Unit 7 Reading Worksheet 2

Name Leonardo Lopez Hernandez

1 Read quickly and mark (✓) the statements that are true.
a. A “nationality” is a legal status. ✓
b. Natalie is Guatemalan.
c. Andy is Spanish. ✓
d. People cannot change nationalities.

Home Is Where the Heart Is

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ccording to Merriam-Webster, the
definition of “nationality” is “the fact or
state of
belonging to a nation.” It can also (0.
as the legal bond of a person to a
geographical place. However, “national
identity” is a broader and more complex
concept, which involves much more than
just a birth certificate stating what country
you belong to. When we add personal
history, feelings and culture into the
equation, we feel bound to ask: is a legal
paper enough (1.
us national identity?
Let’s take the case of Natalie, who is the
daughter of Canadian parents. Natalie was
born in Panama, but only lived there for a
year. Then her family moved to Guatemala,
the only nation she has ever called home.
Natalie is
(2. ) as a Canadian citizen, but she
doesn’t feel Canadian, or Panamanian—
she feels Guatemalan.
“When people ask me what the food’s like in
my country, I always talk about Guatemalan
food, and
then people are disappointed because they
want me to talk about food and things from
Canada, and I can (3. ) them a little about
) that,
but Canada is my parents’ country, not
mine. My country is Guatemala!”
Andy was born in Spain but was never too
happy there. “I just never felt I belonged. It
was like everyone (4. ) a secret and I wasn’t
part of it.” Andy spent time in a small town in
Germany, and he fell in love with the place. He
) (5. ) to stay and has never been
happier. He’s more comfortable and he says,
“I feel freer and more myself. I feel part of the
community.” And he adds, “I might wait a
couple of years, and then apply for German
citizenship.”
Countries have very specific rules and
demands for those who (6. ) to change G lossary
their nationality. It’s usually a long and
difficult process, but some people go
bond:
connection,
through it so they really can call their new
home their only home. union

2 Read again and circle the word missing in the text.

0. a. to define b. define c. be
defined Stop and Think!
1. a. to give b. give c. be given What gives you
2. a. called b. informed c. your national
registered identity?
3. a. say b. tell c.
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5. a. hated b. decided c. doubted ble
6. a. don’t want b. have c. wish
broad: ample, extensive
involve: to include, to contain
bound: obligated
disappointed: unhappy, disillusioned
apply: to formally ask for something (usually in writing)

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