A Foreigner In Britain

INTRODUCTION
The narrator, Antonio, is a Spanish young man. He studied at Salamanca University, where e met several
British students. He makes different trips to England to visit relatives, school friends and childhood friends.
His hosts take him to see the sights in their area. His anecdotes deal with historical facts and British culture,
traditional and celebrations. He tells us about thenew people he meets, the places he visits and his personal
experiences.
BEFORE READING ACTIVITIES
Antonio is a Spanish young man, his father is American and he spent a long time in United States. Antonio
has just finished the university. He has studied in Salamanca University, and met some foreign students
there who he likes to visit in Britain.
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· He visits: London, York, Oxford, Cardiff,Cornwall, Manchester, Edinburgh and Scotland in this order.
· Antonio goes to: pub, carnival, theatre, old market, cathedral, castle, restaurant, football match.
WHILE−READING ACTIVITIES
· Carpet: Catifa
Joke: Broma
Rhyming: Rima
Beards and horns on their helmets: Barbes i banyes als seus cascs
Former: Anterior
Silly: Tonto
Shape: Forma
Church: Esglèsia
Waitress: Cambrera
Leaflet:Prospecte
5. Introduction
Antonio is presented to we and in a conversation with his friend Mark said that generalize about British
people, costumes, etc. is wrong.
Antonio is a Spanish young man, his father is American and he spent a long time in United States. Antonio
has just finished the university. He has studied in Salamanca University, and met some foreign students there
who he likes tovisit in Britain.
London (Chapters 1 and 2)
Antonio visited London with a Spanish friend and they went to a typical British pub but in Britain most of the
pubs close so early and this surprised Pablo. The next afternoon Antonio took his friend to a good Hotel in the
centre of London and drank a tea in a tearoom.
In New Year's Eve Antonio and Pablo went to Trafalgar Square to listen the bellsbut they couldn't hear to
them because there were a lot of people.
They went to Globe Theatre on the south bank of the River Thames and saw a Shakespeare's performance.
Later they travel by The Tube, one of most special places of London and they was surprised to see a Muslim
woman who only her eyes were uncovered. I can't understand this reaction because in Spain this image is very
usual.They ate in a Chinese Restaurant in Chinatown and later went to see the Caribbean carnival in Notting Hill.
They took a typical London Taxi and the driver talked to Antonio and Pablo in Cockney rhyming slang and
they couldn't understand to him.
York (Chapter 3)
York is a country with much history, Antonio traveled alone by train and meets Barbara Green who said to the
foreigner that could stayin the Green Guest House that was cheap. In this house he ate a typical, enormous
breakfast.
Antonio visited the Jorvik Viking Center and arrived at Coppergate Market (based on 948 AD).
Later in the streets of York a man asked Antonio about the way to York Minister and he decided to visit it
with the man who was from Chicago.
York Minister is the biggest Gothic cathedral in Europe, it tookmore than 250 years to build and was finished
in 1480. It has very impressive windows at stained glass.
They visited the Castle Museum and talk about the ghosts who live in it.
Oxford (Chapter 4)
Oxford University is one of the oldest and most prestigious university in the world. Antonio appeared in the
Oxford shopping district and was immediately disappointed.
He later visited the gardens ofMagdalen College that have a beautiful bell−tower, next to the medieval
bridge.
Antonio dinner a typical meal of fish and chips in a traditional−looking pub and the barman explained to him
the history of Scholastica Massacre in 1355.
At night Antonio and his ex−girlfriend Lisa went to a May Ball who is a very elegant dance, and at the end of
Ball they were to the Magdalen Bridge and saw that...