Unit 3

UNIT 3 WORD LIST align To align is to support a political group, country, or person that you agree with. The crowd seemed to align themselves with the protestors. authority An authority is someone who has the power to make decisions and enforce rules and laws. The local police department is the authority whenever large crowds gather. barn A barn is a large farm building that houses crops, equipment, and animals. My grandparents keep hay in their red barn. betray To betray is to be disloyal to someone who trusts you. The four friends would never betray each other's trust. Bible The Bible is the book of sacred writing in the Christian religion. I read the Bible every night before I go to sleep. Catholic A Catholic thing or person is one that is connected with the Roman Catholic Church. Rosanne is Catholic, so she goes to church every Sunday. cooperate To cooperate is to work with someone to achieve something that you both want. The members of the team agreed to cooperate in order to get the project done. detain To detain is to officially prevent someone from leaving a place. The police had to detain the thief for shoplifting. exit An exit is something that is used as a way to get out of a place. The green sign shows where the exit is located. exceptional An exceptional thing or person is one that is outstanding. Holly is an exceptional student.

flee To flee is to leave somewhere very quickly in order to escape from danger. When a predator approaches a deer, the deer will flee. network A network is a group of people or organizations that are in some way connected to each other. Lesley is part of a volunteer network that plants trees in the city. outrage To outrage is to make someone feel very angry or shocked. He was outraged when his proposal was turned down. parish A parish is the area for which a priest in some Christian churches is responsible. Greg's parish has grown over the past year. passage A passage is a narrow space that people can move through. Follow the passage down the stairs. pastor A pastor is a minister in charge of a parish or church. The pastor speaks to the members of the church. patrol A patrol is a group of people or vehicles that go through an area to make sure that it is free of trouble or danger. The military patrol is responsible for keeping the area safe. raid To raid is to attack a place in a short time in order to cause damage. The soldiers are looking for the people who continue to raid the jungle villages. rail A rail is a system of tracks on which trains travel. I prefer traveling by rail because it's more convenient than driving through traffic. tunnel A tunnel is an underground passage for cars, trains, etc. To go through. The tunnel will lead you to the next city.

Le chambon-sur-Lignon During World War 2 thousands of fore gn-born and French Jews had to flee from the Nazis, who were capturing them and taking them to the death camps. A small number of individuals throughout Europe were involved in saving the Jews, but in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, a small remote village in south central France, the entire community joined in the rescue efforts. Most of the villagers of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon were descendants of the Huguenots. The Huguenots were Protestants who once endured persecution in Catholic France. They never wanted to forget their own history. A pastor named Andre Trocmé saw the Jews as the Bible's people. He began hiding them. Hundreds of families aligned themselves with his parish and agreed to help. The residents cooperated in several ways. They risked their lives by hiding the Jews from Nazi patrols. They offered shelter in their own homes, barns, and public buildings such as orphanages and schools. They forged identification papers to enable Jews to escape. They guided a number of refugees across the border by rail and on foot. The refugees had to travel through underground tunnels and mountain passages to the safety of Switzerland, which was a neutral country during the war. The village received support from people in other places as well. There wasan extensive underground networkofindividualsthroughout the region who helped along the way. Even when the Germans were outraged and raided the village and detained people thought to be helping the Jews, the villagers defied authorities. They did not betray each other, either. They continued 10 protect the refugee and, by doing so, were able to continue to provide an exit to safety. The inhabitants provided refuge for an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 Jews. Today, The village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon is seen as an exceptional example of a collective rescue effort during a truly dark time.