Prime Time 5/6, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

3 Linking sentence halves Choose sentence halves from the left side and match them with sentence halves from the right side. 1. The first immigrants from the West Indies came to England in 1948, … G A because it was very profitable. 2. Their intention was not to stay forever, … B because police protection was not adequate. 3. The slave trade had contributed a lot to the prosperity of Britain, … C many had to accept low-income jobs. 4. When the new immigrants arrived, … D they quickly founded their own newspaper. 5. Even though some of them were well trained, … E because many immigrants knew hardly anything about their origin and history. 6. The situation didn’t change … F when more and more people started to arrive. 7. Quite often they were exposed to harassment and abuse, … G / because they wanted to find work and earn money for their families at home. 8. As they had no say in the press, … H and run restaurants, bars, shops and nightclubs. 9. Black History Month was introduced, … I they found it difficult to find suitable places to stay. 10. Today many people with Caribbean background are very successful … J because many have a lot of money to spend today. 11. They cannot be ignored by the advertising industry, … K but to go home to their families at some point. 4 Language in use: What is ethnic food? You are going to read a text about ethnic food. In most lines of the text there is a word that should not be there. Write that word in the space provided after each line. Some lines are correct. Indicate these lines with a tick ( ü ). There are three examples at the beginning. Ethnic food is an expression used to refer to dishes which are not ü 0 clearly mainstream in Britain. But what is mainstream to these to 00 days? Many British citizens have ethnic or culinary backgrounds ü 000 that are a far cry from what might to be regarded as British. Q1 And yet, pizza or pasta or curry powder have been around for Q2 such a long time that they can hardly be described as ethnic health Q3 foods. With the arrival of immigrants from theWest Indies mountains Q4 or from India and Pakistan, a lot of their dishes became very Q5 popular in Britain. Then in recent years Eastern and European Q6 recipes have made their way into fashionable restaurants as well. Q7 Not to mention American food stores which has made its way to Q8 Britain in many different ways. It is not just the youth and culture Q9 shock that has adopted the eating habits and the tastes that are Q10 common in the US. Q11 A clear indication that ethnic food has not been absorbed by many Q12 British families is the fact that you can get ready-made meals in Q13 their supermarkets with all sorts of flavours and based on a wide Q14 variety of recipes, to be they Indian or Pakistani, Italian or Q15 American, Polish or French. Q16 So it is probably best to rethink the concept of ethnic food – and Q17 just not enjoy the flavours – no matter where they come from. Q18 44 Multi-ethnic Britain 15 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv