A NEW LIFE IN AMERICA

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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