![]() ![]() AnswersĢ Ask if anyone can guess what ‘The sun never set …’ means in relation to the British Empire. Ask students to match the countries and former colonies. 1 Read the rubric explaining the meaning of colonize and colonies. Notes on the unit e The reading text has been recorded for you to use as and when you feel appropriate for your students. PROJECT Students can do this as homework, but could also prepare it in class, working in pairs. A good example was Jamaica, where many people felt great respect and admiration for ‘the mother country’, Britain. It’s worth pointing out that the population of the colonized countries did not always feel resentment and hatred towards the colonizers. What do you think? Discuss as a class, or first in pairs/groups, and then as a class. Answersġ h 2 j 3 b 4 f 5 k 6 c 7 i 8 l 9 a 10 e 11 d 12 g ![]() Pronunciation Cabot /ˈkæbət/ Falkland /ˈfɔːlklənd/ Gibraltar /dʒɪˈbrɔːltə/ reign /rein/Ĥ Ask students to find the words in the text and match them with their meanings. ![]() In quite a short space of time, it went from being the leading world power to having to play a much smaller role in world politics. Many aspects of the British character can be better understood when remembering the enormous transition Britain experienced in the 20th century. Background The text explains just how big the British Empire was, and how it has influenced the character of the countries it included, as well as Britain’s. ![]()
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