'The phone call that brought me freedom - but broke my mother's heart'
This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.
To treat (someone) well/ badly
To look forward to (doing) something
To regret (doing/ not doing) something
To struggle (to do something/ with something)
To bring up (a child)/ To raise (a child)
To come to terms (with something)
Would (used for saying what someone used to do in the past)
To long for (something/ someone)
To put (something) down to (something)
To pluck up the courage (to do something)
15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.
Who is Farah and what did she do in 1988?
What did Farah decide to do when her time at university was coming to an end? How did her mother react to her decision?
What was the Asian Writers Collective?
What do we know about Farah’s parents?
What does Farah’s mum want now?
‘The years Farah spent at university in Liverpool were probably the best of her life.’ Do you agree?
‘Farah betrayed her family.’ Do you agree?
‘It must have been difficult to be a Bengali in Britain in the late 1960s’. Do you agree?
‘Arranged marriages are not better or worse than love marriages, they are just different.’ Do you agree?
‘It is always a good idea to continue the cultural traditions of your ancestors.’ Do you agree?
‘My country is very culturally different from the UK.’ Is this true for you?
‘People in my country are very patriotic and proud of their culture.’ Is this true for you?
‘There is a large community of people from my country living in the UK.’ Is this true for you?
‘We don’t have immigrants living in my country.’ Is this true for you?
‘The world would be a better place if everybody was allowed to live wherever they wanted.’ Do you agree?