Notion Spaces and Exchanges: Is leaving one’s country always a choice?

Video : to understand the EU migrant crisis watch this video :

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/11549216/The-EU-migrant-crisis-explained-in-90-seconds.html

Script : Migrants’ crisis source: The Telegraph September 2015

The EU is facing the worst migrants’ crisis since the second World War. Wars in Irak and Syria, unrest in the African continent have spurred an exodus of refugees.

Last year, more than 170,000 people arrived in Italy by boat fleeing violence, persecution and poverty. Migrants pay people traffikers between £2,000 and £3,0000 for passage to Europe.

Some migrants told us «once you’ve paid you cannot go back» Flavio Di Giacomo, International Organisation for Migration .Gangs treat them as virtual slaves, making them work for months to earn enough money to cross to the EU. «They slap you , even if you want to urinate, sometimes they refuse» Ebrima Jaiteh, Migrant.

Since 2013, hundreds have died from perilous sea voyages to places such as Sicily, Lampedusa and Greece.The Italian navy patrols the coast to rescue migrants adrift at sea or stranded in the treacherous waters. Migrants are also entering the EU by road and rail.

In August, Austrian police found 71 migrants dead from suffocation inside an abandoned lorry.

Hungary has built a fence along its Serbian border to curtail the thousands of migrants entering.

Britain and France have increased security measures around the Channel Tunnel in response to migrants attempting to smuggle themselves to the UK hidden in lorries.

« We are going to put more fencing, more resources, more sniffer dog teams, more assistance in any way we can in terms of resources.» David Cameron, British Prime Minister.

But as desperate refugees search for new routes into Europe, the death continues to rise.

I: Vocabulary: Match the French words to their English equivalent in the text:

Augmenter
Agitation
Déclencher
gagner
fuir / Bloqués
Gifler
Restreindre
entrer clandestinement
clôture / les eaux traitresses
à la dérive
la marine italienne patrouille
des chiens renifleurs
cachés

II. Reading comprehension assessment : Document 1 :

1)What is the nature of the document?

2)What are the three main reasons why migrants are coming to Europe?

3)Where do migrants mainly come from?

4)What’s the role of the Italian Navy?

5)How do the migrants get to Europe?

6)What dangers do they face?

III. Reading comprehension assessment : Document 2 :

I: Vocabulary: Match the French words to their English equivalent in the text:

A travers le monde
montée
Déplacés (populations)
Gouverné par / détruits
Insurrection
Empêcher de
Gagner sa vie

1)What is the nature of the document?

Sort out the origin, number of people, cause of migration.

origin / number of people / cause of migration

III. Reading comprehension assessment : Document 1 and 2 :

How do some host countries try to limit migration?

Webquest :

Notion Spaces and Exchanges: Click on the link below, read the introduction (3lines) then read two immigrants’ stories you find striking and complete the grid.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2015/mar/24/immigrants-in-their-own-words-100-stories

In class you will exchange information with your partner.

(your research)
Name / (your research)
Name / (your partner’s research)
Name / (your partner’s research)
Name
Home country
Host Country
Basic information: job, family, age
Reason why he/she left
Feelings
Positive aspects:
What he /she likes/enjoys
Negative aspects
Difficulties
Why do you find the story striking?