A NEW LIFE IN AMERICA
Fabienne BAZZICONI
Created on May 29, 2020
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A new Life in America
Séquence flash
Experiencing the American Dream
Fabienne BAZZICONI ( académie Aix-Marseille )
INDEX
1. DOCUMENT 1
2. DOCUMENT 2
3. DOCUMENT 3
RECAP
READ the document and ANSWER the questions
1 - WHERE and WHEN is the scene set ?
2 - WHO can you see in the picture ? ( actions + origins )
3 - HOW MANY Europeans emigrated to the USA ?
4 - WHAT did they come to the USA FOR ?
5 - WHAT was the USA nicknamed at that time ?
ANSWERS
1 - The scene is set at the end of the 19th century in North America , on the east coast of the USA .
2 - We can see many people on board of a boat . They are all watching The Statue of Liberty. They may be immigrants arriving in New York City .
3 - 30 million Europeans emigrated to the USA.
4 - They came to the USA to escape poverty and persecution and to find a better life.
5 - The USA was nicknamed "The Land of Opportunity"
READ this comic strip and
ANSWER the questions
1 - WHO are the 2 main characters ?
2 - WHAT nationality are they ?
3 - WHERE are they arriving ? WHY ?
4 - WHAT happened to the 2 characters ?
REORDER the different steps :
a) They went through a medical examination.
b) They had to take a shower.
c) They were asked more questions about their settlement in New York.
d) They were asked questions about their identities at the registration office.
5 - WHAT was the nurse checking FOR ?
6- WHAT happened to the immigrants who were sick ?
ANSWERS
1 - Culann and Mary
2 - They are Irish
3 - They are arriving in Ellis Island , the place where the immigrants are checked .
4 - REORDER:
a) They were asked questions about their identities at the registration office.
b)They had to take a shower.
c) They went through a medical examination.
d) They were asked more questions about their settlement in New York.
5 - She was checking for rickets and breathing problems.
6 - They couldn't enter the USA.
MATCH the answers to the questions
GET more information
1 - Reasons to emigrate to the USA
2 - Amount of immigrants who went through Ellis Island
3 - HOW LONG did they spend answering questions ?
4 - HOW MUCH money did they need to have to get into the USA ?
5 - WHAT did the immigrants pass a medical exam FOR ?
6 - WHAT is Ellis Island's nickname ? WHY ?
ANSWERS
1 - Escape poverty and persecution in their native countries
Dream of making fortune in a new land.
2 - 20 millions
3 - 2 to 5 hours
4 - 15 dollars
5 - To check they don't have contagious diseases.
To check they were physically and mentally fit to work.
6 - The 'island of tears" because 2% of immigrants were not allowed into the USA
Let's RECAP !
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