Describe Andrea’s two worlds while she was growing up in England; the world at
home and the world outside.
Looking or being different can be difficult, especially for children and young people.
Discuss* in which ways people can be different and the impact this can have on their lives. You may include examples from your own life or from the lives of people you know.
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Read the text This is my England.
Describe the expectations of Andrea’s father when he sailed to England and how
things turned out after his arrival.
Imagine you have to start a new life in a foreign country.What values and parts of your culture would be important for you to keep and pass on to your children? Explain why these values are important to you.
* Discuss ... to write or talk about something in detail, showing the different ideas and opinions about it.
This is my England
Andrea Levy is English, born and bred. Sure, she has Jamaican parents, but so what? That hardly justifies why so many of her compatriots1 make her feel a stranger in her own land. After all, if she was white and foreign, would anyone bat an eyelid2?
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