A foreigner in Britain
CHAPTER 1-2
Ex: 4 page 19
The stereotype that Pablo has about Britain is that Britain is only a traditional
city, he thought that its very traditional, the buildings, the way of time, even the
time of the pubs closing. But after when they were searching a good restaurant
to eat. They decided to ask the reception to a neat recommendation, and she
told them that there was a good Indian restaurant. Pablo shocked, said to the
receptionist that he wants to eat something is typically British, the lady told him
that Indian food is typically British.
With that fact, Pablo knew that Britain isn’t as typically as he thought.
Ex: 5 page 19
1. In the Globe Theatre, his British friend stopped him falling.
2. Scones are a type of sweet bread that you eat with jam and cream
3. The original Globe Theatre was where most of Shakespeare’s plays
were performed for the first time, it was built in 1599 but unfortunately,
burned down in the middle of the 17th century, and was destroyed again
300 years later. The new Globe Theatre was finished in 1997.
4. One difference is today, women play the female roles, before, women
weren’t allowed to be actresses and the female role were played by
teenage boys.
CHAPTER 3-4
Ex: 4 page 31
the people into the pub was so cold and unfriendly, but the barman was
surprised when Antonio said that he wasn’t a student. The barman explained
that townspeople and the university students hadn’t got on well with each other
for more than 600 years. Because two drunken students and a tavern owner
fight and hundreds of people were killed
Ex: 5 page 31
1. Because they went to sea on their longboats to look for new lands and
adventure
2. Because this museum it was the recreation of a real town. The character
has Viking names like Ivar the Boneless. With the sound and the smells.
3. York Minster is the biggest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe and it’s
very impressive, it took more than 250 years to build. And the stained-
glass window tells a story
