TOPIC: immigration Flashcards

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1
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More ___ than ___

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Mas _______ que ___

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Less ____ than ___

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Menos ______ que ___

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As ____ as ___

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Tan _____ como ___

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People

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Las personas

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Many people decide to emigrate in search of a better quality of life to countries with better economic opportunities

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Muchas personas deciden emigrar en busca de una mejor calidad de vida a países con mejores oportunidades económicas

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Many immigrants enter countries illegally and could be deported

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Muchos inmigrantes entran a países ilegalmente y podrían ser deportados

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Some causes of immigration could be war, poverty, bad environment or a corrupt government.

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Algunas causas de la inmigración podrían ser la guerra, la pobreza, el mal ambiente o un gobierno corrupto.

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Although many Mexicans manage to cross the border into the United States in search of the great American dream, many of them fail to find a good job, much less an easy life.

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Aunque muchos mexicanos logran cruzar la frontera de los Estados Unidos en busca del gran sueño americano, muchos de ellos no logran encontrar un buen trabajo y menos una vida fácil.

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The “American Dream” is related to having a happy family, a stable job, health, enough food and a good education.

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El “Sueño Americano” se relaciona con tener una familia feliz, un trabajo estable, salud, suficiente comida y una buena educación.

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This dream is what is called a dream, since it does not exist and is very difficult to achieve.

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Este sueño es lo que se llama, un sueño, ya que no existe y es muy difícil de conseguir.

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the destination

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el destino

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12
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war

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guerra

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drug trafficking

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el narcotráfico

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migration movement

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movimiento migratorio

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to travel by wooden boat

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viajar en patera

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average salary

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salario promedio

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life expectancy

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expectativa de vida

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gross domestic product

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producto interno bruto

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quality of life

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calidad de vida

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the united states

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los estados unidos

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mexico

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México

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spain

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España

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korea

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Corea

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The average salary in Mexico is lower than in Spain

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El salario promedio en México es mas bajo que lo de España

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economic factors

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factores económicos

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health factors

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factores de salud

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educational factors

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factores educativos

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higher wages

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salarios más altos

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high wages

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salarios altos

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higher life expectancy

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expectativa de vida más alta

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The climate is better

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el clima es mejor

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It has a better education system

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tiene un mejor sistema de educación

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There are more job opportunities

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hay más oportunidades de trabajo

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It has a better health system

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tiene un mejor sistema de salud

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It has a less stressful lifestyle

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tiene un estilo de vida menos estresante

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(subject) is the most __(adjective)__

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(subject) es la más __(adjective)__

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Money is the most important thing for me

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El dinero es el más importante para mi

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Having a high salary is less important than enjoying work

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Tener un salario alto es menos importante que disfrutar del trabajo

39
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A destination with a good climate is as important as a destination with a good health system

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Un destino con un buen clima es tan importante como un destino con un buen sistema de salud

40
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I lived in __(country). Although I liked ___, having ___ is more important than ___. That’s why I moved to ___(country)___ where there is ___.

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vivia en __(country). Aunque me gustaba el ___, tener ___ es más importante que ___. Por eso, me mudé a ___(country)___ donde hay ___.

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green spaces

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espacios verdes

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poverty

A

la pobreza

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natural disasters

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los desastres naturales

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discrimination

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la discriminación

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to live

A

vivir

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i would live

A

viviria

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i would like

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me gustaria

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i would like to live

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Me gustaría vivir

49
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If I had ____ I would like

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si tuviera ____ me gustaria

50
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to choose

A

elegir

51
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truck

A

camión

52
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“death” train

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tren de muerte

53
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illegal immigrants ride dangerous trucks. many immigrants die on the journey.

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Los inmigrantes ilegales viajan en camiones peligrosos. Muchos inmigrantes mueren en el viaje.

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A person who enters another country illegally and without the relevant permits is an undocumented immigrant

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Una persona que accede a otro país de manera ilegal y sin contar con los permisos pertinentes es un indocumentado

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A person who, as a result of war, revolution or political persecution, is forced to seek refuge
outside his or her country is a refugee.

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Una persona que, a consecuencia de guerras, revoluciones o persecuciones políticas, se ve obligada a buscar refugio
fuera de su país es un refugiado

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A person who leaves his own country to settle in another is an immigrant.

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Una persona que abandona su propio país para establecerse en otro entransero es un inmigrante