Immigration - Ang.

Anglais - Immigration

Introduction : 

        This text is an article taken from Newsweek, which is a famous American weekly. This magazine deals with economic and social current issues. Here it is tackling the issue of mexican immigration through the testimony of a young woman, Ana, who left her home-country to settle in the United States. 

        First, we shall focus on her perilous journey to the United States. Then we will enlarge on the advantages and drawbacks of her new life. At last, we shall wonder if her life path can be called a success story.

Questions : 

        4- She decided / chose to emigrate because she had many debts un Mexico and she needed money. She had to earn money to pay them off / to get rid of them.

She wanted to give her children a better life.

She wanted her children to have a better life. 

She wanted to put some distance between her and her husband. 

Maybe they didn't get on well anymore / any longer. Maybe she wanted to break off their marriage. 

Vocabulary : 

- extrait de : taken from

- un hebdomadaire : weekly

- le sujet :  the issue

- témoignage :  testimony

- suet brûlant :  burning issue / hot potatoe

- parcours : life path

- use histoire de réussite :  success-story

- bien s'entendre :  to get on well