HUMAN INTEREST

24 Escape from war-torn country

Many people are forced to leave their homes. This is the story of one of them.
Look at the pictures and tell the story.

:. Here are some words to help you .

: to sraduate (1) to force (2) carso ship (5) stateless (6) low-paid (11) to settle
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 24 ESCAPE FROM WAR-TORN COUNTRY

Make a sentence about each picture and retell the story. Use these words to help you.

1 Today Michael from college. Januart]

visa
2 Ten years ago, Michael's family was forced out of their war-torn settled
identitt]
3 They walked three hundred kilometres to the fighting. escape
low-paid
4 They tried to reach by crossing the sea in a small boat. permit
carso boat
5 They were rescued by a passing . v\llase
bitterlt]
6 They were treated as stateless people as they had no documents. sraduated
safett]
7 At last, they were given a for Canada.

8 They flew to Vancouver in .

9 It was a cold day.

10 They spent the next months in a tiny room while Michael got a work .

11 He worked hard at , part-time jobs and eventually was able to enrol

for a college course. .' Extension activities

12 Now, Michael and his family are happily .. a To talk about
Are there good reasons for
into a new life. countries to accept refugees?
Are there good reasons to
(47) Listen to the story and check your answers to Exercise 2.
refuse refugees?
b Write 'Escape from war-torn
Match these words to their definitions.
country' in your own words.

1 misrants ~ a an invented stort]

2 traumatic b people who move to another countrt]

3 to die of exposure c without national itt]

4 stateless d to die as a result of extreme weather

5 fiction e dramatic and upsettins

(48) Listen to the interview with a Vietnamese immigrant.

a Answer the questions:

1 When did he come to Britain?
2 What does he do for a living?
3 What are his feelings about Vietnam?

b Work in pairs and prepare an interview with Michael's child.

Student A is the interviewer and Student B is the child.
Ask questions like ...

'Did your parents have a difficult time?

'Do you think of yourself as Canadian?'