Immigration

Vocabulary Race

100

FIGHT, WRESTLE

GRAPPLE

200

CREATED, GENERATED, PRODUCED

SPAWNED

300

GROW ACCUSTOMED TO

ASSIMILATE

400

MANY SIDED

MULTI FACETED

500

INDEPENDENT

SOVEREIGN

Vocabulary In Context

100

Never before has a TV star and businessman been elected president. This was a completely _______ election.

unprecedented

200

During the war, people had to ________ their food, because it was in short supply.

ration

300

Tan Le felt like she was _____________in two worlds-the world of an “ideal” Asian student and the difficult life of an immigrant.

enmeshed

400

He was trying to rob the bank but he was ________ ___ a security guard.

thwarted

500

Crossing the_______ bridge, Crystal felt like she could fall at any moment. She was in a ________ situation.

rickety, precarious

Grammar

100

Change to complex passive- Most people say Amanda’s class is awesome.

Amanda’s class is said to be awesome. or It is said that Amanda’s class is awesome. (by most people.

200

Change to the passive: people find Grizzly bears in the forest.

Grizzly bears are found in the forest.

300

Change to a COMPLEX passive: The newspaper reported that the city was attacked.

The city was reported to have been attacked. Or It was reported that the city had been attacked.

400

Change to passive, maintaining the tense. Then, say WHY we might use passive.“Someone has left the lights on lately.”

What is The lights have been left on lately. (avoid mentioning the agent/agent is unknown.)

500

Change to passive and change the CAPITAL WORDS to vocabulary words. Policemen GUARD the border to protects against the possible ATTACK of PEOPLE BRINGING IN ILLEGAL DRUGS.

What is The border is patrolled to protect against the possible invasion of smugglers.

Immigration Statistics

100

What's the US /Mexico border like?

awv

200

What is The Dream Act?

The DREAM Act (acronym for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act) is an American legislative proposal for a multi-phase process for qualifying alien minors in the United States that would first grant conditional residency and, upon meeting further qualifications, permanent residency.

300

How many Mexican immigrants are currently in the US?

AROUND 11 million

400

Name 3 countries people came from through Ellis Island.

awv

500

How far does the US/Mexico border stretch?

2,000 MILES