Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD

0 On 20 January 2009, President Obama was … . sworn in ✔ 1 Nearly two million people were … the ceremony. 2 In his speech Obama said that the US forces … . 3 He also warned that some time … until things would begin to change. 4 Americans would have to understand that they could not protect themselves … . 5 It is accepted today that Afro-American slaves … . 6 When it was still dark, lots of people gathered … . Can recognise significant points in straightforward newspaper articles on familiar subjects. (B1) Language in use: A speech by Lenny Henry Read part of a speech given by Lenny Henry to the Royal Television Society in 2008. Some words are missing. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each gap (1–8). Put a cross ( ✘ ) in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. “e British … 0 is now becoming used to seeing the … 1 black, brown or yellow face in mainstream drama. ere’s a black actor playing an assistant in Waking the dead , there’s a black actor playing an assistant in Spooks and until … 2 there was a black actress playing an assistant in Dr Who . Who knows, one day we might … 3 see a black actor playing someone in charge. ere is still … 4 to do. And while we’re about it – let’s cut the stereotyping right now: when you can cast a Somalian girl in your piece … 5 because she is the best actress for the … 6 , when you can cast a Jamaican man with dreadlocks and he’s not a drug dealer, then we will have … 7 something. When you can see past their foreignness – and just live with their talent and make a decision based on that, and that alone, then we’ll have made a … 8 and I can’t wait for that day.” 0 A audience B television C public ✘ D experience 1 A hardly B occasional C sometimes D rarely 2 A recently B the old days C tomorrow D nowadays 3 hardly B never C obviously D actually 4 A task B working C work D job 5 A presently B simply C at present D rather 6 A work B working C job D workload 7 A advantaged B arranged C arrived D achieved 8 A change B changing C a-changing D exchange 4 115 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum A des Verlags öbv