Prime Time 8. Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks, Schulbuch

4 Listening: Interview – Part 2 You are going to listen to the second part of the interview with Armando Perez. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–6) with the sentence endings (A–I). There are two sentence endings that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 Armando was caught at the border because … D ✔ A the town where he lived had a large Mexican community. 1 They could cross the border on their fourth attempt because … B security was lax that day. 2 When they finally got to the US, … C they do not benefit from the system because of their status. 3 Armando never felt like a member of a minority group in California because … D there were a lot of other boys in his group. 4 Immigrants feel harassed by the authorities even though … E they do not pay them very well. 5 Illegal immigrants have to pay social security but … F they tend to leave the badly paid jobs. 6 Once illegal immigrants have obtained legal status … G he was an only child. H they work hard to earn a living and don’t do anybody any harm. I people who had immigrated from Mexico supported them. Speaking: Illegal immigration to the US a) Use the information from this section as a starting point to prepare a report on illegal immigration in the US. Do additional research on the internet and find out: • the number of immigrants crossing the border from Mexico every year • the number of illegal immigrants living in the US • what the chances of being granted permanent residence are • how the government plans to deal with the situation b) Present your report in class and cover the following points: • analyse the problem • discuss recent statistics • make suggestions how to solve the problem Writing: An e-mail of application You are looking for a meaningful summer job and have heard about Teach for America , a charity that supports young refugees by offering language classes for them. You were so impressed that you would like to work for this charity during your summer holidays as a volunteer and decide to apply. In your e-mail of application you should: • mention what impressed you • describe the reasons why you would like to work for them • convince the people in charge that you are the right person for the job Write around 250 words . 4 2.1 5 Word bank economic migrant • to migrate out of economic necessity • to escape poverty • to smuggle immigrants • to stay in hiding • to exploit sb. • to make a living • to become a permanent resident • the pace of life • heated debate over/about • an increase/decrease in numbers • to strengthen border controls • to stop the flow of illegal immigrants W 6 50 Migration Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv