The British

Have you been to the UK? If so, did you get the impression that the UK is a multicultural nation? In what way(s)?

Benjamin Zephaniah (1958–) is a British Jamaican Rastafarian writer, poet, actor and

multicultural flerkulturell Picts piktere (folkeslag fra Skottland) Celts keltere (folkeslag fra sentraleuropa) Silures silurere (folkeslag fra Wales) settle bosette seg overrun overkjør musician. BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH The British Vurderingseksemplarconquerors erobrere approximately omtrent Serves 60 million Norman French normannere (folkeslag Take some Picts, Celts and Silures fra Normandie) And let them settle, Angles angler (folkeslag fra det som i dag er Then overrun them with Roman conquerors.

Tyskland) Saxons saksere (folkeslag fra det som i dag Remove the Romans after approximately four hundred years. er Tyskland) Add lots of Norman French to some Jutes jyder (folkeslag fra dagens Danmark) Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously. stir rør vigorously kraftig Bajans barbadere, folk Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans, fra Barbados Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese, Vietnamese and Sudanese.

Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians And Pakistanis, Combine with some Guyanese And turn up the heat.

Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians, Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese And Palestinians Then add to the melting pot.

Leave the ingredients to simmer.

As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish Binding them together with English.

Allow time to be cool.

Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future Serve with justice And enjoy.

Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter, unpleasant taste.

Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain.

Give justice and equality to all.

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“Britain is no longer totally a white place where people ride horses, wear long frocks, and drink tea. The national dish is no longer fish and chips, it’s curry.” Marianne Jean-BaptisteVurderingseksemplar

UNDERSTANDING

1 Answer the questions. a Which groups of people settled Britain first? b Which groups of people were added to the melting pot more recently? c Who are the British, according to the poem? d This is a poem, but its style is inspired by another type of text. What type of text is that? e Translate the note and warning at the end of the poem into Norwegian.

VOCABULARY

2 Work in pairs. Take turns and mime the words from the poem. Your partner tries to guess the word. stir sprinkle turn up the heat serve

enjoy remove simmer flourish VIEWPOINTS 3 Discuss the questions. a Why do you think Zephaniah includes the groups of people that came to Britain hundreds of years ago?Vurderingseksemplar b Which words in the poem could also have been used in a recipe? Write a list. c Why do you think the poet chose to write the poem like a recipe? d What do you think is the message of the poem? Use examples from the poem to support your view. e Look at the note and the warning at the end of the poem: Why does Zephaniah include these? f What is the connection between this poem and the topic of this chapter: democracy and citizenship? g What are some of the positive sides of living in a multicultural society? What are some of the challenges?

CREATIVE CORNER

4 Write a poem about “The Norwegians” or about your class inspired by “The British”. Follow these instructions: • First, look at your list of recipe words from Viewpoints 3b. Add more words that could be used in a recipe to your list. • Next, make a list of all the “ingredients” you think are important in your class or in

Norwegian society. • Now, write the instructions in the form of a poem. • Then, look at your first draft again. Are there any better words you could have used? Is the spelling correct? Are the lines in the best order? • Finally, give your poem a title.

SPEAKING SPOT

5 Explaining words a Find the meanings of these words and prepare to explain them to your classmates: a diversity b melting pot c multicultural d unity e justice

f equality g ethnicity h cultural background i minority j prejudice b Ask your teacher for a set of flashcards. Sit in groups and take turns explaining the words on the cards. 6 Walk around in the classroom and ask your classmates about where they, their parents and their grandparents were born. Write a list of countries. How many countries are represented in your class?Vurderingseksemplar

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LANGUAGE LAB

7 Relative pronouns Translate these sentences, using that. a Ingrediensene som vi tilsetter, skaper den unike smaken. b Det er det engelske språket som binder ingrediensene sammen. c Den siste ingrediensen som skal tilsettes er respekt for framtiden.