London - A Multicultural City

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1 London - A Multicultural City Photo 1 attributed to habeebee: Photo 2 attributed to Jose Maria Cuellar: The United Kingdom s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: (England and Wales) SC (Scotland).

2 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

3 2. An immigrant s story: Mo Farah Mo Farah was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 23 March, 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 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 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 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: Image: Creative commons share alike license - Attributed to: Kafuffle Page 3 of 16

4 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

5 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 23 rd March 1983 in Somalia, and spent the early years of his childhood there. He moved to Britain in 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: Dates Events in Mo s life Example: 1983 Mo Farah was born Page 5 of 16

6 3A b) 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: 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, 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 Page 6 of 16

7 3B. Extension 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 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

8 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 Source: 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 The number of immigrants from Pakistan doubled between 2009 and There were a lot less immigrants from China in 2011, than in Page 8 of 16

9 Discuss: What information can you describe in the graph? From 2007 to to to to 2012 The number of immigrants from India increased by a lot China increased by... thousand people Pakistan increased slightly Poland dropped slightly Australia dropped by... thousand people dropped significantly Page 9 of 16

10 Graph 2 1. There are more recent immigrants from South America than from North America. 2. Asians are the largest recent immigrant population. 3. There are less European immigrants than African immigrants. 4. The smallest percentage of recent immigrants come from Australasia and Oceania. 5. One quarter of recent immigrants come from the Middle East. Discuss: The number of people included in this survey is 12,240. How large is the population of Greater London? Why does this survey, for the City of London, cover a much smaller population than the population of Greater London? Is it probable that every neighbourhood in London would produce the same results? Source: Page 10 of 16

11 Groupwork project: Project 1 1. Work with a group of 3 4 people. 2. Use the internet / reference books to find a graph that represents one aspect of immigration to your city / autonomous region / country. 3. Write about the graph, describing the most important aspects of the graph. Include at least 5 different points. 4. Present your information to your class using images / powerpoint. Project 2 1. Work with a group of 3 4 people. 2. Choose one person who is an immigrant to your autonomous region / country. This could be a well known person. It could also be someone that you know personally (a friend, a relative, etc). 3. Write a biography of that person. Describe the most important events of his/her life so far. 4. Present your information to the class. Page 11 of 16

12 5. Assessment Peer assessment and Self assessment Project 1 1. Evaluate other groups presentations of a graph, describing aspects of immigration, and evalute their presentation. Clarity of description and communication of information Presentation of the information 2. Evaluate YOUR OWN group s presentation, using the same criteria. Evaluation Exemplary 4 Clarity of description, and communication of information Points very well described, and communicated very effectively, with very appropriate language. Presentation of information Very good presentation skills used. Visual display was very good. Good 3 Good description of points, and well communicated with appropriate language. Good presentation skills used. Visual display was good. Satisfactory 2 Sufficient description of points with adequate communication. Language could generally be understood. Adequate presentation skills used. Visual display was sufficient. Needs improvement 1 Insufficient description of points, with less than 5 described. Points not always adequately communicated, due to problems with language. Things to improve: Presentation skills lacking. Visual display was insufficient. Things to improve: Page 12 of 16

13 Project 2 Write and present the biography of an immigrant Evaluation Exemplary 4 Clarity of description, and communication of information Biography very well described, with all key points of life included. Information communicated very effectively, with very appropriate language. Presentation of information Very good presentation skills used. Visual display was very good. Good 3 Biography described well, with key points of life included, and well communicated with appropriate language. Good presentation skills used. Visual display was good. Satisfactory 2 Biography sufficiently described, with most points of life included. Language could generally be understood. Adequate presentation skills used. Visual display was sufficient. Needs improvement 1 Insufficient description of biography,with key points lacking. Communication incomplete, due to problems with language. Things to improve: Presentation skills lacking. Visual display was insufficient. Things to improve: Page 13 of 16

14 Self Assessment At the end of this unit, I can: Objectives Teacher Comment Example: Listen and understand a short video x Read a text about Olympic athlete Mo Farah, and answer reading comprehension questions at 3 levels of comprehension: explicit, implicit, referential Identify information from graphs showing statistics about immigration Listen to a short video about Multicultural Britain, and answer questions about it Present key information from a graph showing immigration statistics from my country Write and present the biography of an immigrant to my autonomous region / country Page 14 of 16

15 Evaluate own presentation(s), identifying strengths and areas for improvement Evaluate other groups on their presentation(s), and identify their strengths and areas for improvement Work well with my classmates, in order to: share ideas, plan together, share responsibility, produce good work as a group Page 15 of 16

16 6. Checklist In this unit you have: Accessed a variety of multimodal and authentic materials Done some research using reliable sources of information Used appropriate language to to narrate stories of immigrants to your country Used graphic organizers to show ideas Used appropriate language to describe graphs that show statistics about immigration in your autonomous region / country Accessed an authentic news report, in order to understand the main points Worked individually and collaboratively in groups Taken greater responsibility for learning, by assessing own and peers work Carried out activities that are challenging and develop thinking skills Completed a self-reflection activity to reflect on learning in the unit. The United Kingdom s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: (England and Wales) SC (Scotland).