Jamaica

On this episode, I chat with an English teacher from Jamaica about her island and culture. 

English Level: B1 🇯🇲🇨🇦

Show Notes:

1. Introduction (0:21)
2. Growing up in Jamaica (1:00)
3. Jamaican dishes (06:40)
4. Jamaica’s diversity of people (08:44)
5. Qualities of Jamaicans (14:00)
6. Travel advice: Beautiful places to visit in Jamaica (23:30)
7. Misunderstandings and stereotypes about Jamaican people (27:35)

Vocabulary Words:

1. Honey comb (noun) –  Honigwabe
2. caroling (noun): Singing on christmas
3. akee (noun) – national fruit of Jamaica
4. to relocate (verb) – umsiedeln
5. colorful (adj.) –  bunt
6. affiliation (noun) – Zugehörigkeit, Anschluss, Verbundenheit
7. initially (adverb) – anfänglich
8. to be offended (verb) –  beleidigt sein
9. hospitable (adj.) –  gastfreundlich
10. frowned upon (adj.) – missbilligt, verpönt

Phrases to Remember:

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Mistake to Avoid:

(incorrect use of the continuous tense) everyone smokes weed NOT everyone is smoking weed (27:24)

Comprehension Questions:

1. What did Cheryl love to do as a little girl growing up in Jamaica?
2. What is Jamaica’s motto?
3. Cheryl talks about the “agents of socialization” in Jamaica by which people with different backgrounds get to know each other. Which are the three agents she mentions?
4. What was her mom’s profession?
5. How long and tall is the waterfall that Cheryl recommends everyone to visit?
6. (True or false) “All Jamaicans are Africans.”

Answers

Question to consider:

How can we get in touch with our neighbors?

Links:

• Ackee and saltfish
• rice and peas
• Jamaican jerk
• Bob Marley museum
• Dunn’s river falls
• Boston jerk centre
• Blue lagoon
• Cheryl on LinkedIn
• Most Common Mistakes Germans Make in English
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