Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD

S Unit 2: Multi-ethnic Britain Listening–writing: E-mail to a journalist (B1+) a) Listen to this extract from a radio show on multi-ethnic Britain, in which journalist Advik Patel talks about his background and his job. Take notes and make a list of the most important points. You should have at least ten different aspects on your list. 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. b) Now write an e-mail to Advik Patel and comment on what he has said. Deal with at least five aspects of his statement, which you heard on the radio. In addition, include the following aspects: salutation reasons for writing introduction of yourself your thoughts on the topic conclusion salutation c) Check your text with the writing guide in Prime Time Transition 5 , page 144 or Prime Time 5 , page 140 (aspects of form) and the audio script (content) on the CD-ROM in this book. Reading–speaking: Foreigners at British public schools (B1) a) Read the following text and highlight the main points. e hidden price of more overseas students at British public schools 1 20 4.2 2 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Just a decade or so ago, most public school-educated parents felt it necessary to give their children the same start in life they themselves were given – selling o property or valuables to send their Jacks and Henriettas o to well-known public schools. ese days the price is just too high, says Andrew Halls, head of King’s College School in Wimbledon, and he’s been honest enough to name the cause: the large numbers of prospective parents from other countries, oligarchs and oil men, all ghting for places for their children. ey push the price of an elite “British” education up beyond the reach of any ordinary Briton. He’s brave to raise the issue, but what he doesn’t mention is that there is a price to be paid for this by the independent schools themselves. Sometimes foreign students arrive with rmly held views which clash with the values of the schools. With these new wealthy students – from China, Nigeria, Ukraine, Russia and the Gulf States – come new and oen conicting cultures. ey inevitably bring very “traditional” views to schools that have spent the past 20 years remaking themselves to t the modern world. According to the Independent Schools Council, there are 2,536 Russian pupils (with overseas parents) studying in the UK – three times as many as there were in 2007. It is the trendy thing for rich families from Russia and other countries to do. However, when such problems arise school boards and heads tend to brush them under the carpet in order not to chase away potential fee-paying students. Many suspect that some public schools put more emphasis on lucrative fees than promoting their “zero tolerance” rules e.g. on homophobia and racism. (Joshi Herrmann, New Spectator , 29 November 2014; adapted and abridged) b) Suggest three measures the schools could take to cope with such situations. 144 Semester self-checks Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv