Make Your Way 6, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

During the nineteenth century, Britain had a very large empire. They used to say that the sun was always shining on a British colony somewhere in the world. 3 Talk about the topic Put the following time periods into chronological order. 4 N.B.: Most of the countries in the list still use English as an official first or second language . The list of countries in the box below includes three countries that have never been British colonies. Check in an atlas where the coun- tries are. Then decide in pairs which three countries were never in the British Empire. the Renaissance the Middle Ages the Roman age the late 20th century Victorian England ancient Egypt the prehistoric age the early 18th Century to witness sth.: etw. miterleben Australia Egypt Jamaica Pakistan Sudan Bangladesh Falkland Isles Japan Panama Tanzania Barbados Fiji Kenya Papua New Guinea The Gambia Bermuda Gambia Kuwait Saudi Arabia The USA Botswana Ghana Malawi Sierra Leone Trinidad Brunei Guyana Malaysia Singapore Uganda Burma Hong Kong Malta Somalia Vanuatu Canada India New Zealand South Africa Zambia Cyprus Ireland Nigeria Sri Lanka Zimbabwe The time that interests me most is … (historical period) … If I could have met one historical figure, it would be … (historical figure) … because ... If I’m honest, … (historical period) ... doesn’t really interest me … If I could have witnessed one historical event, it would be … (historical event) … Useful expressions: 34 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv