Стр.8 Unit 1 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 8 класс

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READING AND SPEAKING

1 Look at the map and complete the text.

Great Britain is an island with three different nations: 1 England, Scotland and 2 Wales. Many learners of English say England or English when they mean Britain or British. This is a mistake! The United Kingdom (UK) is a political name for England, 3 Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland together. When people say Britain or British, they are talking about the UK too.

2 Quickly read the first article on page 9 and decide what the main idea of the article is. Don’t worry about new words.

1 Languages in Britain

2 Multicultural Britain

3 Britain’s crisis

3 T004 Read the article ‘Has Britain got an identity crisis?’ as you listen to it. Find the words in each paragraph that show the main ideas.

Текст аудирования:

Has Britain got an identity crisis?

Now that the United Kingdom’s latest population statistics are available, Terry Bleater asks, ‘Do the British know who they are?task

To the rest of the world, people from the UK are British. But it’s surprising to learn that only 31 percent of people in the UK say they are just British. In fact, nearly half the population say their nationality is something else — English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or perhaps Vietnamese, Indian or Somali. Some people, about 16 percent, even say that they have two nationalities: they are British, but also Scottish or Chinese. There are hundreds of possibilities! Are we confused? Is it a problem?

No, it doesn’t seem to be. Britain is changing all the time and we are not just tolerant of differences — we are proud of them. We enjoy the diversity that multiculturalism gives us. The ethnic groups that exist in the UK bring with them at least six major religions, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Judaism. Each community contributes its own culture and language. Britain still has two official languages: English and Welsh, but we speak many more — approximately 150 in fact — from Mandarin Chinese to Urdu. Many of us are even bilingual.

And then there’s the fun stuff that cultural diversity brings, in music, food and the arts. The days of fish and chips are behind us, as a walk around the capital shows. Almost every district has Lebanese, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese restaurants. Thousands of Londoners visit the Notting Hill Carnival every year to dance to steel bands, reggae, soca1, calypso and jazz. Our cinemas show films from India and South America and thousands of people fill our pubs and clubs to listen to everything from Irish dance bands to African hip-hop. Welcome to New Britain: a confident, tolerant country which is proud of its many cultures.

4 Use the found words to help you match headings 1-5 with paragraphs A-C. There are two headings you don’t need.

1 Religion and language

2 Different generations

3 Statistics

4 Geography and population

5 Entertainment and food

5 Look back at Exercises 2-4 and choose the correct words in Train Your Brain.

TRAIN YOUR BRAIN

Reading skills

Understanding the main ideas

When you want to understand the main ideas in a text:

a Don’t worry about you don’t know.

b As you read, decide what the main ideas of each paragraph are.

c Circle a few words or phrases to help you remember the main ideas.

6 In pairs, decide which sentence is the best summary of the first article.

1 A typical British person doesn’t know what his/her nationality is.

2 Many people don’t want to call themselves British.

3 Britain’s identity is changing and this makes life in Britain more exciting.

7 Look at the underlined words in the first article and match them with the definitions.

1 a belief in a god or gods

2 to be able to speak two languages

3 people who live in the same area or town

4 the number of people living in a country

5 having many types of people or things at the same time

6 having people from many different cultures

8 T005 Listen to people talking about their identity. Match speakers 1-5 with opinions a-e

1 Iman

2 Steve

3 Adil

4 Megan

5 Robert

a My home town is very important, but I also feel European.

B My nationality is very important – I always support the national team.

C The language that I speak at home is very important to me.

D My religion is very important to me.

E I’m British, but I usually say I’m a citizen of the world.

Текст аудирования:

Iman: I have a British passport, so officially I’m British. But I never say that I’m British. When people ask me, I tell them I’m ‘international’, you know? Why? Well, two reasons really. First of all, my family come from Somalia. And the second reason is that I think the British haven’t got a very good reputation in some countries. People think they are arrogant and when they go on holiday they always eat burgers and chips and they drink too much beer!

Steve: Yes, I love Britain, and I like the mix of people. It doesn’t really matter if your family comes from India or Jamaica, or if you are English, Irish or Scottish. I think that people here all get on well with each other. But personally, I’m proud to be English. I like our way of life, and I always support England in the World Cup.

Adil: My family is from Pakistan originally, and we sometimes go there on holiday, but I definitely feel British. My parents support the Pakistani cricket team, but me and my brother support the English team. I’m also Muslim and that’s very important to me.

Megan: I’m Welsh first and British second. I speak Welsh when I’m with my family. I’m very proud of our language and our old Celtic traditions. But Britain’s a cool place to live — I think that the British sense of humour is the best in the world.

Robert: I was born in London and I live there because, well, I’m a Londoner and I don’t want to live anywhere else! But I travel around Europe very often and I meet wonderful people in every country. In fact, I believe that it doesn’t matter if you’re from England, France, Italy or any European country really. We all have the same culture and a shared history. But most of my friends in London don’t agree with me!

9 Read the text ‘Russia and the Russians’ on page 9 and think of titles for each paragraph.

10 Look at the ideas below. Which three are the most important to your identity?

citizen of Russia

citizen of the world

club/sports team

family and friends

language

community and home town

nationality

school

religion

11 Talk about your choices in Exercise 10 with the rest of the class.

A For me, nationality is very important because I love my country.

В I don’t agree - nationality isn’t important - family and friends are really important.