Language in Context

Page 6

Find out the following information about your partner. Then introduce him to the class.

1. Full nameكامل ...االسم

2. Where he livesيعيش ...اين

3. Where he was bornولد ...اين

4. Where he grew upتربى ...اين

5. About his family background

اسرته عن ...معلومات

6. About his relativesاقاربه ...عن

7. About his interestsاهتماماته ...عن

8. How long he has been interested in them Your idea: _________

1. ______ Many immigrants came to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

T

2. ____ The voyage across the ocean was hard, but mostimmigrants had comfortable compartments on ships for sleeping and eating.

F

3. ____ Many of the immigrants were poor.T

4. ____ At Ellis Island, the role of officials was to giveimmigrants information about the United States.

F

5. ____ People who were sick had to go back to theirnative countries.

T

6. ____ Ellis Island became known as “Heartbreak Island”among immigrants.

T

Listen to the information about immigrants in the past. Answer true or false.

6 .Pronunciation

A. In English, speakers stress, or emphasize, words that they think are important. These are usually content words like nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Listen and note the stress. Then practice.

B. Choose some sentences from the texts you read on page 2. Underline the words that you think are important in each sentence. Practice reading the sentences aloud stressing the words you underlined.

My mother was born in Riyadh Mona is going to college in Qassim

Where did you grow up? Have you ever visited Europe?

In pairs, ask the questions and have your friend answer. Then switch roles.

1. Where is your family from?2. Have members of your family ever emigrated?Where did they immigrate to?3. What problems do immigrants to new countries face?4. Do you have relatives in other cities/countries? Have you ever visited them?5. Are there many immigrants where youlive? Where do they come from?

Underline the important words in the conversation. In pairs, read the conversation aloud. Stress the importantwords including in fact, you see, by the way and fit in.

Your Ending

Real TalkIn fact, You see( في الحقيقة )expressions used to add information, often surprising information

تعبير يستخدم معلومات غالبا تكون في حالة استغرابBy the way((بالمناسبة expression used to introduce a new topic

تعبير يستخدم للدخول في موضوع آخرfit in((يندمج معــ be part of

ما عمل من جزأ يكون

About the Conversation

In pairs, ask and answer the questions. Then switch roles.1. Where is Hans’ family from?2. How long has his family been in the western part of Germany?3. Has Samir kept in touch with his relatives in Berlin?4. Why is he allowed to work legallyin Germany?5. Is he thinking of going back to his native country in the future?

Your Turn

Role-play a conversation like the one above with a partner. Give information about your family. Include the following:• place of birth • where your parents and grandparents are/were from • if you still have relatives in those places • what other languages your parents and grandparents speak/spoke • what your parents/grandparents do/did

Prepared by

Khalid Saeed Al shahraniالشهراني سعيد خالد

المعلم اعداد

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