F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Immigrant (n): 1- a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently.
E.g.: Illegal immigrants are sent back across the border if they are caught.

Immigrate (v): 1- to come to live in a different country.
E.g.: He immigrated with his parents in 1895 and grew up on Long Island.

Emigrant (n): 1-  a person who leaves their country permanently and goes to live in another one. (v: Emigrate)
E.g.: Millions of European emigrants came to America in the 19th century.
E.g.: Many of Germans emigrated from Europe to America in the 19th century.
E.g.: He emigrated to Australia to escape the grinding (= very great) poverty of his birthplace.

Migrate (v): 1- When an animal migrates, it travels to a different place, usually when the season changes. 2- If people migrate, they travel in large numbers to a new place to live temporarily.
E.g.: These animals migrate annually in search of food.
E.g.: Mexican farm workers migrate into the US each year to find work at harvest time.

Migrant Worker (n): 1- a person who either migrates within their home country or outside of it in order to pursue work such as seasonal work.
E.g.: Many migrant workers in the country are living in very bad conditions.

Suicide (n): 1- the act of killing yourself intentionally, or a person who has done this:
E.g.: The suicide rate among men between the ages of 16 and 25 has risen alarmingly.
E.g.: Many suicides occur in prisons.

Pronunciation

Yesterday: /ˈjes.tɚ.deɪ/

Closer: /ˈkloʊzər/

Rinse: /rɪns/