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Moving abroad
Unit objectives
CD 2 Track 23
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Speaker 1
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Reading and Use of English Part 6: understanding the texts, understanding complex sentences Writing Part 1: writing an essay; expanding given opinions, planning, linking phrases and discourse markers Reading and Use of English Part 4: work on dealing with this task and avoiding pitfalls Listening Part 4: dealing with two tasks Speaking Part 4: using a range of appropriate vocabulary, using modal verbs to express possibility and obligation Grammar: comment adverbials; intensifying adverbs; cleft sentences for emphasis Vocabulary: adjective–noun collocations; learn, find out and know; provide, offer and give
1 Tell students to look at the photos to help them. If necessary, elicit ideas for the first photo (e.g. to move to a better climate, for health reasons, in order to achieve a better lifestyle, to find somewhere pleasant to live in retirement). After eliciting these, you can also write them on the board and draw students’ attention to the use of to + infinitive / for + noun to express purpose.
We were utterly fed up with the crime and feeling of insecurity that surrounded us and it was precisely for that reason that we moved away. What really worried us was the effect it might have on the kids going to the local school. We felt it just wasn’t worth the risk. On the other hand, it hasn’t been easy coping with the language barrier, I have to admit. At least not for us parents. The kids integrated straight away, of course. I haven’t changed countries, but I’ve moved from the country to the city because it has better services and more opportunities. I was absolutely astonished to find that many people looked down on me when I first arrived, which didn’t exactly make things easy. I suppose they thought: here’s some country bumpkin come to the city to make good, and I guess they were right because I have! Speaker 4
migrate
migrant
migration
immigrate
immigrant
immigration
I love lots of things about my country: the food, the sense of humour, the newspapers, lots of things. Actually, I have to admit it was the climate I couldn’t stand any longer. I just found the short grey days and the continual rain totally depressing. Mind you, the heat’s sometimes a problem here and then I dream of going home. But that’s only the odd day here and there. Mostly it’s fine.
emigrate
emigrant
emigration
Speaker 5
Extension idea Write the word migrate on the board and ask students to think of other words that come from it. Elicit the following list and make sure that students are clear about the differences in meaning between them.
As a warmer Before listening, ask students to look at the list A–H and say which of these they think is the best reason and the worst reason for migrating. Answers 1C 2F 3B
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Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Starting off
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I’ve been here now for about fifteen years. It’s a good life, though I work hard, but frankly I miss my country and the town where I grew up and dream of going back. I feel special ties to the place and when I retire I hope to return there to be among my friends and my family.
4G
5D
6A
I guess you could call me a rolling stone, if people still use that expression – I mean, I’ve been abroad for so long I don’t know all the latest slang. You see, unfortunately I’m one of those typical expatriates who spends two years working in this country and three years working in that. I don’t think I could ever go back to my home country because, quite honestly, I just wouldn’t fit in. I’d be completely out of touch.
