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WORKSHEETS

2011

Speak Up 285 - WHO ARE THE SHAKERS?

BEFORE YOU READ.

TASK 1. Speaking. With your partner(s) discuss these questions.

a)    How many religious groups do you know?

b)    Why do you think there are so many religions in the world?

c)    Why do you think new religious groups are formed?

 READING

TASK 2.  Prediction. You are going to read all of the article about a religious group called the “Shakers.” Before you read, discuss these questions with your partner, and make some notes. If you don’t know/aren’t sure, guess!

a) What kind of religious group are the Shakers?

a) How long has this religious group existed?

b) How many people follow this religion?

TASK 3. Reading for Specific Information. Read all of the article as quickly as possible and find answers to TASK 2. Compare ideas with your partner(s). How many were correct?

TASK 4. Prediction #2. Before you read all of the article again, work with your partner and try to predict the questions for these answers. Make some notes. If you don’t know, guess.

a) 1760 to 1950

b) United Society of Believers

c) Manchester

d) In 1770

e) “Put our Hands to Work and Hearts to God”

f)  48

g) 18

TASK 5: Reading for Detailed Information: Read all of the text and write the correct questions to the answers in TASK 4.

TASK 6. Reading for Vocabulary. Read all of text again and find words/expressions which match these definitions. The words/expressions are in order.

a) Devotion and adoration of a divinity

b) Strong belief in a divinity

c) To use jointly or in common

d) remaining

e) chairs, tables, wardrobes, etc

P.E.T. EXAM PRACTICE 

(Paper 1: Reading and Writing. Writing Part 1)

TASK 7. Here are some sentences related to the topic of the article you have read.

For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

Use no more than three words

1)	Ann Lee took the Shaker faith to America
	The Shaker faith . . . . . . .   to America by Ann Lee.
2)	Only four Shakers remain today
	. . . . . . .  only four Shakers today.
3)	There are fewer Shakers today than in the past
	There are not  . . . . .   Shakers today as in the past.
4)	Shakers can only possess things if they share them.
	Shakers can’t possess things . . . . . . share them..
5)	In the mid-19th century the Shaker community had 5,000 members.
	There . . . . . 5,000 Shakers in the mid-19th century

AFTER YOU READ 

TASK 8. Writing. Write a short description of a religious group or religious ceremony with which you are familiar.