Between two worlds-Upper intermediate

Between two worlds-Upper intermediate

Preparation task

Match the definitions with the vocabulary

Multiple Choice

a person whose parents are from different racial groups

• PE

• a skin tone

• mixed race

• a birth name

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physical education; sports classes at school

• PE

• a skin tone

• mixed race

• a birth name

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the colour of your skin

• PE

• a skin tone

• mixed race

• a birth name

Multiple Choice

to give a good reason for something

• … to justify something

• to embrace something

• a complexion

• a birth name

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the natural appearance of the skin on a person’s face

• … to justify something

• to embrace something

• a complexion

• a birth name

Multiple Choice

a tropical fruit similar to a banana with green skin

• … to justify something

• to embrace something

• a complexion

• a birth name

• plantain

Multiple Choice

the name you were given at birth, when this is different from your usual name

• … to justify something

• to embrace something

• a complexion

• a birth name

• plantain

Multiple Choice

to accept something enthusiastically

• … to justify something

• to embrace something

• a complexion

• a birth name

• plantain

Task 1 

Are the sentences true or false?

Multiple Choice

Tillie lives in Leeds, in the north of England.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tillie’s dad is English and her mum is Ghanaian.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

It’s impossible for Tillie to tie her hair up with a small hairband.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tillie had to miss PE because she didn’t have her sports clothes.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Some people don’t believe that Tillie is mixed race because she has a light complexion.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tillie likes eating plantain.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

She likes the fact that Jamestown in Ghana is different from Leeds.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tillie feels that she has the same problems as when she was six.

• True

• False

Task 2

Complete the sentences with words below

Multiple Choice

I’m ……………………………… Ghanaian.

• culture

• countries

• originally

• half

• embrace

Multiple Choice

Having two parents from different ……………………………… is really cool.

• culture

• countries

• originally

• half

• embrace

Multiple Choice

You get to experience two different cultures and create your own ……………………………… .

• culture

• countries

• originally

• half

• embrace

Multiple Choice

Everyone comes in different ……………………………… .

• culture

• skin tones

• originally

• mixed race

• embrace

Multiple Choice

My grandad’s ……………………………… from Jamestown.

• culture

• skin tones

• originally

• mixed race

• embrace

Multiple Choice

In England a lot of people know me as Tillie, but my ……………………………… is Amatillie.

• birth name

• skin tones

• originally

• mixed race

• embrace

Multiple Choice

I want to ……………………………… where I’m from.

• birth name

• skin tones

• originally

• mixed race

• embrace