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Some famous figures in history were not very
complimentary about the British!
“The British are a nation of shopkeepers.” – Napoleon
Bonaparte
“In Britain there are sixty different religions and only
one sauce.” – Francesco Caraciolo
“An Englishman, also when alone, immediately forms
a queue of one.” – George Mikes
Strange but true ...
Speaking
7
Work in groups. Talk about these points with
your group. Make notes for each point, then
report back to the class about your ideas.
- Where do today’s Italians come from?
- Which main ethnic minorities live in Italy?
- What are some of the positive things about students
from different ethnic origins in our schools?
Writing - Project
8
Use the Internet to find statistics on the main
ethnic groups in Italy today. Use them to make
a pie chart like the one on page 40. Write a
key to explain what the triangles in the chart
represent.
g l o s s a r y
comprises
comprende
flavour
sapore
looking for
alla ricerca di
mosque
moschea
queue
coda di persone
racial origins
origini etniche
refugees
rifugiati
sauce
salsa
safe
al sicuro
shopkeepers
negozianti
truth
verità
war
guerra
4
These words have cognates in Italian. Can you
write them? Look at the sentence in the text
where each word is. Is the meaning similar in
both languages?
poverty
•
persecution
•
stereotype
•
descendant
•
immigrant
5
Look at the chart in the article about the British
population. What percentage of the population
is Chinese? What percentage is Asian?
Reading
3
Read the text and underline the correct
answer.
a
Which of these countries are in the United Kingdom?
Scotland / Ireland / Wales / New Zealand / Australia /
Northern Ireland / England.
b
Many British people originally came from …
the USA / Italy / India / West Indies / Pakistan /
Russia / France.
c
Refugees come to Britain …
because of problems in their countries / on holiday
to meet friends.
d
Britain has got a multi-cultural flavour because …
it hasn’t got any British traditions / immigrants have
got their traditions / all British people come from
other countries.
Listening
6
Listen to two young British teenagers and
complete the table about them.
Lenny
Murga
Lives in …
___________ ___________
Family comes from … ___________ ___________
Speaks languages …
___________ ___________
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