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Tasks

Here are some tasks that might help you to prepare for the test on December 8.

You MUST read the text on p. 46/47 in preparation for the test but you can choose whether or not to answer the questions.

MIND MAP

Create a MIND MAPs for the following topics

• Ethnic Diversity in the UK
• Immigration to the United States and its consequences

This helps you to revise your vocabulary and to logically structure the information regarding these topics

CARTOON

See cartoon analysis

Questions on the text

Read the text in GREEN LINE Oberstufe p. 46/47 and answer the following questions

• Describe the concept of affirmative action and explain why it was necessary to establish this concept.
• Explain how the problem of racial inequality can be solved according to the text.

Possible answers will be published next weekend!

CARTOON analysis

Here is another cartoon to practise: Illegal immigration to America

Analyze the cartoon and then compare with these results

1) Source: Andy Singer

2) Description: at the shore; couple with a child are arriving (use Present PROGRESSIVE to describe) on a boat (in the background we can see the ship the couple came with to America); three Native Americans are welcoming them with the words.... Caption reads....

3) Background knowledge/meaning (SIMPLE PRESENT): Ship = Mayflower on which English Puritans and other English settlers (=Pilgrim Fathers) arrived in Plymouth in 1620. The Puritans had left England because of religious peresecution. The Native represent the aboriginal population at that time.

4) Criticism: Pilgrim Fathers, whose descendents nowadays want to stop immigration to the United States, were illegal immigrants themselves. And just like today's illegal immigrants from countries like Mexico, they did not assimilate to the aboriginal culture but basically extinguished the Native American population. The cartoonist wants to remind people of this fact, so that they might be more tolerant to immigrants since their ancestors were in the same situation as they are now.

Cartoon for analysis

In the cartoon the statue says: "Bring me your..." This refers to a poem in which the statue's seen as a symbol of freedom for immigrants.

QUESTIONS on the TEXT

Explain what former US president Clinton expected form immigrants and US citizens in regard to the large influx of immigrants at the time.

In order to make the United States a stronger nation former US president Bill Clinton expected from immigrants (include part of question into the answer) "learn, to work, to contribute to the America" (l.9) (When you quote: inverted commas "...." name the line where the quotation can be found) So that they are able to achieve this, US Citizens must, according to Clinton, give immigrants the opportunity to succeed. He wants Americans to create an atmosphere of tolerance, so that the newcomers (avoid repititions if possible) can feel at home. As a consequence their contributions to the American economy and culture will strenghten the country to be "one America in the 21st century." (l.53)

NEWS presentation

November 24, 2015: Alexander Jäger

December 10, 2015: Friederike Karg

December 17, 2015: Rebekka Kelle

December 22, 2015: Tilman Kinkelin

January 12, 2016: Tobias Klopf

News presentation gives information on THREE important news items from the English speaking world. If the news is of global relevance you may

include it in your presentation. The presentation should be no longer than 5-8 minutes and include pictures. DO NOT read out information!!!

You might find these websites useful for your research.

USA

CNN

CBS News

USA Today

New York Times

Great Britain

London Times

The Guardian

BBC

Australia

General news

Sydney Morning Herald

Canada

General news

CTV News television

Ottawa Citizen