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    The document discusses the multicultural nature of London, England. It introduces three children - Ishani, Yan, and Qiu - who represent the cultural diversity of London. Ishani is British Asian with grandparents from Pakistan. Yan and Qiu have a Chinese father and Spanish mother but were born in Britain. Their family speaks English, Spanish, and Chinese. London is described as the multicultural center of Europe with over 7.3 million inhabitants speaking more than 300 languages.

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    The document discusses the multicultural nature of London, England. It introduces three children - Ishani, Yan, and Qiu - who represent the cultural diversity of London. Ishani is British Asian with grandparents from Pakistan. Yan and Qiu have a Chinese father and Spanish mother but were born in Britain. Their family speaks English, Spanish, and Chinese. London is described as the multicultural center of Europe with over 7.3 million inhabitants speaking more than 300 languages.

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    The document discusses the multicultural nature of London, England. It introduces three children - Ishani, Yan, and Qiu - who represent the cultural diversity of London. Ishani is British Asian with grandparents from Pakistan. Yan and Qiu have a Chinese father and Spanish mother but were born in Britain. Their family speaks English, Spanish, and Chinese. London is described as the multicultural center of Europe with over 7.3 million inhabitants speaking more than 300 languages.

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    READING CULTURE: MULTICULTURAL LONDON

    London is the capital of Britain and it’s the multicultural centre of Europe. People in London come from
    all over the world. There are 7.3 million inhabitants and they speak over 300 languages. Ishani, Yan and
    Qiu live in London. Hello! My name’s Ishani and I’m British Asian. I was born in Britain, but my
    grandparents are from Pakistan. My dad’s parents live in London with me, my mum and dad and my two
    brothers. My grandparents’ first language is Hindi but for me it’s English. My grandpa can’t speak English,
    just a little. We speak Hindi with him. Hi! I’m Yan and this is my sister Qiu. We belong to a multicultural
    family in London. Our dad’s Chinese and our mum’s Spanish, but we were born in Britain. There are a lot
    of children in Britain today that are mixed-raced. My brother and I are trilingual. We speak English,
    Spanish and Chinese. In London there’s a big Chinese community. We love the Chinese New Year
    celebrations!

    EJERCICIOS READING:

    1. Read the text. Where are Ishani, Yan and Qiu from?

    2. In the text, find:

    a. Three nationalities: _________________________________________________________

    b. Four languages: ____________________________________________________________

    c. Six relatives: _______________________________________________________________

    3. Read the text again and say if the sentences are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Then, justify your answer
    copying the evidence from the text.

    a. London is the capital of Europe. _______


    __________________________________________________________________________________

    b. People speak lots of languages in London. _______


    __________________________________________________________________________________

    c. Ishani is from India. _______

    __________________________________________________________________________________

    d. Ishani’s grandparents are in Pakistan now. _______


    __________________________________________________________________________________

    e. Mixed-raced means your parents have the same nationality. _______


    __________________________________________________________________________________

    f. Yan and Qiu’s mum is from China. _______


    __________________________________________________________________________________
    g. Yan and Qiu speak two languages. _______
    __________________________________________________________________________________

    4. Answer these questions about the text.

    a. How many people live in London?

    b. Where are Ishani’s parents from?

    c. How many brothers and sisters has Ishani got?

    d. Where was Ishani born?

    e. How many languages does Ishani speak?

    f. Where are Yan and Qiu’s parents from?

    g. Where were Yan and Qiu born?

    h. How many languages do they speak?

    i. What important Chinese tradition do they like?

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