Life in Britain

L I F E I N B R I T A I

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In the UK about 4.5 million people

come from different ethnic groups.

The largest ethnic groups are from

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THE WEST INDIES

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AFRICA

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In Britain when we take

photographs of people, we often

say ’Say cheese‘.

When we say ’cheese‘ our

mouth stretches into a smile.

Try it!

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Scene 11. Who is the boy?2. How old is he?3. Where is he from?4. What is his website about?5. Who is it for?6. Who is Jasmine?7. Who is Lee?

TEST YOUR MEMORY

1. What colour is William’s T-shirt on the website?2. What colour is Jasmine’s hair?3. Who is in the photo with Lee?

Scene 2

1. Whose video camera is it?2. What does William do with it?3. What is his mother’s name?4. Where is she from?5. Who is Susan Walker?6. Where is she from?

Scene 3

1. Who is Caroline?2. Is the photograph good?3. How old is she?4. Who is Marie?5. What nationality is Marie’s mother?6. What nationality is her father?

Scene 4

1. Does Caroline think she is good on the website?

2. What is Caroline looking for?3. Is William’s father on the website?4. Where is William’s father?

Scene 5

1. What is William’s father doing?2. What does William do?3. Do William’s father and Jasmine know

each other?4. What do they say to each other?5. What does William say to his father

when he takes his photograph?

ScriptScene 1

Computer: Hi! I’m William. My surname’s Walker. So - I’mWilliam: William Walker! I’m twelve and from London.

And this is my website. It’s about my home, my friends and my family.It’s for schools in other countries.

Jasmine: Wow! Cool!William: Thanks! Look! It’s a photo of you.Computer: This is my friend Jasmine.William: And this is my friend Lee with his Mum and

Dad.Lots of different people live in Britain.

ScriptScene 2

William: This is my Dad’s video camera.I film people for the websiteLook! Here’s my mum.

Computer: Hi! My name’s Ann. I’m William’s mother. I’m Ann: from the USA.William: And this is my grandmother.

She’s my dad’s mum.Computer: I’m Susan Walker, William’s grandmother I’mSusan: from Bristol. It’s a city in the west of England. Is this for the website?

ScriptScene 3

Jasmine: And this is your sister.William: Yes. Here she is! Hey Caroline! This is my

friend Jasmine!Jasmine: Hi Caroline!Caroline: Hi!

Oh no! That’s a bad photo of me!Jasmine: No, it isn’t.William: Look at this. You’re great.Computer: Hello! I’m Caroline. I’m fifteen.Caroline: This is my best friend, Marie. Her mother’s

West Indian and her father’s English. She’s very nice.

Script

Scene 4Caroline: Oh no! Look at me!William: It’s good.Caroline: It isn’t funny! Is my camera here?William: Hmmm…I don’t know. Is it in the kitchen?Caroline: Bye, Jasmine. See you later!Jasmine: Is your dad on the website?William: No! But we can get a photo of him now.

Ah! Here’s Caroline’s camera. Come on! Dad’s in the garden.

Script

Scene 5William: Hi Dad! This is Jasmine!Dad: Hello Jasmine. Nice to meet you.Jasmine: Hello Mr Walker.William: Smile, Dad!

Look at me!Say cheese!

Dad: Cheese!