ireland immigration
Irish Emigration
Sean is emigrating from Ireland.
Vocabulary
| always | close (2) | prepare |
| leave | village | country (2) |
| decide | see him off | remote |
| west/western | east/eastern | south/southern |
| north/northern | edge | big city life |
| other | side | Atlantic |
| traditional | magnet | immigrants |
| start | miss (2) | even (2) |
| before | love | everything |
| soccer | young | lad |
| stay | even if | head |
| get ahead | something | happen |
| always | train | something happens |
| plumber | welder | unable |
| qualification | instead | farm |
| odd | odd jobs | often |
| welfare | check (2) | make ends meet |
| emigrate | relatives | already |
| parents | never | spend-spent (2) |
| donkey | coast | forget-forgot-forgotten |
| duck | born | mind |
| all the time | want | in the back of your mind |
| come back | everyone | sometime/someday |
| sometimes | half | make it |
| doubt | no doubt | bake |
| gather | before | after |
| departure | reluctant | frustrated |
| lack | prospects | despite |
| last year | alone (2) | left (3) |
| pop | pop by | neighbor |
| neighboring | hair | haircut |
| look (2) | nice | look nice |
| Yankee | glad | also |
| move | brick | bricklayer/mason |
| likewise | unemployed | employee |
| since | school days | sad |
| Christmas | because | one out of ten |
| number (2) | already | vacant |
| pupil | already | fall |
| due to | low | high |
| birth | birthrate | evening |
| remain | pub | often |
| proprietor | plan | emigrate |
| local | buff | current (2) |
| wave (3) | seem | whenever |
| please (2) | hole | boat |
| bail | try | recover |
| recession | sign (3) | resurgent |
| Celtic | tiger | former |
| boss | massive | downsize |
| used to | staff | operation (2) |
| enough | myself | really |
| pack | modest | pair |
| soccer | jersey | pair of pants |
| put up (2) | cousin | hope/hopefully |
| confident | make it (2) | earn |
| week | weak | wire (2) |
| consolation | return | at some point |
| future | heart | county |
Video
Questions
1. Sean has close family ties. True or false?
2. Is his father going to the airport with Sean? Why or why not?
3. What is Sean going to do?
4. He doesn’t like Ireland. Is this correct or wrong?
5. What are his qualifications?
6. Has Sean been working in his trade (profession)?
7. How does he often make ends meet?
8. What will Sean miss?
9. Have many Irish emigrated?
10. Sean spent his last day in Ireland alone. True or false?
11. Who are Martin and Lisa?
12. What does Sean’s former boss say (14, 2)?
13. Does Sean plan to be gone forever?
14. He packs lightly. Yes or no?
15. Where is he going? Why is he going there?
16. Boston has traditionally been a magnet for Irish immigrants. What does this mean?
17. Will he rent his own apartment?
18. Name ten things and seven activities from the video.
A. Is it easy or difficult to find work where you live?
B. The economy where I live is doing pretty well. Yes or no?
C. Have many people emigrated from or immigrated to your city?
D. I have moved (migrated) to another place. True or false?
E. Are you from Ireland? Do you live in Ireland? Have you ever been to Ireland?
F. Have you met anyone from Ireland? Who were they? What were they doing?
G. Describe the climate and geography of Ireland.
H. Describe the economy of Ireland. What does it import and export?
I. Does have any problems or challenges?
J. What is the food of Ireland like? Describe Irish cuisine.
K. What are some tourists attractions (cultural, historical, natural)?
L. What comes to mind when you think of Ireland? What do you associate with Ireland?
