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The Republic of Ireland (ROI),
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Ethnic minority groups that differ from the main population in culture or traditions. Many ethnic minorities in the UK are migrants frorn former British colonies, or their descendants.
Cantonese: a form of Chinese spoken in south eastern China and Hong Kong.
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1 u Read the texts. Where are Simon, Magda and Benji’s families from?
Simon
1 1.1 4 Before you start the
text, if you have a large world map, display it for Ss to find the countries mentioned in
this lesson. In addition to the UK, it would be useful to locate Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Caribbean Islands and Continental European countries. Ask Ss if they have visited the UK. or if they have family or friends who have gone to work there.
Ask Ss to look at the teenagers’ photos and guess their heritage. They read to find out where the teenagers’ families are from.
Answer key
Simon’s family - Hongkong Magda’s family - Poland Benjis family - the Caribbean
Ask Ss to find these words in the text, then to guess the meaning of the new words from the context. Help them with any words they cant guess.
2 Ask Ss to read the text again morÄ™ carefully to answer the questions. Ss can compare their answers before you conduct feedback.
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Hi there. I'm Simon. I was born in Cardiff, but my parents come from Hong Kong. in China. I speak Cantonese at home and English with my friends. and l'm learning Welsh at school, too. We celebrate both Chinese and British festivals so we have lots of parties in our house!
> British celebrities from ethnic minorities include: Freddie Mercury and Jamelia (musicians). Theo Walcott and Lewis Hamilton (sports stars) and Naomi Campbell (model).
Magda
Hi, my name's Magda. I’m Polish and Im a student in Edinburgh. in Scotland. I was studying English in Kraków when a friend invited me here for a holiday. I liked it and I decided to stay! I study during the week and I work in a cafe at the weekend I miss my parents. of course, but I go back home quite often.
Benji
Hello. I'm Benji and Pm from London. My dad was born here, too. My grandparents were from the Caribbean. They met on a ship while they were travelling to England I think London is a cool city, but l'd like to visit the Caribbean one day
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Did you know ...?
> About sixty million people live in the UK. About 7% of them are from ethnic minorities’. Many of their families originally came from the Caribbean. India,
Bangladesh, Pakistan and Hong Kong in the 1940s, 50s and 60s.
> In 2004, ten countries, mostly from central and eastern EuropÄ™, joined the European Union (the EU) After that, many young people from these countries came to the UK to work and study.
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London
New words
• Bangladesh • the Caribbean
• celebrate • celebrity • ethnic minority
• the EU • Hong Kong • India • miss
• mostly • multi-cultural society
• originally • Pakistan
Establish the correct answers. You may wish to get Ss to ask/answer the guestions in closed pairs. as a brief speaking activity.
Answer key
1 Three. 2 In Edinburgh. 3 In London.
4 On a ship travelling to England. 5 England. Scotland. Wales. Northern Ireland. 6 About sixty million people. 7 Lots o: people from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Hong Kong and the Caribbean came (immigrated) to the UK. 8 European Union. 9 2004.
Bangladesh: a country in Southern Asia. Formerly part of British India, this independent country was formed in 1971. People from Bangladesh are Bangladeshi, the language is Bengali.
Bangla a type of pop musie from the same region, popular with young Bangladeshi
people in Britain.
3 1.15 Ask Ss to look at the photo of Nasma and guess where she is from. (Accept any
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