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Hong Kong : A land apart ?

Index

General Presentation

When cultures blend

Hong Kong's complex history

One country, two systems

Grammar Time

Final project

General facts

Browse the following website and complete the information.

Hong Kong

Type of territory :

Population :

Area :

Languages (2) :

Well done !

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Dialect :

Currency :

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Hong Kong's complex history

Document 1 : In search of British Hong Kong

Anticipation: Look at the title and react.

Watch the video and answer the following questions: - How is Hong Kong presented ? What information do we get ? - List the traces British domination left in Hong Kong.

Grammar

Observe the quote and analyse the underlined part :

" Hong Kong was handed back to China. "

Complete the rule :

passive form
active form
imperative form

The highlighted part is a verb in the

. It is composed of :

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be
have
do

past participle.
gerundive form.
preterite form.

conjuguated +

receives an action.
is doing an action.

The focus is placed on the object that

Check

Let's practise !

Transform the sentences from the active to passive form.

Hong Kong was colonized by the British.

The British colonized Hong Kong.

Public announcements are delivered by Chinese ladies.

Chinese ladies deliver public announcements.

The territory was possessed by Great Britain.

Great Britain possessed the territory.

The decision was protested by Hongkongers.

Hongkongers protested the decision.

The Chinese flag was raised.|The Chinese flag was raised by them.

They raised the Chinese flag.

The British flag was lowered.|The British flag was lowered by them.

They lowered the British flag.

Hong Kong's complex history

Document 2 : Bye Bye British boxes

Anticipation: Look at the document and say what type of document it is.

This is an extract from a novel.

This is a newspaper article.

This is an extract from a website.

Read the text.

Use the text and the picture to explain why the presence of British post boxes is controversial.

Go further: Comment upon the source of the document.

When cultures blend

Anticipation: Describe the picture and react !

document A: Do Hongkongers speak English?

Read the text.

One of the most popular questions about Hong Kong is if people in Hong Kong speak English. The answer is somewhat complex, and most people will be disappointed to hear that speaking English in Hong Kong is somewhat more difficult than the city attempts to portray. Because Hong Kong is a major metropolis (and a former British colony), people often arrive in Hong Kong with high expectations about the level of English. In general, they will be disappointed. Hongkongers are far from fluent in English, and it certainly isn’t a second mother tongue. That said, Hongkongers are arguably1 the best users of English in Asia, aside from Singaporeans. Around 48 percent of Hong Kong residents speak Mandarin while 46 percent speak English. However, Cantonese is the most popular dialect as 96 percent of the population can speak it. English is an official language in Hong Kong, so all official signs and announcements are in both Cantonese and English. All government officials, including police officers and immigration officials, are required to have a communicative level of English, and, by and large2, they do. [...] In general, the quality of English language learning has been declining, both because of the handover from Britain to China and because of the increasing importance of Mandarin. The government is currently3 trying to improve English teaching and, hopefully, the effects will be felt before too long. Rory Boland, tripsavvy.com, April 20191. probably 2. in general 3. actuellement

document A: Do Hongkongers speak English?

Find information about the use of English language in Hong Kong.

Comment upon the quote : "the quality of English language learning has been declining."

document B: Chinese and British tea cultures

Watch the video & explain the origins of tea in Hong Kong.

The origins of Hong Kong milk tea come from the British. It was probably consumed by the British Army and served in high-end restaurants and hotels.

Give a definition of "tea diners".

This is a comfort food eating for both rich and poor in Hong Kong. So, this is an egalitarian place to eat.

List what you can eat in "tea diners".

western food and Chinese food like: * instant noddles/ * sausages/ * scrambled eggs/ * French toast/ * crispy topping sweet buns

Compare British and Hong Kong tea.

British tea = milk with black tea / Hong Kong tea = very strong amped up version with very strong black tea and very rich milk

Let 's recap

Use documents A and B to explain how British and Chinese cultures cohabit together in Hong Kong.

one country, two systems ?

TOOLBOX:

socket/ plug socket/ wall socket: prise de courant adaptor: adaptateur compatible v. incompatible (with) fit

Describe and analyse this cartoon.

Heng Kim Song

one country, two systems ?

hippodromes

canned ham

inapt

noisy

zero

Are the people interviewed for or against the British rule ?

Yes

CHECK

Which are their arguments ? Rephrase in your own words.

Comment upon the highlighted expression on lines 12, 13.

Can you relate it to a document we have already studied ?

Let 's recap

Explain how Hongkongers relate to their cultural heritage.

final project

Instructions: Use your knowledge and the documents seen in class to develop one of the following subject. Don't forget to use the passive form. A) Comment upon the ambivalent identity of Hong Kong. B) Is Hong Kong a land apart ? Justify.