E Questioning cultural identity
IamIrish
celebrating diversity-
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CD1 piste 06
1 Listen to the recording and choose the subjects that Lorraine
Maher addresses:
heritage places of origin and living childhood
future history Irish identity politics.
2 Focus on Lorraine's story of emigration and write down the
verbs of movement, places and feelings. Narrate her journey in your
own words.
3 Find elements Lorraine connects to her Irish heritage.
4 Describe Lorraine's experience of Irishness as a mixed-race
person. Would you say it was positive? Justify your answer.
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have Irish ancestry
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