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ACTIVITY A

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1. he’s from England and Spain
2. He’s in his late thirties
3. He’s a musician (a flamenco guitarist)

ACTIVITIY C

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Name: Rafael Lloyd, he has a Spanish first name and an English surname. It’s both his real and stage name

Parents: His mother was Spanish and his father’s English. He was born in Spain but now he lives in England.

Languages: He’s bilingual (English/Spanish)

Nationality: He feels more Spanish than English, partly because of his job. He thinks he looks Spanish, but he says he has an international face because when he is abroad people always think he’s from their country, e.g. if he’s in Italy, people think he’s Italian.

Profession: He’s a flamenco guitarist. He started playing the guitar when he was 9, in Madrid. He has been working as a guitarist for 22 years. He started when he was 17.

ACTIVITY D

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5ZMpJnEbcedODBlYjY4NjgtNWZmNi00ZTU4LWExZGItYjkwZmZmY2QxYzg4

1. It’s easier to make a living in Britain because there are less flamenco guitarists there.
2. In the USA, Germany and Japan (but flamenco is popular all over the world)
3. The stereotype is of someone with long, dark hair (which he used to have)
4. In Spain (where the believe more in stereotypes). He thinks the British don’t judge people by their appearance.