B1 – Intermediate
Immigration is the process of acquiring permanent residence in a foreign country. Most people decide to move to other country when they are not satisfied with conditions in their homeland: lack of jobs, low salaries, high taxes, corruption. All of these make a person seek a better life.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript about immigration.
https://listenaminute.com/i/immigration.html
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does the word “immigration” mean? “Immigration wasn’t really a problem a long time ago.” Use this word in a sentence.
- What does the verb “encourage” mean? “The USA, Australia and Canada encouraged millions of people to come and live in their countries.” Give 2 synonyms and use ‘encourage’ in a sentence.
- What does “risk” mean here, “People risk their lives to get the chance of starting a new life in a rich country.“? Give 2 synonyms and use ‘risk’ in a sentence in this context.
Discussion Questions:
- Is immigration from one country to another a problem? In what ways do you see it as a problem?
- What are reasons people immigrate?
- Would you like to live and work in another country? Where and Why?
- How does immigration affect the economic situation in your community?
2 replies on “Immigration”
Vocabulary Questions:
1. What does the word “immigration” mean? “Immigration wasn’t really a problem a long time ago.” Use this word in a sentence.
The word inmigration mean the move of people since poor country to rich country for live better.
2. What does the verb “encourage” mean? “The USA, Australia and Canada encouraged millions of people to come and live in their countries.” Give 2 synonyms and use ‘encourage’ in a sentence.
The word encourage mean say to someone somethinf for do it
3. What does “risk” mean here, “People risk their lives to get the chance of starting a new life in a rich country.“? Give 2 synonyms and use ‘risk’ in a sentence in this context.
The word risk mean be to limit of something, normally can be something bad
Discussion Questions:
1. Is immigration from one country to another a problem? In what ways do you see it as a problem?
I think isn’t a problem while the people be worked and don’t cause problem as equal that the citizens of a country.
I can see a problem if the people do bad things as steal, kill, cheat…
2. What are reasons people immigrate?
The reason of people inmigrate are win a better live, have a good job, have eat for eating, have a better social live, have a better house… things that they probably in your contry haven’t.
3. Would you like to live and work in another country? Where and Why?
For a long period of time, i think that i wouldn’t like live in other country because I would find it hard to adapt to the customs, but for a short period of time, I wouldn’t mind living.
4. How does immigration affect the economic situation in your community?
I think is if the people would work with normally, there aren’t problem because they contribute to country.
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