TASK N 1 :

Hey guys ! Just listened to a controversial song by Bruce Springsteen called American Land in which once again the singer pays tribute to the immigrants and to the working class He praises manual workers! blue collared workers thanks to whom "S cities were built He reminds us that these people coming #rom $reland! %oland! &reat Britain! $taly! &ermany etc' in search o# better prospects #or themselves and #or their children in the %romised Land sacri#iced (dedicated) their lives to build the country *hey had been told that the "SA was a land o# opportunity ! an open society with no social barriers and where all people are on e+ual #ooting *hey had been told that they could start #rom scratch and climb the social ladder and as long as they would work hard in America ( , the work ethic) *o these poor and destitute people! America was seen as the land o# milk and honey where everyone could a##ord lu-ury goods Success meant you belonged to the Happy .ew /ven though the American 0ream became a reality #or very #ew o# them and many o# them remained poverty1stricken! Springsteen still believes that the work ethic which had attracted so many immigrants (, a cheap labor #orce) in the past is still a key value in the "SA 2ell $ loved this song and 3ust wanted to share it with my .acebook #riends as $ thought you might be interested ! &o and check it out and let me know how you #eel about it!

TASK N 2 :

$ believe the cartoonist 4s aim was to make an ironic comparison between the arrival o# the %ilgrims and the present day issue o# immigration in the "nited States 2hen the %ilgrims arrived! not only did the $ndians accept their presence! but they went so #ar as

to help them $# the $ndians had never taught the %ilgrims to #arm! they would have all starved to death $n today4s society we have a wire #ence (, the 5e-ico6"nited States barrier is also known in the "nited States as the border #ence or border wall ) and millions o# dollars a year spent to try and keep people out 5ost o# the immigrants today come #or the same reasons as the %ilgrims namely #reedom! peace and a better li#e 2hen the %ilgrims arrived! the $ndians made no attempt to #orm these newcomers or attempt to make them assimilate into their culture *hey simply let them be and #lourish in their own way *hat is not the case today John Winthrop = leader of the Pilgrims / American colonists Fellow Pilgrims = the Pilgrim Fathers
Massasoit = chief of the Wampanoags./ the Wampanoag Chief Winthrop : My fellow Pilgrims , here we are at last ! Welcome to Plymouth Rock!

Fellow Pilgrims : 7an4t believe we 8ve made it alive! Look! the native people are welcoming us to our new land ! How blessed we are !
Winthrop : Now, lets hope they will treat you to a good meal ! Im star ing and thirsty ! Winthrop to Massasoit : Nice to meet you !rother ! "hank you for welcoming us to your community # $ tri%e& ! We are so grateful! Massasoit: What are you talking a%out '''' (ou e come here unin ited) Who the hell are you ' What e*actly are you looking for' Winthrop : Well, let me e*plain )) Me and my fellow pilgrims ha e tra elled a long way a%oard the Mayflower from +ngland ) We were persecuted %ack home and we , e come here on a pilgrimage to escape #$ to flee& religious persecution in search of freedom and peace) Were looking for a place to settle and practice our religion freely) Massasoit: -ere we go again ! "he same old story , the same old good reasons ! .isten, we are sick and tired of all those people coming here from across the seas seeking shelter in our territories! /top %othering us! 0ant you see were %uilding a fence to keep people out and to stop immigrants like you from entering our Wampanoag homeland illegally) 1ndocumented immigrants are getting on our ner es! Its time to put an end to illegal immigration! Winthrop : .ook, our communities ha e so much to learn from each other) May%e we could work side %y side)) dont you think so'''' Massasoit: #its& 2ut of the 3uestion ! 0ome on, gi e it a rest! (ou ha e no intention to assimilate into our culture Winthrop : ))!ut listen, we know how to grow our food and how to hunt game) May%e we could teach you how to protect you from the colonists ! Massasoit: /top telling nonsense ! .isten I dont want to %e ungrateful or disrespectful %ut what did you e*pect ' 4id you really think we would help you hunt game , learn your5 nati e 6 language or teach you how to sur i e on our land' Winthrop : Well, this could ha e %een an option ! We thought we could %e your friends ) Ne er mind then!

'%ut may%e not

Massasoit: .isten now! Were not pleased to ha e you here and were not ready to die! We dont want to %e dispossessed of and dri en off our land) Were the ones who will ha e to pay for the choices made %y the white people who ha e come o er) forget a%out Plymouth Rock ! Ne*t time I see you in the surroundings, we,ll ha e your heads on a platter!

So now!

Fellow Pilgrims : ' ok! ok we understand ' er %ut

%efore we go, will you please %e kind enough and gi e us something to eat as we ha ent eaten for ages and were star ing! Massasoit: Now, youre dri ing me up the wall! 7re you asking me for a "hanksgi ing 8east now, may%e to thank you for coming all the way here''' Is that what you mean''''''' (ou know what ' 9et lost ! Pack up your %elongings , go %ack a%oard your sailing ship and ne er come %ack again ! 9o %ack to your unci ili:ed world!

ENGLISH IDIOMS
ANGER ANNOYANCE (irritation/mcontentement)

TASK N 3 : GREEN CARD

$ am so happy to have received my &reen 7ard America means so much to me and o##ers so much to her people9 the #reedom o# religion! the #reedom o# e-pression! the #reedom o# assembly! and so much more 2hen $ hear mention o# America! $ think o# the #reedom her people have and $ long to have that same #reedom A land o# immigrants! the "nited States has welcomed people #rom all over the world and has given them new opportunities $ want to be one o# those immigrants 2hile $ know that the streets are not paved with gold as some stories would have us believe ! still ! America does grant the #reedom necessary #or men and women to work hard in order to improve their lives Americans can live in peace with their neighbours and e-press their belie#s openly without o##ending them $n many countries in the world! individuals do not have this #reedom *hey are restricted to saying what is politically correct! and women in particular o#ten do not have rights e+ual to a man4s rights $ am so happy to be given the opportunity to live in a country where men and women have the same rights! where $

can disagree with my neighbours about politics and religion and still call them #riends! where $ can protest openly without repercussions $ will work hard to be a contributing member o# the American society and $ will do my best to make the lives o# my neighbours better because o# my presence in their city