R E F L E CT: Talking In pairs or groups, ask each other the following questions: – Are you Norwegian? – How do you feel about the place where you live?
M Y S TO RY:
“Are You British?” There are many cultural differences between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and distinct ways of life within each country as well. Nevertheless, all the people who live there are British. We asked five young British people similar questions to the ones you were asked above. Go to citizens.cdu.no to listen to their answers and to work with listening comprehension and vocabulary tasks. Then work with the tasks below.
1 | R E F L E CT: After listening
2 | P R ACT I S E : Describing
Talk about the following:
Look at the map of the United Kingdom on the inside cover of this book.
a What did you find most interesting or surprising in the answers the people gave?
b Which accent was the easiest to understand, and which was the most difficult?
c
What positive and negative aspects of being British did the people interviewed mention? Make a pros and cons list (see p. 244).
d Which cultural stereotypes (see p. 174) did
a Choose five cities or places in the UK and write down a geographical description of where they are situated. Avoid using words like left and right in your descriptions. You may find the following expressions useful: in the north / south / east / west, to the north of / south of / west of / east of, between, near, close to, not far from, the neighbouring city is … Example: “This is a place in the Irish sea, between Ireland and England” = The Isle of Man
they mention?
b Read your descriptions to a partner and see if they are able to identify which cities or places you are describing while they study the map. Take turns reading the descriptions to one another and identifying the places. 196
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