Prime Time 7, Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks

9 The UK: Living together separately Listening and reading: A Scottish experience a) Listen to the following poem by Jackie Kay, an author whose texts deal with her upbringing, her background and sickness and health. In my country Word bank to symbolise/represent • to give emphasis to • an association with • to have a dual meaning/ function • to have the effect of • a measured rhythm • to run onto the next line • to split up • (to) fragment W 1  VIP file Jackie Kay , a Scottish poet and novelist, was born in 1961 in Edinburgh. She was adopted at birth by a couple from Glasgow where she grew up. V 8 3.4 walking by the waters down where an honest river shakes hands with the sea, a woman passed round me in a slow watchful circle, as if I were a superstition; or the worst dregs of her imagination, so when she finally spoke her words spliced into bars of an old wheel. A segment of air. Where do you come from? “Here,” I said, “Here. These parts.” (From: Jackie Kay, From Other Lovers ) b) Who is the lyrical I (the person talking about him- or herself)? What do you know about this person? c) What is the meaning of the following extract? Does it relate to the topic of the poem? “… where an honest river shakes hands with the sea, …” d) Look at the VIP file and the title and explain the message of the poem in a few sentences. Research activity: Jackie Kay a) Go on the internet and find out as much as you can about Jackie Kay, focussing on the following aspects: • her personal history • her literary achievements b) Looking back at the text, has your impression of the poem changed? Listening: Lord Morris of Handsworth You are going to listen to a recording about Bill Morris, a British trade union official. First you will 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–5) with the sentence endings (A–G). There is one sentence ending that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 Bill Morris was born in Jamaica, but … F ✔ A make a career in sports. 1 Originally he had wanted to … B he found it difficult to adjust. 2 On his arrival in Britain … C he became one of Britain’s most respected and most influential black politicians. 3 First he worked for an engineering company but soon … D he joined the trade union and became a workers’ representative. 4 In spite of his background he did not … E he became a member of the House of Lords. 5 Through his work inside and outside the trade union movement … F he came to England at the age of 16. G consider himself as a black politician. 2  3  3.5 128 Ethnic and cultural diversity Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv