London - A Multicultural City Photo 1 attributed to habeebee: http://www.flickr.com/photos/almodozo/3775040856/ Photo 2 attributed to Jose Maria Cuellar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuellar/256183940/sizes/z/in/photostream/ The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). 1. 10 Tips for Learning Success √ Access a variety of multimodal and authentic materials √ Do some research using reliable sources of information √ Use appropriate language to narrate stories of immigrants to your country √ Use graphic organizers to show ideas √ Use appropriate language to describe graphs that show statistics about immigration in your autonomous region / country √ Access an authentic news report, in order to understand the main points. √ Work individually and collaboratively in pairs and in groups √ Take greater responsibility for learning, by assessing own and peers’ work √ Carry out activities that are challenging and develop thinking skills √ Complete a self-reflection activity to reflect on learning in the unit Page 2 of 16 2. An immigrant’s story: Mo Farah Mo Farah was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 23 March, 1983. He moved to London, in the United Kingdom, at the age of 8, with two of his brothers, because his father was working in London. However, Mo was separated from his twin brother, Hassan, who stayed in Somalia. When he arrived in London, Mo didn’t speak any English and he had to learn quickly in order to integrate in his new school, Feltham Community College in London. His Physical Education (PE) teacher there was Alan Watkinson, and he gave him a lot of support. Alan could see that Mo was a talented runner, and he helped to coach him, and to encourage Mo to take running seriously. Mo started doing well in competitions from the age of 13. When he was 14, he won an English school title. When he was 18, he won the 5,000m title at the European Athletics Junior Championship in 2001. At this point, Mo became a full-time athlete, and started to take part in Senior competitions. He started to train with a group of Kenyan runners, and lived a very disciplined life, which consisted of eating, training and resting. Mo had to face some disappointments in his career. In 2007, he only finished in sixth place in the Osaka World Championships, and in 2008 he was knocked out of the Beijing Olympics. However Mo continued to work hard at improving his technique, and went to train at high altitudes in Kenya and Ethiopia in 2008. In 2009, he won a gold medal at the European Indoor Championships, and won a silver medal in the 2009 European Cross Country Championships. The following year, Mo took a break from his running in order to marry his long-term girlfriend, Tania Nell. Over the next few years, he continued to win more medals, including a gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in South Korea. Finally, Mo had the chance to show that he was one of the best athletes in the world, at the London Olympics, in 2012. He managed to achieve an incredible double victory, by winning gold medal for both the 5,000 and 10,000 metres events. He received massive public support for his achievements. His joy at this success, was followed shortly after the Olympic Games by further happiness, when Mo became the father of twin daughters. Text adapted from: http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/mo-farah.html http://www.biographyonline.net/sport/athletics/mo-farah.html Image: Creative commons share alike license - Attributed to: Kafuffle Page 3 of 16 Stage 1 Explicit Questions Read the text, and answer the following questions about Mo Farah’s biography : 1. Where was Mo Farah born? 2. Why did Mo move to London? 3. Who is Hassan? 4. Where did Mo go to school? 5. How did Alan Watkinson help Mo? 6. What title did Mo win when he was 18? 7. What disappointments did Mo face in 2007 and 2008? 8. When did he win a gold medal at the South Korea World Championships? 9. When did Mo marry his long-term girlfriend, Tania Nell? 10. What was Mo’s ‘incredible double victory’ in the 2012 Olympic Games? Stage 2: Implicit Questions 11. How important do you think Alan Watkinson was for Mo Farah’s career as an athlete? 12. Why was it important for Mo to live a very disciplined life, when he became a professional athlete? 13. Why do you think that Mo went to train in Kenya and Ethiopia? Stage 3: Reflective / Evaluative Questions 14. Do you think that it was difficult for Mo Farah to adapt to a new life in London? Why / why not? 15. What difficulties do you think you might face, as an immigrant in a new country? 16. What reasons are there, for people to leave their country and move to another country? 17. Give some examples of famous athletes, or sportspeople who have come to live in your country from another country. In what ways do you think their experience was similar to or different from Mo Farah? Page 4 of 16 3A. Revision a) Here are the main facts about Mo Farah’s life. Fill in the main events of his life in the chart below. Key facts about Mo Farah’s life: Mo Farah was born on 23rd March 1983 in Somalia, and spent the early years of his childhood there. He moved to Britain in 1991. In 1994, he won the first of his English schools titles. In 2001, he won the 5,000m race in the European Athletics Junior Championship. In 2006, he won the silver medal at the European championships for the 5,000m. In 2010, he won the 5,000m and 10,000m golden double, at the European championships. He also married his longtime girlfriend, Tania Nell. In 2012, he won the 5,000m and 10,000m golden double at the London Olympics. Shortly afterwards, his wife Tania gave birth to their twin daughters Aisha and Amani Adapted from: http://www.sportinglife360.com/index.php/mo-farah-profile-of-an-athlete-2614/ Dates Events in Mo’s life 1980 – 1984 Example: 1983 – Mo Farah was born 1985 – 1994 1995 - 2004 2005 - 2014 Page 5 of 16 3A b) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEyt3ljt50E Watch this video clip about Mo Farah’s victory in the 5,000m in the 2012 London Olympics, and complete the text summary of the clip: 0’ – 2’08 The Men’s 5000m was one of the highlights of the final night of athletics at the London Olympic Stadium. Mo Farah of Great Britain was among the favourites for the event. When there were 1............... metres left of the race, Farah pulled into the lead. There were 2............... athletes very close to Farah, and he was pushed hard in the final 100 metres. He crossed the line to become a 3............... Olympic champion, with his second win of the London Olympics. His winning time was 4............... minutes, 41.66 seconds. He managed to run the last mile of the race in 5............... minutes. Two days before the race, Mo Farah said that he was 6............... after running the 10,000 metres race. The silver medal went to Dejen Gebremeskel of 7..............., and the bronze medal went to Thomas Longosiwa of 8................ Mo Farah said that the cheers and support of the home 9............... made a big difference to him. He said that the last four years had been hard 10................ Page 6 of 16 3B. Extension Multicultural Britain http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-street/multicultural-britain Watch the video, Multicultural Britain, and decide if the statements are True or False: 1. Southall Broadway, in West London, has one of the largest Asian populations in London. 2. A significant number of immigrants arrived from Jamaica by plane, in 1948. 3. The Notting Hill carnival celebrates African culture. 4. In the 1950s and 1960s, families from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan moved to Britain. 5. In the 1980s, people from Somalia moved to Britain. 6. Recently, a lot of people from Eastern Europe have arrived in Britain. 7. Avinda moved to Britain from Kenya, and he found it hard to find a job when he arrived. 8. Sunni thinks that young people these days, are not part of the community. 9. Community projects are bringing different generations and cultures together. 10. In St Mary’s school, in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, more than 20 languages are spoken. 11. Joy and Derek, and their daughter Mercy, came to Cardiff from Zambia. 12. Derek moved to Cardiff because he wanted to study in England. 13. In the photograph of Mercy, the window symbolises hope for the future. Page 7 of 16 4. Project a) Describing Graphs Look at the following two graphs, that describe aspects of immigration to the UK. Decide if the sentences are true or false, by looking at the graphs. Graph 1: Immigration from 5 most common countries into the UK, over the period 2007 – 2011 Source: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/11/29/article-2240378-1645B08F000005DC-332_634x424.jpg Graph 1 1. In 2007, there were more immigrants to Britain from Poland, than from any other country. 2. From 2008 to 2010, the number of immigrants to Britain from India increased by more than 20,000 people. 3. The number of people emigrating to Britain from Australia, did not change significantly from 2007 to 2011. 4. The number of immigrants from Pakistan doubled between 2009 and 2011.