Discussion Discuss these questions in small groups: 1. What different ethnic groups are there in your town / region? 2. Where have they come from and why? 3. Does your country offer help to refugees? If so, are you happy that your taxes help to support them? Reading Read the article and decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F): 1. The villagers don’t mind that the refugees are living nearby. 2. Little Hurling was the only place the refugees could go. ASYLUM SEEKERS provided accommodation for seekers. They are afraid that them, But Little Hurling is if they return home, they will not the place they should be. be killed or persecuted. After It would be better if they were the terrible time they have re town or city.” had in their own country, they need some peace and quiet to help them recover.” There was trouble yesterday in the village of Little Hurling in Kent as 150 Kosovar refugees arrived to i” # larg stay in the Hurling Business Amanda Parker-White, 52, Centre just outside the leader of the village village. Local people, upset committee, said: “There is no “Unfortunately, there was no that no one had spoken to entertainment here, mo time to talk to the villagers”, them before sending the cinema, no library, and only said Kim Thompson of the refugees there, held a protest one small village shop. The government's Refugee Action meeting in the village hall. point is: what are these Group. “We only found out “We are a tolerant group of People going to do?” the refugees were arriving people in Little Hurling,” said Basil Lloga, a spokesman for this morning and there was Major Ronald Smythe, who the refugees, said: “Tam sure nowhere else for them to go. has lived in the village for 25 the villagers. are not We very much hope the years. “We are happy that the discriminating against these villagers will welcome them government has offered people, Most of them have and accept them into the assistance to these people and come here as genuine asylum community.” Read the article again and answer these questions: “1. Why do the villagers chink Little Hurling is not a good place for refugees? 2. Why might it be a good place for refugees, according to Basil Lloga? 3. Why did nobody talk to the villagers first? Discussion 1, Do youthink the villagers are being honest about their reasons for wanting the refugees elsewhere? If not, what do you think the real reasons are? 2. How do you think the villagers in a small village in your country would react if 150 refugees were sent to live-nearby? = 3. How would you personally react? 25—_Immigration and racism Taboos and Issuesuy u Language 1 Match the words on the left with the words on the right: 1. asylum a. migrants 2. border b, immigrants 3. economic . controls 4. illegal . officials 5. immigration ¢. seckers Complete this text with expressions from the exercise above: Following the discovery of fifty (6).........- se eeee im the back of a lorry at Calais yesterday, the government has ordered stricter security at (7)....... sand has warned (8) . Popes etic eto BS vigilant. “We are very willing to help genuine io) career eta eet eer ie government minister, “but these people are just (10)... s . We cannot allow just anyone into the country.” Discussion Language 2 Now look at this sentence from the text: The point is: what are these people going to do? Lock at these other expressions with point. Decide if you would use them to agree (A), to disagree (D) or to partially agree (P). 1. Yes, I see your point. 2.1 take your point but ... 3. Lagree up to a point. 4. That’s a good point. 5..No, you're missing the point. 6. That’s not the point. 7.Lean’t see your point at all. 8. That's exactly the point. Work in pairs. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the points of view below? The expressions in Language 2 may be helpful. We should I don’t see why my taxes should support people from other countries. I'll never got anything from their country, will I? live in our country. A lot of these refugees are Muslims. Wouldn't it be bettor if they went toa Muslim country where they would feel more at home? There aren’t enough jobs for local people as it is. We can’t have people from more? other countries taking our jobs. proud that so many people would like to We're already doing enough in this country. Why can’t other countries do be I don't mind the refugees. They really need help, but I don't see why we should let anyone else into the country, though. Asylum seekers are asylum seekers. They are desperate women, men and children. You never know ~ we could be int their situation one day. We have lots of menial jobs that no one wants to do, We need immigrants t0-come and,do this work. Let them come, I say.