Preparation for the English exam

Title of the text Text type/genre Summary of the text Important words and phrases Connection to “meeting”

Meeting

Meeting Even though we are

Diversity different we can agree
on certain things,
doesn’t matter what
culture, ethnicity, etc we
are or are associated
with, we can still meet,
and agree.

Who we meet Factual/scientific The text is about how we Slang, parents, youth, language The text is about how
changes how text change the way we speak different ways of
we speak when talking to different speaking meet when
people. meeting other people.

The Arrangers Novel The text is about a Nigerian Food, airport, security, food, Chimamanda is meeting
of marriage woman who has had her home, brownstone a new country and
marriage arranged by her culture that she isn’t
family. The couple moved to familiar with.
America, but they took her
food at the airport. She also
didn’t expect their home to
be an apartment.

The Arrangers 2 Novel Not a happy marriage, Chimamanda is meeting

thinner pancakes than at a new cuisine.
home, not impressed with
American food.

The Arrangers 3 Novel Her new husband makes her

change her name to an
“American Name” in order to
get accepted in the country.
She can’t speak a foreign
language because she has
to speak American English
as well. In order to actually
get accepted in the
community she has to
change so many things
about her background, and
“erase” her Nigerian self.

Meeting Factual/scientific It talks about how meeting Virtually, minorities, diversity, The text is about where
Virtually text virtually increases youth, meetings people of different
attendance and diversity, groups can meet each
with more age groups and other.
cultures. They talked about
 how government meetings
are filled with old people, and
that more youth should
attend these meetings.

In my blood it An Australian boy born in the

runs indigenous group
“Aboriginals” shows his pride
in his group, however you
see he is getting bullied, and
the educational system is
against him. The Australian
government has failed to
upkeep their eldest group of
heritage.