Kilo Lingo

Spanish 路 Chapter 13 路 Lesson 2 路 Phrase session

Starting over

Why people leave home, and what waits for them when they arrive.

Why these go together

The vocabulary of migration: reasons for leaving, the journey, asylum and the welcome. The sentences move between past experience and present situation.

  • Muchos inmigrantes buscan una vida mejor para sus hijos.

    Many immigrants are looking for a better life for their children.

  • Los refugiados escapan de la guerra y la pobreza.

    Refugees flee from war and poverty.

  • Mi abuelo hab铆a salido de su pueblo sin nada, pero aqu铆 encontr贸 trabajo.

    My grandfather had left his village with nothing, but he found work here.

  • Pidi贸 asilo cuando lleg贸 a la frontera.

    He asked for asylum when he reached the border.

  • Aprender el idioma es el primer paso para sentirse en casa.

    Learning the language is the first step to feeling at home.

  • La inmigraci贸n ha cambiado la cultura del pa铆s para bien.

    Immigration has changed the country's culture for the better.

  • Echan de menos a su familia y su pa铆s natal.

    They miss their family and their home country.

  • Algunos llevan a帽os esperando los papeles.

    Some have been waiting years for their papers.

  • La acogida de los vecinos fue muy c谩lida.

    The neighbours' welcome was very warm.

Matching

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Match each phrase to what it means.

Fill in the blank

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Put the missing word back.

  1. Muchos buscan una vida mejor para sus hijos. (Many immigrants are looking for a better life for their children.)

  2. Los escapan de la guerra y la pobreza. (Refugees flee from war and poverty.)

  3. Mi abuelo salido de su pueblo sin nada, pero aqu铆 encontr贸 trabajo. (My grandfather had left his village with nothing, but he found work here.)

  4. Pidi贸 cuando lleg贸 a la frontera. (He asked for asylum when he reached the border.)

  5. Aprender el es el primer paso para sentirse en casa. (Learning the language is the first step to feeling at home.)

  6. La ha cambiado la cultura del pa铆s para bien. (Immigration has changed the country's culture for the better.)

  7. Echan de menos a su familia y su pa铆s . (They miss their family and their home country.)

  8. Algunos llevan a帽os esperando los . (Some have been waiting years for their papers.)

  9. La de los vecinos fue muy c谩lida. (The neighbours' welcome was very warm.)

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