Unit 10: Brain Drain Vocabulary—Homework Instructor: BOUYARDEN Faycal

1. MATCH THE FOLLOWING WORDS TO FORM COLLOCATIONS

Attract   Workers Brain   instability

Developed   Attention Political   opportunities
Skilled   countries money   transfers
Tempting   income Job   gain
Low   salaries Host   education
High   Homesick Higher   countries
Feel   salaries Human  . resources

2. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE COLLOCATIONS YOU HAVE MADE
a. Most of the Moroccan students who go abroad to continue their …………………. Do not return to their
home countries. They prefer to stay in the ………………… .
b. Africa is on of the continents that suffer from brain drain. It’s mainly due to ………………. such as armed
conflicts and civil wars.
c. Brain drain empties developing countries of their ………………………. .
d. Changing brain drain and turning it into ……………………………. Could be one solution to this issue.
e. …………………………. are scarce these days. My brother has been looking for a job for 6 months now but
he hasn’t found one so far.
3. FILL IN THE TABLE AND UDERLINE THE CORRECT FORM
Words Nouns
1. Brain drain is the departure of …………………… (skill) workers from
Able their countries to developed countries to look for better-paying jobs.
Encourage 2. The …………………. (govern) should help graduated students and genius
Wealthy students so that they will not leave their counties.
Immigrate 3. This campaign is organized to fight against …………………….
Economic (unemployment) and …………………………… (legal) immigration.
Develop 4. Many technology …………………….. (invent) has made our lives easier
Free and more comfortable.
Know 5. Private companies can also contribute to the ……………………..
(develop) of our economy.
Work
6. An …………………… (immigration) confesses that he suffered a lot of
Improve
……………………………. (race) and discrimination
7. Some countries are very …………………….. (wealth) because they have
a lot of natural resources.
8. Your language still needs more ………………………. (improve).

4. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

➢ How can you define brain drain?
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➢ List 3 push factors of brain drain:
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➢ List 3 pull factors of brain drain:
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