Waves of immigration to the US

Hi guys,

today we first warmed up in English talking about your holidays. We learnt that Bilel was like a squirrel: he had money for Christmas but he saved it for the sales.

Then we continued talking about immigration to the US. Here is the lesson: 

Waves of immigration to the US

In the .......'s, the Chinese went to the USA to build the railroad. They wanted to have better wages and to raise their children.

In the .......'s, the Eastern Europeans went to the US to flee the wars and religious persecutions. They wanted freedom and an easier life.

In the .......'s, immigration slowed down because of political measures (laws) and economic reasons (the Wall Street Crash in 1929). 

Today, immigrants are mostly war refugees.

Vocab:

railroad / wages / (to) raise / (to) flee / freedom / (to) slow down / political measure = law / economic reason / war refugee

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Homework:

- apprendre la leçon, recopier le nouveau vocabulaire dans son carnet et le connaître.

- vous aurez prochainement un test de connaissances (leçon) sur l'immigration à New York. Ne révisez pas au dernier moment!