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more culture for MORE! Herbert Puchta & Maria Cleary With CD-ROM/Audio CD HELBLING LANGUAGES www.helblinglanguages.com MORE Culture 2 by Maria Cleary © HELBLING LANGUAGES 2006 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the Publishers. Reprinted 2009 Acknowledgements The publishers would like to thank the following for their kind permission to reproduce the following photographs and other copyright material: Alamy p 5, p 8, p 9 (Stonehenge, Westminster Palace, Industrial revolution), p 10 (lake district), p 12, p 14, p 19 (parent shouting, Tom) , p 22, p 24, p 25, p 26, p 27, p 28 (CD: Food Icons, CD: Ultimate Food, obese teen), p 29, p 31, p 32, p 34 (Diane, Philip), p 35, p 36 (Diane, Philip), p 38 (football player), p 39, p 40, p 41, p 42 (bungee-jumping), p 44, p 45, p 48, p 49 (buy nothing day), p 50, p 52, p 54, p 55 (music class), p 57, p 58 (Gone with the wind), p 59, p 62; AidAfghanistanp 22 (Afghanistan school); Christ’s Hospital School p 18 (Christ's Hospital Uniform); Zefa/Corbisp 9 (boy and girl), p 10 (Loch Ness), p 14 (kids playing hockey), p 18 (Emma), p 19 (Terence), p 20, p 25 (spaghetti in tin), p 34 (kids playing hurling), p 36 (Rory), p 38 (Michael Jordan), p 42 (extreme sport), p 47, p 49 (girl), p 55 (Katie Melua), p 58 (The New World, Mississippi Burning), p 60; Penguin- Puffin Books p 51 (Talking Turkeys cover); Benjamin Zephaniah p 51 (himself). Illustrated by Lorenzo Sabbatini, Roberto Battestini. Design and layout by Oxford Designers & Illustrators Cover photography by Fusion Cover design by Capolinea Edited by Deborah Friedland Printed by Bieffe Every effort has been made to trace the owners of any copyright material in this book. If notified, the publisher will be pleased to rectify any errors or omissions. Contents Module Level 2 Module 1 Geography A walk through time 4 British landmarks and history ➜ Cross-curricular History links Module 2 School School rules 8 Uniforms Mobile phones Rude behaviour ➜ Cross-curricular Citizenship and Social links Studies Module 3 Food Healthy eating 12 Junk food Obesity School food ➜ Cross-curricular Science and Social links Studies Module 4 Sports Sports in the US 16 American Football Michael Jordan Ice hockey ➜ Cross-curricular Physical Education links Module 5 Festivals What a waste! 20 The cost of Christmas Recycling Consumerism ➜ Cross-curricular Economics and Social Studies links Module 6 Entertainment Films and books 24 American history on film Harry Potter ➜ Cross-curricular Literature and Media links Studies 3 1 MODULE A walk through time E BtMhrairtotacuhingA t hhh eati smp ahe or.itcohs hwiisttho rtyh.e L deet’ssc traipkteio an sw.alk 1bicnce IiMom tgSTpBiauhhwaeapprrnLnensleoinsoreait daft v lwovaacwrrrfuIirlB iinnhetdgnsiiyrndrmenarooo d eouedgiebl1t.n rtasdsu tc oc k7aucFt ptedftc.osd ei i0ia uisoe wttinsnlCm earn5cirt,eont,ge oi tvob dhilrmatpdBaos n eaaroourcf llinirkl lwooioeltru osh iRlad timemwtun rtioepiresmrn s sg.asitnriitaevi t naenheohnConhtysdo lsg chee peshvoos .lb ihcp h us eein eavuaCnnaip aoadmtte nortndh emoiinlrm lioeepedt.sw ifntvgladshan.r es dedt eo acn n enwhfr Duiadnmdla ynteeacsnei yd c dclto bot raitntkro fheuoofhilteeeas feonruetn wli httrefshr eiswyre.sats 2 Saint Augustine converted Britain to Christianity in 596 AD. 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The Romanscame to Britain in 43 ADand founded many cities such as London, Bath and Chester. The suffixes –chester(Manchester) and –caster(Lancaster) come from the Roman word for camp. G F 6 Stratford-upon-Avon is the home of Britain’s most famous author, Listen and decide which William Shakespeare. It is a typical 4 of the places Anne and Paul are visiting. Elizabethan town. Over 2 million They are visiting …….………………………… tourists come to the small town Choose a photo of a famous landmark in your every year to visit Shakespeare’s home. Shakespeare was born in 1564 country and write a short description of it. and wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets In groups read out the descriptions and see if the before he died in 1616. His most others can guess the location. famous plays include Romeo and Make a poster with the photos and the descriptions. Juliet, Hamlet and Macbeth. 5 1 MODULE Exercises A Answer the questions. 1 Who built Stonehenge? ……………………………………………. 2 Where is Hadrian’s Wall? ……………………………………………. 3 Why did Canterbury become a place of pilgrimage? ……………………………………………. 4 What is the official name of the Houses of Parliament? ……………………………………………. 5 Where was Shakespeare born? ……………………………………………. 6 Why did the industrial revolution change life in Britain? ……………………………………………. 7 When did work start on the Channel Tunnel? ……………………………………………. B Choose one of the landmarks described on pages 8 and 9 and find out more about it. Say why you want to visit it. What do you expect? C Look at the map on page 4.Place the landmarks on the map. talk D Now test each other. It’s in the north of England, near the border with Scotland. It was built by the Romans. It’s long and it’s made of stones. What is it? E Listen.What is the description of? 5 Choose the correct place. The Lake District Loch Ness 6 2 LEVEL F Listen to the conversation. 6 1 Where does the tour visit? Circle the places on the map. 2 How much does she pay for her tickets? talk G Look at the map.Decide a starting place.In pairs give directions to different landmarks. Walk straight down H Portfolio the road. Turn left Plan a tour of your area. and then take the Where are you going to second right. visit? Decide the itinerary then write an information sheet describing the tour. 7 2 MODULE School rules School uniforms All schools have rules. We Emma, 14, Belfast. asked some British teens: “I would change our school uniform. “What rules would you I don’t like it and I don’t think it is change in your school?” very practical. It’s ok for boys, they wear trousers but girls have to wear a skirt and tights all year round. I think we should be allowed to wear trousers, too. They are more practical and comfortable. I hate wearing tights in summer. It gets too hot. That’s just a stupid rule. I agree that uniforms are good because everyone has to wear the same clothes but I think that students should be allowed to decide the uniforms with the teachers.” Most British schools have a school uniform. Uniforms allow students to identify with the school. They also stop problems such as competition between students for the latest fashions. Everyone looks the same in their school uniform, from the very rich to the poor. Uniforms, however, should be practical and shouldn’t be too expensive. They should also allow children from different cultures and backgrounds to respect their traditions and beliefs. blazer shirt school crest tie Yes No Do you wear a school uniform? Do you think school uniforms are a good idea? skirt knee socks school bag The Christ’s Hospital School uniform must be school shoes one of the most unusual uniforms in the world.It dates back to Tudor times. 8 2 LEVEL Mobile phones Do you know? Many schools are banning mobile phones from classrooms and playgrounds. There 5 million young people are a number of reasons for this. under 16 have mobile • Students play with their phones during class and don’t pay attention to the lesson. phones.Many of them • Students use their phones during tests or during class to get answers to bring their mobile difficult questions. “It’s easy to put a mobile phone onto silent and to phones to school every text a friend in the library in order to get the correct answers. This is day. unfair and hard to detect,” says one teacher. • Students are using their mobile phones as a way of bullying other students. They send threatening or aggressive messages. Tom, 15, Bristol. Listen to what Tom says and tick true (T) or false (F). T F 11 Tom thinks mobile phones should be allowed in schools. Tom’s friend Adam was a bully. Adam got text messages from a bully. The bully took photos of Adam on his phone. Tom talked to the bully. Adam and Tom went to their teacher. The teacher talked to the bully. Mobile phones are allowed in Tom’s school now. Rude parents Terence, 13, Newcastle. “In my school we have rules for the parents. Parents come to sports matches to support their children and they often cause problems. The parents start shouting and are rude to the players on the other school team. They also put their children under pressure and expect them to win. My school has a list of rwuhleos wwahnicth t oit cgoimvees taoll sppaorretnsts • You must not be events. If they break the rules, rude to the they are banned from attending players. sports matches.” Read some of the rules on the red • You must not card. insult the referee. Think of one rule for parents at your school. • You should ………………………………………… encourage fair ………………………………………… play. 9 2 MODULE Exercises A Read what Emma says on page 18 and answer the questions. 1 Does Emma like her school uniform? …………………………………………………………………………. 2 What do girls have to wear at her school? …………………………………………………………………………. 3 Does she prefer trousers or skirts? Why? …………………………………………………………………………. 4 Why does she hate wearing tights? …………………………………………………………………………. 5 Does she think school uniforms are a good idea? Why? …………………………………………………………………………. B Here are some reasons for and against school uniforms.Put the sentences in order then decide if they are for (✔ ) or against (✘ ) school uniforms. 1 afford / Some familes / fashionable clothes. / lots of / can’t / ………………………………………………………………. 2 feel / in / more comfortable / own clothes. / their / Most children / ………………………………………………………………. 3 children / It’s / individual. / important for / to feel / ………………………………………………………………. 4 make fun of / if they don’t like / Children often / their clothes. / each other / ………………………………………………………………. C In pairs write a list of 5 things that schools should consider when designing a school uniform. 1 ………………………………………….. 2 ………………………………………….. 3 ………………………………………….. 4 ………………………………………….. 5 ………………………………………….. talk D Form groups of four and debate.Give reasons why Children should be you agree or disagree with this statement. allowed to wear what they want to school. 10