Focus for Bulgaria part1

UNIT 1 ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES Intercultural communication • Identity and values Customs and traditions

1.1 English around the world

 

i • The language of the i world

 

| 1.2 The United Kingdom

 

; • GB: Geography at .d

 

| climate

 

i 1.3 England, Scotland and Wales

The spread of the English language

 

The dominant language for intercuIturai co> nmunication

 

■ The UK: Gets & figures

 

Na tiona! identity and symbols G e t g r a phi c a > fo a t j res

 

■ Regions ar-d cultural

 

practices

 

> Thn rosmonolite coy

1 4 London - the global city * U T r "'-r

 

ate out or Bi nauG

 

1,5 Ireland • •-‘--a'cj ttets G com-

 

. Wvcmgr. thc ages * hro^nca! o m-vm-

 

1 ,o The United States * ■ ‘ •

 

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1.7 Reqions in the USA • ! *

 

■ G Canada r- i -m ■ r. o -

 

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< Australia • Why a-, mo:li h'-w 'C -Ol-, p -ju >C

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2.4 Going to school  ; • High school culture in I America * The educational system in 38 the UK  • Belonging to high school cliques

2.5 Going to university • Universities in the UK - ages 40

i • University - is it and qualifications

I worth it? • Immediate plans and long-term ambitions

FOCUS ON WRITING • Grammar - Present tenses j 42

& SPEAKING • Writing and speaking j practice j

 

UNIT 3 HISTORY

 

* Historical memory and continuity

3.1 The making of the UK

« B-W i n Wsh h

3.2 The British Empire •

 

3.3 The modern UK • Ho/» trie UK has

 

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oeiGm a-r.cU or on* separator'

3.4 The making of the • G -er or USA

3.5 The modern USA

 

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FOCUS ON WRITING -

 

& SPEAKING

 

UNIT 4 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

 

• Political organisation, institutions and pewes

 

• Juridical system and practices

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' 10 New Zealand • î mW ¿-f a Ian ^ f',> ’ -a ti i>. 26

1.11 South Africa • >uïh om o me* - G figiw - 27

1.12 India • !r < il. r' re o fi'HjU' 28

• Suoerpov/et, • ( - * r -,l ... 1 - ..Hi 1

langue go., :c* cr i Mr,7p„

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FOCUS ON WRITING • '.-mi '.r.'.oi Entier crib 30

& SPEAKING American Englo-n • #it no arid speak-no crambo

UNIT 2 EVERY DAY

• Cultural scripts * Daily life • Important stages in life

and their projections in everyday practices

2.1 Modern families • Waoitr nal s modern farm 32

• Working rrcthtr * Wcrbno me them me

birthram and cri,,-';'* -rr

2.2 Time out UK * Pot:, j is- sports in the UK 34

• Other popular • Evening classes, gooo

> pastimes causes, public iiPranos,

eating out afternoon me

2.3 Time out USA • Leisure time spert in 36

’ • Mall rats shopping malls, other free time activities * Grammar: so and neither  emphatic do; ellipse. shcrt infinitive

 

4.1 How the UK is governed • T'^ Mr >n ,i i f , thc 1,,11'ii ,i i H, 'he F: mini mr an ! c: err rc.v th-- G.pr> no 56

4 > How the USA is governed • T-. Fro.. W nt, i,, 1 ,„„t- * -n:irh‘ form -,f Cr - T 58

£ w Political parties  * Ei -: t! w ’ u • UK -.r.d Ur-A po'i:.' -1 i >n(he.  • Pr.-:, oorocl cap  Far-iaimeiPar/ e'erticn; 60

4.4 Opinions and policies  « The austere, debate • Opposing r-p|or.r,7 >rid  f,' Hides O: +i>e pm Fes  • For dnd aaains+ ¿»imm-ity 62

4.5 Breaking up the UK9 * Should Scct’and br-mdeperioent (l- msv n the UK, 64

4.6 The European Union debate • The oeb-+- or er Be:/ 66

4 7 Rights of young people  • Labour spokesman • Regi.‘atic ; r- u a '-.-.At Poo sffem young people  • For anc against voting at 16 68

calls for votes at 16 i

FOCUS ON WRITING & SPEAKING • Gramma- - Passive tenses , * Writing anc speckira i ! practice 70