WORKSHEET TEXT 2 IMMIGRATION

 Check Home Assignments

 REVIEW SUN TZU with PAIR WORK: Truth-o-Meter

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REVISION: VOCABULARY SHEET no.2

1) ALPHABET RACE – TEXTS 1 and 2

A ………. a situation in which someone is responsible for things that happen
B ………. ……….. a situation when many educated and professional people
leave their own country for a better place
C ………. the use of force to persuade someone to do something that they are
unwilling to do
D ………. to refuse
E ………. to meet someone unexpectedly
F ………. weakness, imperfection, defect
G ………. expression: to take somebody/something for ………
I ………. influence
J ………. the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions
K  ………. American writer and a leading figure of the beat generation
L ………. to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering
them something exciting
P ………. expression: to ……… the finger at somebody/something
R ………. an amount of money of that you send to someone
S ………-……… secondary and usually adverse effect
T ………. the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do
or have

U ………. the opposite of “stable”

W ………. a government program to assist the poor

2) Restore the words out of the cut-off syllables (based on

Vocabulary sheet no. 2)

3) PAIR WORK - test each other:

prominent remittance side-effect welfare
brain drain implication flaws to enforce

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 4) Connect synonymous expressions

Nouns: Verbs:
Flaw Consequence to exceed to suppose
Implication Competition to encounter to take advantage
Remittance Data to decline to meet
Race Occurrence to acquire to influence
Figures Payment to assume to enact
Emergence Imperfection to affect to improve
to enhance to go over
to exploit to gain
to enforce to decrease

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Define Immigration:

 Compare your definition with Wikipedia definition (Google Disk)

1) List at least 3 examples of:

PUSH FACTORS PULL FACTORS

1) 1)

2) 2)

3) 3)

2) Discuss whether the following phenomena fall under push or pull

factors:

Persecution, drought, good education opportunities, fertile land, inadequate job

offer, crop failure, religious and political turmoil, bleak future prospects, famine,
friends

3) Imagine at least 3 statements made by:

PRO-IMMIGRATIONISTS ANTI-IMMIGRATIONISTS
1) 1)

2) 2)

3) 3)

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 4) Discuss immigration cut-outs

5) Complete the Glossary of Immigration Terms (the teacher will

distribute a copy with the words which are being defined here)
1/……………….
The removal from a country of an alien whose presence is unlawful or prejudicial.
2/……………..
The people or goods carried by train, boat, or airplane or passing along a road, river, or
air route.
3/……………….
The departure of educated or professional people from one country for another usually
for better pay or living conditions.
4/…………….
To adapt by incorporating or including one’s self into the dominant culture.
5/……………
Discrimination against people based on their race.
6/………….
An alien in the custody of the government temporarily.
7/………………
Group of people who share the same cultural values or characteristics such as the same
language, food, customs, clothing, history, holidays, etc.
8/……………..
To leave one’s country to live elsewhere.
9/…………..
Able to speak two languages.
10/……………..
A person who flees his or her native land to escape persecution or danger.
11/………………..
Hostility towards or prejudice against Jews or Judaism.
12/…………….
A transfer of money by a foreign worker to an individual in his or her home country.
13/……………
A philosophy that recognizes ethnic diversity within a society and that encourages others
to respect worthwhile contributions to society by those of diverse ethnic backgrounds.
14/………………..
A numerical limitation, e.g. on the visa issued in a given country, imports, exports…
15/……………..
The fear or dislike of foreigners.
16/………………
The right to vote.
17/…………………
When a group with more power puts down a group with less power
18/……………….
What factors pushed emigrants to leave their homelands? What drew them to the
country?
19/…………….
A person forced to emigrate for political reasons.
20/………………
A generalization about a form of behavior, an individual, or a group.
21/………………….
A place where work conditions are hazardous and long and pay was poor.
22/………………..
The belief that one’s own culture is more superior than all other cultures.
23/…………………
A person who flees his or her home country and applies for asylum, i.e. the right to
international protection, in this other country.

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 GROUP WORK

 Set up a foreign service agency that aims to help the migrants/refugees in

your country become assimilated into your culture. Timeframe: 15
minutes. You may address the following issues: your name, mission,
commitments, goals, services/courses/trainings provided, your biggest
obstacles, your staff

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ACADEMIC GRAMMAR

1) BE CAREFUL: “rise” vs. “raise”

“RISE” may never be followed by object; “RAISE” requires object

Exercise no.1: Choose the correct word

a) They regularly rise/raise taxes for businesses.
b) The number of the unemployed is rising/raising.
c) We made them rise/raise the flag on the national holiday.

Exercise no.2: Replace the highlighted expression with either “rise” or “raise”
a) Some of these kids have grown up in a ghetto.
b) Our wages have been finally increased.
c) He managed to be successful from nothing.

Exercise no.3: Fill out with either “rise” or “raise”

a) The unemployment stopped __________ at the beginning of the year.
b) The opponent said nothing. He didn’t even __________ his head.
c) The real estate prices have been __________ steadily since the last year.
d) The boss refused to __________ my salary.

2) BE CAREFUL: “a number of” vs. “the number of”

The expression “a number of” acts as a quantifier (the same as, for example,
“many” or “several”) and so takes a plural verb; “the number of” takes a
singular verb as it refers to the number.

Exercise no.1: Choose the correct word

a) The number of homicides in Brooklyn was/were overwhelming this year.
b) A number of people was/were protesting in front of the ministry.
c) The number of candidates running for re-election has/have been rising.
d) The number of/a number of suggestions were made.
e) A number of/the number of students coming to the lecture was twenty.

Exercise no.2: Fill out the gaps with either “a” or “the”
a) The profitable deal attracted ____ number of businessmen.
b) ____ number of dictator regimes in this area has decreased.
c) ____ number of MP’s have abstained from voting.

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 3) ACTIVATE: to manage to do something, to be likely to…., to amount
to…

PRACTISE: complete with your own thoughts/ideas:

a) When they move, most migrants manage to……………….
b) The current immigration crisis is likely to……………………
c) The number of immigrants staying in our country amounts to
……………….
d) Migration and mobility significantly contribute to…………..
e) The European countries most affected by the immigration crisis……..

4) Correct the mistakes commonly found even in academic texts:

in average to be in risk demand of

at the same token to suffer of different of
reason of to invest to less migrants

HOME ASSIGNMENT

 Read and complete the SIS file “Academic Phrasal Verbs” – the KEY is
included

IMMIGRATION – VOCABULARY BUILD-UP

1) Complete the text with the words in the box:

asylum procedure border personnel
borders deterrence
headlines immigration
imprisonment policing
the displaced immigration policies

Worried European Union leaders have every reason to place illegal (1)
__________ at the top of the agenda. Their inability to manage the complex mix
of economic migrants and asylum seekers converging on their (2) __________ is
causing them major political headaches and making daily (3) __________ across
Europe.
It’s irrational of governments to spend millions of Euros on reinforcing
borders and various methods of (4) __________ without simultaneously
investing in solutions at the source of the problem. It makes a lot more sense to
help (5) __________ and the dispossessed at home, or close to home.
Otherwise, desperate people will continue to take desperate measures, including
resorting to human smugglers.
Much needs to be done in the EU itself, including the development of
common asylum and (6) __________ . Strict and workable policies are needed
to sort the economic migrants from the refugees.
Better (7) __________ of EU borders is fine, provided that refugees still
have access to a fair (8) __________ . Highly trained (9) __________ will help
ensure that nobody is sent back to face persecution, (10) __________ , torture
or death.

 Highlight relevant words/expressions in the text.

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 MOODLE WRITING ASSIGNMENT

 Write an essay on the causes and effects of immigration/migration.

Essay requirements:
Read the SIS file “CAUSE-EFFECT ESSAY-a sample essay and requirements” –
use this sample for your inspiration only.

WRITING LAB

1) CONNECTING PHRASES
In academic English we use connecting phrases that are associated with
prepositions. Combine prepositions in the left column with expressions that are
on the right and complete the phrases.

IN this reason/purpose
BY this basis/issue/point
FROM this regard/way/respect
ON this perspective/point of view/viewpoint
FOR this method/criterion/process
AT this point/stage

PRACTICE: Now used these phrases in the sentences

1. Young and local startup entered the stock market. _____ this
perspective, it seems like it was a good idea.
2. Radiation around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant should not pose
a risk to human health. However, many opinions of experts differ
_______ that point. (=in that matter)
3. The expected experiment with alternative fuel has only recently
begun. ______ this stage, it is difficult to estimate its success and
the potential of the fuel.
4. The researchers adjusted the research criteria and significantly
reduced the respondent's age. ______ this method, they are
expecting more accurate results.
5. Many key CIA documents are subject to strict secrecy even after
decades._____ this reason, we still don't know all the details about
President Kennedy's assassination.
6. Immediately after the crash, a large number of rescuers came to
the site, although they did not have accurate information about the
incident. _____ this regard, the rescuers have done a great job.

KEY: from this perspective; on that point; at this stage; by this method; for this reason; in this regard

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 2) EXPLAINING CAUSALITY
Some of the language that you may find useful in explaining causality is listed
below:

CAUSALITY VERBS CAUSALITY NOUNS PREPOSITIONAL

PHRASES/
CONNECTORS
may cause A reason why owing to
can lead to A consequence of because of
can result in The cause/s of as a result of
caused by A factor in as a consequence of
resulting from An impact on Therefore,
stemming from An influence on Consequently,
can give rise to Because of this,
to affect As a result (of this),

TASK: Apply the expressions above in the sentences related to our today’s topic.