Secondes British Generations

UNIT 2 : BRITISH GENERATIONS Axe : Vivre entre générations Le village, le quartier, la ville Problématique : To what extent do generations with a multicultural background feel integrated in London? Tâche Finale : Production Ecrite

Discuss with your neighbour and write down keywords to describe this picture. Then, look for the flags you know. What are we going to talk about? Make suppositions.

What can you see on this map? What does it represent? What is the main community represented on this map? What can you conclude about London?

Find the nationalities corresponding to the countries. France -> French Nigeria -> Philippines -> Ireland -> Turkey -> Pakistan -> India -> Germany -> Bangladesh -> Poland -> South Africa -> Yemen -> Jamaica -> Canada -> The USA -> Portugal -> Greece -> The UK ->

Make suppositions about what is happening on these pictures.

Make a grid on your notebook: Things I learnt / Things I want to know In "Things I learnt", present each festival : Origins: Date: Event/activities:

In your grid : in "Things I want to know", write the questions you would ask if you wanted to go to this festival.

PE: You hesitate about which festival to go. You write an email to a friend living in Britain to ask for information (place, date, time, cost, where to stay) and to find out if he/she can help you make your choice (150 words).

Let's learn about... Farrokh Bulsara Who is this person? Tip: he is a very famous person. You probably know him. Why would he change his name?

Global Comprehension: Identify : The type of document The characters The places The time The events/actions

Detailed Comprehension What is Freddie's attitude towards his origins? Find elements to justify your answer. What is his family's attitude towards their origins? Find elements to justify your answer (mother/father/sister) With your neighbour, try to find a definition of : -> A first generation immigrant: -> A second generation immigrant: Which generation does Freddie belong to? his parents? his sister?

LE PRESENT PERFECT (HAVE + participe passé) Formule: Sujet + Have (ou has à la 3e pers du singulier) + Participe Passé - sert pour des actions qui ont débuté dans le passé et qui continuent dans le présent. ex: I have lived in London for 10 years => (j'y vis encore) OU - permet à celui qui parle d'émettre un jugement sur une action qui a eu lieu dans le passé et qui a des conséquences sur le présent ex : She has lied to us. => (elle nous a menti, nous découvrons maintenant la vérité)

Fill in the blanks (use the present perfect): My family _______ (live) in London for 15 years, but my parents are from India. I was born in England, I _______ (only see) my grandparents twice in my life. I ________ (be) to India once. We________ (see) the Taj Mahal in Agra. My sister and I __________ (bring) souvenirs home. We ________ (fall) in love with India. She _________ (decide) to convince our grandparents to come to London. Choose between simple past or present perfect: Freddie Mercury ______ (be) born in Zanzibar. His parents ________ (be) immigrants. He ________ (inspire) many artists with his own music style. He ________ (write) a lot of songs which are still famous today. Freddie _______ (sing) and the others ______ (play) instruments. He ________ (be) an icon for the gay community. Rami Malek _________ (become) very famous ever since he ______ (play) Freddie Mercury in his biopic. He ________ (win) an Academy Award for his performance.

Practice ! PE: After Freddie’s birthday, his parents are in the kitchen and they are discussing the events which occurred during the dinner. Write the dialogue. (Freddie’s mother is called Jer / Freddie’s father is called Bomi) (Min 150 words)

"I am proud of my Indian Roots" (CE) Rappel : How does Freddy Mercury consider his roots? Guess which sports are the most popular in the UK. 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5 :

Read the text. 1) Which sports is mentioned in this extract? 2) Find the name, job, origins and nationality of the character. 3)Why is this sports popular in India and England, and not in France? Make suppositions.

Read the text and make a grid in your notebook with the elements which refer to India and the elements which refer to England. With the help of your grid, make sentences showing the contrast between India and England (use although, while, whereas, however, even though...)

Pour exprimer le conseil : S + SHOULD + BV S + COULD + BV S + 'D BETTER + BV Pour exprimer la volonté : S + WANT TO + BV S + WOULD LIKE TO + BV Pour exprimer la volonté d'agir sur autrui : S + WANT + COMPLEMENT + TO + BV S + WOULD LIKE + COMPLEMENT + TO + BV ex: I want you to come to London this summer.

Tâche finale Production écrite : Your family comes from India but you were born in the UK. You haven’t seen your grandparents for years. Write a letter to invite them and reassure them about the Indian integration in the UK. 150 words