THE AMERICAN DREAM – Look at the image to the right and choose 3 words from the box which, in your opinion, best describe it. Explain your idea. nationalism equality tolerance multiculturalism cooperation happiness
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friendship racism diversity
VOCABULARY 1. Match the words and phrases to their definitions. Make up sentences about the USA using the given vocabulary. 1) prejudice 2) American dream 3) coexist 4) culture shock 5) citizenship test 6) diversity 7) lingua franca 8) indigenous 9) segregation 10) melting pot 11) country of origin
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ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
a) the state or quality of being varied or different b) originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country c) any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages d) the country a person originally comes from e) a test that people who are applying for citizenship of a country have to pass to become full citizens f) is an opinion formed beforehand, especially an unfavourable one based on inadequate facts, may refer to a particular social group g) an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated h) a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups i) to live in peace with each other, especially as a matter of policy j) the belief that everyone in the US has the chance to be successful and happy if they work hard k) it is a disorientation of a person when visiting a new country either as a tourist or immigrant
READING 2. Look at the pictures, where do you think all these people are coming to and why? Read the fact sheet and check your answer. Fact sheet. “Welcome to the Land of Freedom,” is an illustration of immigrants on board the steamer Germanic from Frank Leslie’s illustrated newspaper, July 2, 1887. Ellis Island was the place where immigrants landed in New York City before entering American soil. Ellis Island is part of New York City. It is the place where 12 to 20 million immigrants to the United States were processed from 1892 to 1954. The selection process followed a certain number of strict rules. Only the wealthy immigrants who had travelled first class were automatically accepted. Now Ellis Island is a museum devoted to the history of immigration
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