Prime Time 2, Coursebook

Everything’s new in a new country Reading: From Africa to Great Britain a) Read the story of Kanye and his family. Kanye has come from Mali in Africa to live in the UK. Life in north London is different to life in Mali. One big difference is food. q8i43y 4 Since I came to the UK, I’m surprised by every- thing to do with food. For example, shopping for food is easier here in London. In Mali, we didn’t have big supermarkets that you drive your car to once a week. Instead, my mother walked to the market in the town two or three times a week. My sisters and I helped her carry the shopping baskets home. In Mali food was cheaper, here it’s much more expensive. When we go shopping, I see that the British buy more ready-made meals, like chicken and pizza. You can buy meals to cook in three minutes in the microwave, but my mum always cooks every meal herself. Here in Great Britain, I see more biscuits and doughnuts, chocolate and crisps in people’s shopping bas- kets. Most of my school friends have a bag of crisps or a bar of chocolate in their packed lunches. I think they’re yummy, but my mum says crisps and chocolate are just party food and they aren’t as healthy as fruit and vegetables. So, I’m not allowed to have any sweets. One thing that surprises me is how much meat people eat. In my new school, they serve lamb or chicken every day! In Mali, we ate less meat, maybe only once or twice a week, and on special days like a birthday. Another big difference is vegetables – in the UK they call them ‘greens’. I miss my favourite African vegetables so now I’m trying new things like Brussels sprouts. They’re okay. Then there’s how people eat. In Mali, it’s normal for the family to sit around a big bowl of rice and vegetables, maybe on the floor and to chat a lot. You eat with your right hand. It’s cool, but in the UK I’m using a knife and a fork. Well, I’m getting used to having my own plate. b) Find the words below in the text and highlight them. Then look up the meaning of the words you don’t know and copy them in your exercise book. c) Tick the correct answer: The words/phrases above are called “linking words”. They help you … • to connect sentences and your ideas in a meaningful way. • to give extra information and examples in a text. • to compare your ideas. and since but for a start instead so whereas then 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 34 4 Unit The world around us thirty-four Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv