h1b visa bill gates
H1B Visa, Bill Gates
Bill Gates talks about the H1B visa program.
Vocabulary
| capital (2) | capitol | Capitol Hill |
| founder | claim | firm (2) |
| foreign | visa | even though |
| H1B visa | domestic (3) | outsource |
| criticize | policy | congress |
| failure | pass (2) | immigration |
| reform | in his words | force (2) |
| relocate | outside | fawn |
| members of congress | desire | challenge |
| hire | disturb | genius |
| money talks | Forbes Magazine | rank |
| hero | hero’s welcome | committee |
| proud | model (3) | role model |
| reasonably | the rest of us | notice |
| witnesses | contest | to contest |
| testimony | importance | retain |
| in the way | stand in the way | current |
| annual | limit | skilled |
| seek / sought / sought | face (2) | severe |
| shortfall | scientist | engineer |
| expertise | develop | generation |
| next generation | break | breakthrough |
| represent | rank and file | guild |
| charge (3) | concern | necessary |
| increase | global | competition |
| competitiveness | lower | meanwhile |
| nail | nailing down | close (2) |
| net (3) | net result | critic |
| downward | pressure | wage |
| fuel | fueling | frustration |
| sense of frustration | among | know-how |
| prosperity | ship (2) | ship |
| offshore | unfortunately | mention |
| hope | broadcast | misstatement |
| cluck | hen | amazing |
| public | servant | public servant |
| elect | represent | constituent |
| challenge | accuracy | perspective |
| preponderance | utterly | stupid |
Questions
1. The news report takes place in Washington, D.C. True or false?
2. Does Bill Gates criticize anything?
3. What does Bill Gates advocate?
4. How did members of congress regard Gates?
5. The congressmen opposed Gates. Yes or no?
6. What does Gates say about the 65,000 H1B limit?
7. Does everyone agree with Gates?
8. What does the journalist say about Gates?
9. What does he say about the congressmen?
10. Who do you believe? Where do you think the truth lies?
A. Are there foreign workers in your country? Where do they come from? What do they do?
B. Our country needs more foreign workers. Yes, no, or yes and no?
C. Is there a shortfall or shortage of skilled, educated workers?
D. Many people from my country emigrate or work abroad. Yes or no?
