D GOAL 4 Discuss migrations

Reading
A. At some time in the past, your ancestors
moved to your country. Maybe it was 100
years ago; maybe it was 100,000 years ago.
Look at the map. Where did they come from?
B. Read and underline the regular verbs and
circle the irregular verbs in the simple past
tense.
C. Answer the questions.
1. Where did humans first appear?
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2. Where did they migrate to first?
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3. How did people move across the United
States? ___________________________
4. Give an example of economic migration.
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5. Give an example of forced migration.
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Writing

Human
Migration
We think that modern humans appeared in Africa
about 200,000 years ago. But they didnt stay in
Africa. They migrated out of Africa to the Middle
East and then to the rest of the world. Throughout
history, people have migrated from one place to
another. People, it seems, like to move.

Read the brochure and write a holiday

postcard.

European Three Capital Tour

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So, why do people move? First, there is

economic migration. People move to find
work and a good life. Second, there is forced
migration. People move because of wars; it is
not safe to stay in their homes.

June 15th
Leave home.
June 16th Arrive in London.
The Tower of London
June 18th London to Paris. Eiffel
Tower, The Louvre
June 20th Paris to Rome.
The Coliseum
June 22nd
Rome to London.
June 23rd
London to home.

We left home on the 15th and arrived

in London on the 16th. We visited
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Word Focus

migrate = to move from one place

to another
economic = about money
forced = when something is not
what you want
war = a fight

142 Migrations

 eople moved from the East Coast of the United States to the
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West Coast in wagon trains.

Since the 17th century, many European people

have moved from Europe to the Americas. They left
Spain and Portugal and moved to South America.
Many Northern Europeans migrated to North
America. In the United States, most people arrived
in New York. Some stayed on the East Coast, but
many people migrated to the West Coast.

Communication
T hese people are from the Congo, in Africa. They left their homes
during the war, but now they are returning.

Of course, many people dont migrate. They stay

in the same place all their lives. But people like
to visit different countries on their vacations.
People, it seems, just like to move.

Where would you like to migrate to? Why

would you like to live there? Explain to a
partner and then to the class.

Goal 4 Discuss migrations

Animals also migrate. What animals
migrate? Where do they migrate to
and from? Why do they migrate?

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