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Migrations

Departures., personal stories

Departures V Vocabulary note

En Complete the text with words or phrases from the box. The prefixes en- and em- add the
meaning 'put into', 'cause to be' or
'provide with' to verbs.
asylum seekers contract workers expatriates So endanger means 'to put in
illegal immigrants professionals refugees danger'. Other common verbs
starting with en- include: encase,
encircle, engulf, enable, enlarge,

semas
(1) enliven, enrich, enclose
are people who intend to live permanently in a new
country. Most head for just a few main countries, for example, the USA. The prefix em- is used before
words which begin with b or p:
Some will succeed in their aims and gain status as legal residents of the
embed , embitter , embody, empower
country they have moved to. These people are technically called
(2)
although this term is most commonly used by people from
English-speaking nations to describe people from more developed nations living permanently abroad.
Migrants who leave their homes to escape danger or persecution may also be looking for a permanent new
home. Until their claims are dealt with they are known as (3) and if their claims are
accepted they will be classified as (4) In some cases of mass flight, when thousands of
people escape across a border, they are immediately granted this status.
Looking for a job, a better income or perhaps just an experience, other migrants are admitted to countries as
. They are allowed to stay in their destination country on the understanding that it is
(3)
for a specific period. Some are seasonal employees. Others will stay in the new country for a year or more.
These include employees of multinational corporations who are moved around from country to country. These
people are often (6) with specialist knowledge in their field.
Some migrants overstay their visas or work whilst in the country on tourist visas. When this happens they
become (7)
in the eyes of the officials. They may also try to enter an 'immigration
country', often endangering their own lives, by being smuggled in by people they have paid for this service.

Answer these questions.

Which types of migrants come to your country? Which countries do they come from?
1
Which types of migrants leave your country? Which countries do they go to?
2
Match these words with their definitions.
1 a
multinational corporation
take things or people to or from a country illegally or secretly

2 worker whose employment is related to a time of the year
smuggle

seasonal employee
3 company that operates in more than one country

4 d remain beyond a specific time limit
overstay

persecution
5 cruel or unfair treatment of someone or a group of people
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