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geography music climate

famous people food

1 Look and categorise.

tropical jerk chicken

Ian Fleming hip-hop island spicy rap

Caribbean Sea

Usain Bolt goat curry reggae dumplings the bobsleigh team

2 Read and choose.

1 Jamaica is a beautiful island in the Caribbean Sea / Gulf of Mexico.2 It’s the home of blues, jazz and country / hip-hop, rap and reggae music.3 Its climate is dry / tropical.4 Ian Fleming created the spy character James Bond / Agent J.5 Jamaican food is very spicy / sweet.6 A very popular sport in Jamaica is athletics / gymnastics.7 The fastest man in the world is Ian Fleming / Usain Bolt.8 Cool Runnings is a film about a Jamaican bobsleigh / baseball team.

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3 Imagine you have to build a tourism website for Jamaica. Tick the best description for each image.

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a Jamaica’s got beaches, blue colours and sand. It’s probably got some cool animals too.

b Jamaica is a beautiful island in the Caribbean Sea with lots of magnificent beaches.

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a Be careful with the hurricanes because they can cause damage and all that.

b Please read our hurricane manual and listen to the weather report.

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a The British author Ian Fleming wrote most of the 007 novels at his Jamaican home.

b Ian Fleming was a man who had a house in Jamaica and wrote some books about a spy.

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a Usain Bolt holds the title of the fastest man in the world at present. He won nine Olympic gold medals!

b Usain Bolt is a very fast man, compared to other people. He won some gold medals!

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a This is something they eat in Jamaica. It’s got a banana, a strange fruit and some vegetables. It’s a popular dish and tourists eat it a lot.

b A very typical Jamaican breakfast is Ackee and Saltfish. It’s a delicious, healthy breakfast made with the national fruit called ackee.

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