NEXT UP! 2 12 Arun My dad worked for an IT company when he met my mum here in New Jersey. He was about to go back to India when they fell in love and he decided to stay. My dad tries hard to compensate for not living in India. He celebrates Diwali harder than any Indian I know! Good for me, though. I get to enjoy both the American and the Indian celebrations. I wish my dad had spoken Hindi to me when I was growing up. I think it could have made me feel more connected to India. My dad has a glorified view of his homeland, but when we go there, he finds it chaotic. I guess he is too used to life in the US now. My uncles keep teasing me about arranging a marriage for me with an Indian girl, although arranged marriage is not a tradition in my family. I know they’re just pulling my leg, but it reminds me that traditions in India are quite different to what I’m used to in the US. It is strange to think about what my life would have been like if my parents had settled in India instead. UNDERSTANDING 4 Find information Create a graphic organiser of Janet’s story. Draw a circle and write “Janet” in it. Extend lines from the circle and write keywords about Janet. Reread the text to see if you have missed any important information. Do the same with Hassan’s and Arun’s stories. 5 Make a quiz Work in groups of three. Each student should choose one of the three people in the text: Janet, Hassan or Arun. Write four questions about the person based on the text. Example: In which Australian city did Janet’s parents settle? to compensate for – hér: bæta upp fyrir Diwali – hindúísk ljósahátíð glorified – upphafið, fegrað to pull somebody’s leg – stríða einhverjum to settle – setjast að Hæfniviðmið • Lesið sér til fróðleiks rauntexta af fjöl- breyttum miðlum, brugðist við efni þeirra eða unnið úr þeim á annan hátt.
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