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Which words / concepts would you associate with the British people and their lifestyle, based on your general knowledge?
Which words / concepts would you associate with the British people and their lifestyle, based on your general knowledge?
How do you think the images below might illustrate some British values?
Below you have an image presenting the list of 'official' values held dear by the Brits. Which values from this list do you now associate with the images discussed above? Work in groups to also discuss the two questions below:
Below you have an image presenting the list of 'official' values held dear by the Brits. Which values from this list do you now associate with the images discussed above? Work in groups to also discuss the two questions below:
How do these values compare to our country's core values?
What surprised you most about British values?
Now watch a video with interviews of regular British people, talking about what they perceive as being the most important British values. Compare and contrast the information from the video and the list above.
Now watch a video with interviews of regular British people, talking about what they perceive as being the most important British values. Compare and contrast the information from the video and the list above.
Do you know what a stereotype is? How do we generally characterise the Brits?
Watch the video below to check your answers and get more information. Read the cartoons as well and then say if you think/feel you now know more about 'the regular Brit'. How objective is this view?
In pairs, read about British stereotypes from one of the sources listed below. Then talk to your partner and share what you have learned. See if you have read similar or different information.
In pairs, read about British stereotypes from one of the sources listed below. Then talk to your partner and share what you have learned. See if you have read similar or different information.
Watch the video on Multicultural Britain and complete the exercises below:
Watch the video on Multicultural Britain and complete the exercises below:
Complete the sentences with the information you hear in the video.
1. ______________ of the population come from different ethnic groups.
2.In the 1930s there were refugees from ___________________.
3.In the late __________________ there was immigration from the Caribbean.
4.Multiculturalism is mainly an __________________experience.
5.Today the five largest ethnic groups are_____________, Pakistanis Caribbeans, _____________ and Bangladeshis.
6.In London an incredible __________________languages are spoken.
7.For 42% of schoolchildren in inner London English is their __________________ language.
8.Most councils produce __________________ in many different languages.
9.Britain has one of the biggest __________________communities in Western Europe.
Decide if the following sentences are true or false, according to what is said in the video:
1. There are over 600 mosques in Britain today.
2. Ethnic groups have a positive impact on social and economic British life.
3. Hindu faith has less than a thousand followers in Britain.
4. Nearly 20% of the medical staff in Britain are Indians.
5. Jango is a kind of African music.
6. Bhangra is a typical Asian dish in the UK.
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