Prime Time 5, Coursebook mit Audio-CD

The United States of America 1 Listening: How American democracy began a) Before you listen: Talk about why governments make people pay taxes 6 . b) You are going to listen to a tourist guide talking about Boston’s history. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 1–5. Put a  in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 The tourist guide thinks that a) he does not know the facts about Boston’s history.  b) some of the tourists might not know everything about Boston’s history.  c) the tourists know everything about Boston’s history.  d) some of the tourists are not interested in Boston’s history.  Q1 The guide says that a) only France had colonies on the American continent.  b) only the British had a colony in North America.  c) the British and the French had colonies in America.  d) Britain had thirteen colonies on the west coast of America.  Q2 The colonies were told to pay extra taxes a) because Britain had spent a lot of money on the conflict with France.  b) because France needed a lot of money.  c) on the economy.  d) because they were on the east coast of America.  Q3 According to the guide the colonists did not want to pay because a) they had voted for that government.  b) there were no prizes for them.  c) the laws were not made in London.  d) they were furious at these regulations.  Q4 Britain decided to a) give the customs officials military support.  b) send customs officials to help the soldiers fight the colonists.  c) make the colonists even more furious.  d) send soldiers to collect the taxes.  Q5 The War of Independence a) began as late as 1783.  b) began a year before the Declaration of Independence.  c) actually began a year before 1775.  d) began with the Declaration of Independence on July 4 th in 1776.  c) Explain why the British colonies in America decided to fight for their independence. 1.12 6 tax: money the government collects from the people 69 5 Politics Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv