Pre-reading questions:
- Would you like to travel to Africa? Why or why not?
- Have you lived in another country? Please explain your answer.
Vocabulary:
- authority /uh-THAWR-i-tee/
[noun] an official group in the government
The city’s authorities checked the new buildings. - migrant /MAHY-gruhnt/
[noun] person who moves to a foreign place
Migrant workers move from city to city to search for work. - find /fahynd/
[verb] to get or see something you did or could not see or have
I could not find the police station. - get away /get uh-WEY/
[verb] to go far from something
Get away from me! - abuse /uh-BYOOZ/
[noun] bad treatment
The abuse of animals is a crime in this country.
The Israeli government authorities want the African migrants to leave the country. If the African migrants agree, they will receive $3500 and a plane ticket to Rwanda. The African migrants who came from Sudan and Eritrea found a home in Israel. Most of them left their country to get away from war and abuse.
True or False:
- The American migrants found a home in Israel.
- The African migrants are from Sudan and Eritrea.
- The migrants will receive a plane ticket to Rwanda if they leave Israel.
- The migrants experienced war and abuse.
- The African government officials want Israelis to leave the country.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
authority | migrant | find | get away | abuse |
- The ________ offered the victims some help.
- Her parents are ________ from China.
- It smells bad in this room. I need to ________ from here.
- I looked everywhere, but I could not ________ my keys.
- The child experienced ________ at home.