Question

Lexi’s 14 and she’s English. Her family’s originally from Jamaica but she’s from London, the capital city of England. It’s a multicultural city – 30% of Londoners are from other countries. London’s famous for its monuments like Big Ben, the Tower of London and Tower Bridge.


Rashid Kalpar
Rashid’s 14 and he’s from Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. His family’s originally from Pakistan but he’s Welsh. Cardiff is near the sea and Cardiff Bay is now a tourist area with historic and modern buildings. Cardiff is a multicultural city – about 20% of the population are from other countries.

Duncan Moffat
Duncan is a Scottish student. He’s 14 and he’s from Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It’s a beautiful city with a famous castle and lots of interesting monuments. It’s also near the sea. The city is famous for its international festival of culture, the Edinburgh Festival.
Caitlin Laskier
Caitlin’s 15 and she’s from Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland. Her mum’s from Belfast but her dad’s from Poland – her first name’s Irish but her surname’s Polish. Belfast is a centre of industry and it’s near the sea. The city is famous for shipbuilding – especially for the Titanic. It’s an old city with modern buildings, too. For example, Titanic Belfast is a new museum in a very modern building.

Glossary
other: different
bay: part of the coast where the land bends in
building: a structure with walls and a roof, like a house or a school
about: approximately
beautiful: very attractive
near: close to
sea: a large area of salt water, smaller than an ocean
shipbuilding: making ships and boats
Reading
Read the texts. Match the cities with the pictures on page 29.
A London B Edinburgh C Cardiff D Belfast
COMPREHENSION Read the texts again and complete the sentences with the names of the cities or students.
1 _______ is a multicultural city.
2 _______ is a beautiful city with a big castle.
3 _______ is near the sea. The bay is interesting for tourists.
4 _______ is near the sea and is famous for its museum about the Titanic.
5 _______ is a British boy from a city with an important festival.
6 _______ is a girl from a multicultural city.
7 _______ is a girl of 15 from an industrial city.
8 _______ is a 14-year-old boy from a city near the sea.

Answer 1

1. London

2. Edinburgh

3. Cardiff

4. Belfast

5. Duncan Moffat

6. Lexi

7. Caitlin

8. Duncan