Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD

2 Brick Lane: English for everyone Fact file Brick Lane • London’s Brick Lane has a fascinating history and is one of the most popular places to visit in the East End today. Sitting in the heart of the East End, Brick Lane was a poor slum area in the past. Today, following some regeneration, it offers exciting alternative shopping opportunities, various markets and exciting restaurants. • The street was originally called Whitechapel Lane but was renamed because local earth was used by brick and tile manufacturers who set up shop in the street in the 15 th century. • The 17 th century saw an influx of French Huguenots when they were driven out of France. The street and the surrounding area became well known for its weaving and tailoring. • Like much of the East End, this area was a haven for immigrants moving into London to escape persecution abroad or looking for a better life. During the 19 th and 20 th centuries, it was best known for its Irish and Jewish population. • Since the late 20 th century, this has been one of the most popular places for immigrants from Bangladesh. The street is THE place to go for a curry in London, especially if you want to try traditional and authentic cooking rather than run-of-the-mill high street curries. • Brick Lane is quite a trendy area at the moment, and you do have other options for food if you don’t fancy a curry. There are still traditional Jewish bagel shops dotted around and various cafes and stalls selling anything from a traditional full English breakfast through to exotic Japanese takeaways. • Today Brick Lane is also home to a bustling artistic community with plenty of small galleries in nearby streets. F It’s a shocking gure: more than £100m was spent in the past year on translating and interpreting for British residents who don’t speak English. e nancial cost is bad enough, … 0 . We are telling them they don’t have to learn English, let alone integrate. e evidence is plain to anyone … 1 . In the Bangladeshi community from which I come, English is a foreign language … . 2 Every year Bangladeshis Before you read a) Think about what can happen when minority groups arrive in a new country. b) Make a list of positive developments and also possible problems. Reading: Hope of escape lost in translation Read the text about the importance of learning English for immigrants in the UK. Some parts are missing. Choose the correct part (A–G) for each gap (1–5). There is one extra part that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 1 2 “Providing interpreters instead of encouraging immigrants to speak English keeps them in their ghettos.“ (Zia Haider Rahman) sit at the bottom of rankings of educational achievement. eir society remains in economic stagnation, they do not make any sizeable economic progress. Drug abuse and crime are on the rise in the East End. Illiterate young Bangladeshi males, with no hope of employment, can choose between extremists in the mosques or the gangs in the streets. I didn’t speak a word of English when I arrived in Britain, but I learned quickly. I was lucky. My parents 5 10 15 30 Multi-ethnic Britain Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv