question to answer, It seems that the Gypsy peo- ple left Norther India in the 10th cen- lury, gradually working their way westwards and picking up parts of dif- ferent languages and various cultures along the way. a | The use of the word “Gypsy” as a description for Romany people actual- ly came about by mistake. When these mysterious dark-haired people began arriving in England in the Middle Ages, people assumed they came from Egypt. Gypsy is a modifi- cation of the ward Egyptian. Gypsies actually claim to be specific people, a nation among nations, and describe themselves using the word “Rom” which includes all descendants of the people who left India a thousand years ago. ‘There are thought to be around 15 mil- lion Romanies in the world, with the largest number (around 2 million) living in Romania. Many hide their Gypsy roots to avoid the trouble it can bring them. They have concealed their language too. In England in the 16th century the punishment for speaking Romany was death, Gypsies and non-Gypsies often look at each other with suspicion, Gypsy customs are rarely revealed and this is because of a distrust of outsiders, However, the Gypsy lifestyle of trav- elling and working, along with their customs and religion, have been maintained through the centuries, whatever the attitude of outsiders, and will undoubtedly continue for cen- turies into the future,Port MYocabulary Exercises 134 Fil i list below. distrust of, reference to, persecution, reveal, descendant, modifications, conceal, maintain 1 The Indians try to... world. (keep) He has made some itand changed the engine. (changes) The She is a(n) Peter was afraid of being arrested, so he tried to His mother's The spy was instructed never to The lawyer made no s @youse 2 Fill in the appropriate word(s) from the list, Use the word only once. gypsy to move on to work the saying long to attend racing customs —to pick up 1 horse event | 6 their way 2 history | westwards 3 atair | 7 are maintained 4 alanguage | 8 as goes 5 toanother town | 9 roots 3 Complete the following text with the correct word derived from the words in brackets. The Masai people of 1) (centre) Africa are one of the few ancient tribes that remain almost untouched by 2) (civilise) as we know it today. They are a very close-knit people and live in clans, with the eldest members of the tribe acting as 3) (lead). The food that they eat consists 4) oa (sole) of produce that they have grown and meat that their warriors have caught while hunting. Only Masai men are allowed to hunt while the women are responsible (cultivate) of grains and vegetables. for the 5) the gaps with the correct word(s) from the their ancient customs in the modem to his car. He has repainted of witches was widespread in the Middle Ages. (cruel and unfair treatment) ...of Winston Churchill - he was her great-great-grandfather. (relative) . his identity from the police. (hide) him was Such that he wasn't allowed to go out alone, (lack of faith in) her true identity. (make known) the burgiar's criminal past. (mention of) 4 Find the odd word out. reveal - conceal - uncover - expose gather - pick - deal - collect recommend - attend - suggest - propose trailers - inhabitants - residents - population 3 Choose the correct item. ‘Sam was so tired that he caught the wrong train by Aemor — Bault —-Cmistake oversight. Are there any _ feasons why you don't like him? Aspectic Bechet C man characteristic Her towards her mother was rude and unacceptable, Ahandiing B treatment C behaviour D positon There was a huge frework .... to celebrate the royal wedding ‘display Bexhibiion Cshow — Operformance She the identity of the murderer to the police, Ademonstrated B uncovered Crevealed D exposed People have an endless... with Hollywood film stars. attraction B appeal C charm —Dtascination© Fill in the blanks with a suitable word. a. culture, custom, tradition, civilisation ‘The Incas were an ancient South American Music is an important part of American ‘The Japanese have a of bowing to each other when they meet. 4 Mis a Christmas ... Christmas Eve. ene .. to hang out a stocking on b. race, match, game, contest The runners were extremely tired affer the .... The football... Was Called off because of the rain. The children played a . of football My sister entered a beauty........ and came second, Bene Fill in the appropriate particle 1. The party didn't quite come as well as 'd hoped as hardly anyone turned up. (succeed) 2 "Why don't you come more often? We all miss you,” she said. (visit casually) 3 If you come that new book, will you buy it for me%(find by chance) 4 Tickets for tomorrow's performance will be very hard to. come (obtain) lollow-up Activities Read the text again, then close your books and write down five facts about the Romanies. ® Look at the following pictures. In pairs discuss these people's lifestyles. What do you think are the main differences between their lifestyles? In what ways might their lives be similar? Part 1 €. occasion, incident, episode, event In the of fire, raise the alarm. A SLY or onsnnnn 1OOK place outside that bar last night; two men were stabbed. On that , she was lost for words. This is the second of the TV series. d. fair, festival, bazaar, gala The children enjoyed the rides at the fun A performance took place to mark the Queen’s birthday. The Cannes film is a big event for the film industry. bought a jar of home-made jam at the church | wanted to go sailing last week but | came ... bad cold and couldn't go. (became ill with) John came a fortune when his uncle died. (inherited) ‘The teenager could not come: a good excuse for coming home so late. (find) When Helen’s new novel eame it caused a sensation. (was published) Grammac(6/\check Fill in as or tke. THe wasn't vec sutprised 1 ‘expected him to be, which isn't him, 2 John looks so much .. Sarah; it's sone they were brother and sister. 3. The professor is seen an expert in the field of archaeology DUE ann. fF snes | KNOW he's never been to Eaypt. 4 Itlooks though it's going to rain. It didn't rain MUCH eon this last spring, dia it? 5 He treats ME vevvine @ CHI, I'S seen IF | WAS: still ten years old. I feel 'm still at school 6 nm mentioned, we must try to behave more adults if we want to be treated them. 7 Ifyou do I say, you will soon feel a new person, if you've started a new ite. 8 She's Petty omnes @ picture, just her mother was at that age. 135