Want to Emigrate?

B1 – Intermediate

To leave or not to leave? Most families and individuals have been choosing the option of moving to another country to find a better life. Would you consider yourself one of them?

Are you tired of your home country? Do you dream of better opportunities abroad? Do you sincerely believe that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you and 700 million other people in the world want to emigrate. This figure may sound like a lot, and it is. However, let’s make this large number even easier to understand. 700 million people exceed the entire adult populations of North and South America combined.

The largest numbers of people who want to emigrate come from sub-Saharan Africa. Roughly 38% of adults from this region would prefer to settle elsewhere. However, in Asia, only 10% of the population wants to move. Although reasons weren’t given, Asia’s huge potential for growth likely limited the number seeking lives elsewhere. Sub-Saharan Africa remains a desolate and desperate place for its inhabitants, and experts forecast an even darker future.

The top destination is overwhelmingly the US, despite an economy that continues to struggle. Britain, Canada, and France were all tied for second most desirable country for immigration, with roughly 45 million stating they desired to relocate here. Spain came in third with 35 million votes, and Saudi Arabia was fourth with 30 million. About 25 million desired to emigrate to either Australia or Germany.

There remains the generally idea of prosperity for people in the US, Britain, and other countries. This might serve as the main reason that people in economically depressed regions wish to emigrate. The global economy continues to struggle, with a similar outlook for the near future. But once these countries get back on their feet, citizens there have many more opportunities than the inhabitants in developing countries.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What do you think about emigrating?
  2. Would you want to emigrate to another country? If yes, where? Why?
  3. How can migrating be a bad thing?
  4. Do a lot of people from your country migrate to other countries? Why is this the case? What might be reasons they emigrate
  5. In your country, what problems do immigrants face?
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4 replies on “Want to Emigrate?”

I think everyone is free to live wherever they want. If they think they will have more opportunities in another country, that’s fine.

Not at the moment. I love my country, I like the life that I have here and the people who live there. It’s true that live here is harder than it used to be, but I think that I will have opportunities to live the life of my dreams.

We feel this experiencie in my country years ago, and I think it is sad that people have to leave their country because you are losing people who was trained and educated there, and the investment they made in them is being lost, and now they have to look for it in other countries.

As I said in the previous question, many people in my country left the country due to a lack of opportunities. I think this situation changed and now we are keeping people to develop their careers here and giving them the opportunities they deserve.

I think many of the people who came to my country aren’t integrated and this is a big problem. They should to know the traditions here and the culture and they have to understand that we can give them a better live, but they have to preserve our way of living. However, many people who come from the abroad is a very good workers and are helping to improve our country.

You did a very good job responding this lesson’s questions. Thanks for sharing your insights. Well done!

See how else this answer can be expressed a bit better:

I think many of the people who came to my country aren’t integrated and this is a big problem. They should to know the traditions here and the culture and they have to understand that we can give them a better live, but they have to preserve our way of living.

I think many of the people who come to my country aren’t very well integrated into the society and this is a big problem. They should to know the cultures and traditions here and the culture and they have to understand that we can give them a better life, but they have to respect our way of living.

Keep going with this exercise!

1. What do you think about immigration?
Immigration is necessary to fill jobs that the country’s indigenous people do not want to do.
2. Would you want to immigrate to another country? If yes, where? Why?
I like everything about my country except the political system and the lack of more job opportunities. If I went to another country, it would be to improve economically.
3. How is immigration a bad thing?
Immigration is not bad in general, but illegal immigration is bad.
4. Do a lot of people immigrate to your country? Why / not?
Many people from Africa and South America immigrate to my country to improve economically.
5. What problems do immigrants face?
The lack of work and money for housing and food.

Good answers to the questions. Keep up the great job.

Just make sure to write your answers in complete a sentence like this:

The lack of work and money for housing and food.
Lack of work and money for housing and food are some problems that immigrants face.

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