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Country Profile
Profile on Jamaica Warm up
1 What do you know about Jamaica? Circle the correct answers to complete the fact file.
Population: 4.3 billion / 2.8 million Currency: Jamaican dollar / Pound sterling National symbol: The apple / The ‘doctor bird’ Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II / President Obama A famous Jamaican: Usain Bolt / Will Smith
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2 Complete the spaces with the following words. Jamaican Patois Caribbean Commonwealth gold Kingston many English
1 Jamaica is the third largest island in the ........... Sea. 2 The largest city and capital of Jamaica is ........... . 3 The official language is .......... , but many people also speak .. . . . . . . . . . . 4 It is part of the .......... and Queen Elizabeth II is the current head of state. 5 The Jamaican flag is green, black and ........... . 6 The national motto is ‘Out of ........... , one people’.
Bob Marley
Bob Marley is probably Jamaica’s most famous son. He was a singer-songwriter who made Reggae music internationally popular. His mother was a black Jamaican and his father a white Englishman. He lived in a poor area of Kingston called Trench Town. Music was his inspiration. Before he had international success he was in a ska band called The Teenagers. ‘Ska’ is a type of music that began in Jamaica in the late 1950s. He used his music and popularity to promote* peace among people in Jamaica. He was just 36 years old when he died of cancer. He was buried* with a football, a guitar and a Bible.
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