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READING
1 Look at the example (0) in the first paragraph
of the text. What type of word is missing in the
gap?
2 Discuss what specific words could fit in
the gap. |)
3 @ Read the first paragraph of the text. For
questions 1-8, think of the word which best
fits each gap. Use only one word ineach gap. |
4 Read the rest of the text. Match the sub-headings _
to sections A-C in the text. Two sub-headings are
not needed.
1 Citizens of the world @ 4 Wrong number f
2 Opposites attract 6 5 Staying local
3 Family nightmares
5 Answer the questions.
1 What ‘mistake’ did Attis make?
2 Why did the Palestino fans take pity on Nobu?
3 Why does Lucinda feel like she isn't ‘from’
anywhere?
4 What nationalities and countries are mentioned in —
the texts?WHO DO You »
THINK YOU ARE §
Noone says (0) <\Mpar ofa family is always easy, but
families do generally provide you with lve, comfort an
secutity. No two families are alike: some are small sna
closet one (1) W202. whe with others its had to keop
track of who Is who. (2).2N%:.. ome familes have lee
(8).Ab.. same region for centuries, increasingly actor,
such (4)... Work opportunities an
caused significant population move
move abroad, they often lose (6) s}\\"
adopt the language and customs of the
the speling (6) 9.
'thard to trace family histories and work out (7)
family have lived ina particular area for generat
relatively recent immigrants. Perhay
certainty is that families are ful of
cases, coincidences and complications create amazing tales
1d even romance have
nts. When families
mother tongue and
‘new country ~ even,
Af... your
ions or are
Ats Fafoutakis, called a friend.
Marie Wouters, who had just moved to
Greece from Belgium, answered the phone.
When she explained that she didn't know his friend, Atis argued
with her. But when she repeated her number slowly, Atts realised
forgave him and they:
woll that they ar
‘surnames can change. This can make
PS alll We can say with any
Surprises and (8)...\"... some
B 2
Pancho Yamamoto
Talcahuano, Chile
Oppos) Fes OHiacts
Pancho Yamamoto’s parents didn't
‘exactly hitit off the fist time they
met. The Yamamotos moved from
Japan to Chile to work in the mines.
‘round 1915. Pancho’ father, Nobu, was
® big fan of Huachipato, a football team from
his home town of Taléahiiano. Nobu took pride in
‘90ing to every Huachipato match and one winter, he travelled
500 km to Santiago de Chile, where Huachipato was going
‘0 Play agninst Palestina, At the match, he was surprised
{0 find that he was the only Huachipato fan in the stadium.
‘The Palestino fans laughed and whistled at lonely Nobu
throughout the game. Then, when the game ended, some
‘of them took pity on him, invited him for dinner and they
‘soon forgot all about their teams’ rivalry. One Palestino
‘fan, Carolina Ferndndez; had been laughing at Nobu
all along, ike the others. Bu she knew it was
\wrong, so she made an effort to get fo know him
ati
Lucinda Shah
Marrakesh, Morocco
cunzens of (ng ia
Lucinda Shah doesn't fee! ike
‘she’s trom’ anywhere. To her Moroccan
friends, Lucinda is British and although she
does have a British passport, her roots are all over
the place.
Lucinda's mother, Rachana, who is Indian, grew
up in Mumbai and worked as a designer in New.
‘York. Lucinda’s father, Amir, a film producer whose
work is mainly in the UK, was born in India to an
Afghan father and a Scottish mother. Amir Shah
‘met Rachana in 1999. They got on rally wall
and were married the same year in Paris. When
their daughter, Lucinda, was just five, Amir Shah
‘announced, ‘We're moving to Marrakesh! For“Ge caied 40 @ wong nomoe because ne
Was in O NVirYy wn {hay moment netned
to (add bis Friend but instead he
Caned Mane wouiers (arranger)
Orme Pareriino fans tave Pity on NObY
because NE wos lonely im the radhunN
© Beas apes tcet Hat hey 1001s re ail
she has hved in aiot
OF cles aNd covnaines
— Indian — Manaresh
@= Greece
—Bagum —-NewYoK 7 london
japan ++ UK => thaiand
=cmle - & geottish -_
—Butish —— pons “ .