1."Ethnic Minorities in the U.K"
2."Case Study: West Indians and the British experience"
Eventhough we discussed the pictures in class, I will ask you to do this again before reading the texts. In "Ethnic Minorities...", you´ve got two scenes ( one is a drawing and the second a photograph). Pay attention to the time and place in each scene. Just for those who were not in class and because the background is not clearly seen in the photocopy, let me tell you the first scene is located in India and the second in Britain. Now, loking at the people, figure out where they come from, the time each scene describes, and the reason to be there. Can you relate any of these scenes to the text read on the British Empire? If so, what´s the connection? Consider, too, the family groups in each scene. Are they examples of extended family?What type of life style do you think they have?
Once you´ve exploited the pictures,
a) do exercise 1 and read the text
b) answer questions 2, 3 and 4.
Before reading "Case study...", exploit the picture, too. Where are these people from?, What can you tell about them, their culture, the way they all dress and the ornaments in the room?
After reading the text, answer questions 1 and 2. Bare in mind that when it´s suggested to work in pairs, you´ll have to work on your own. Similarly, You are not to compare your results with the rest of the class (as suggested in 2.b) until we meet again. As regards 2.c, choose a country from the U.K.
After working on both texts, write a summary on "Immigration to Britain" explaining the following issues:
1. Immigration waves in the past 70 years. Countries of origin and reasons for moving to Britan.
2. Immigration and the government: did the British government encourage immigration? If so,when and why? Did this change at any time?What measures did the government take in relation to immigration?
3. Immigrants: What were their reasons to move to Britain? What was the relationship between immigrants and Britain? What were their expectations? What difficulties did they have to face?
4. To support your ideas with examples and details, consider not only the two texts but also the information you gathered in the chart in ex.2 page 7 as well as the pie chart in ex. 4.
5. Send your summary to dolferlife@gmail.com before July 16th.
