Vocabulary and grammar: Immigration

Vinsight Phrasal verbs with get

1Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 

MOVE
• on
• off
• with
• through
• away
• to

• 1I really need to get   for a few days. Let's go camping this weekend.

• 2As I get   the train, I check that I've got all my things.

• 3It's a difficult situation, but we'll get   it together.

• 4I don't really get on   my little brother. He's so annoying!

• 5What time does this train get   Oxford?

• 6We get   the train at the first stop, but there are never any seats.

Vinsight Phrasal verbs with get

2Complete the letter with the correct form of a phrasal verb with get in exercise 1. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

Hi Josie,

I'm so glad you're 

¹

 

from London for a few days to come and see me in Stockholm.

  It was difficult when I first moved here, because I didn't know anyone and I didn't even speak the language. But I'm 

²

 

it, and I'm making some great friends. I told them about you and they can't wait to meet you. I'm sure you'll 

³

 

them.

  Anyway, when you arrive, take the bus from the airport, and remember to show your ticket when you 

⁴

 

the bus. 

⁵

 

the bus when you reach Central Station, then take a train to Sollentuna. Call me when you 

⁶

 

Sollentuna and I'll come to meet you.

I'm really looking forward to seeing you.

Love,

Sasha

Articles

3Choose a / an, the or – for no article. 

• 1Sergio Arau is anthe artist, musician and director.

• 2He was born in the– Mexico City, athe capital of a– Mexico.

• 3In 2004, he made athe film called A Day Without a Mexican.

• 4AThe film is about a– Mexican immigrants in a– California.

• 5About 31% of athe people who live in California are the– Mexican.

• 6A Day Without a Mexican won an– award at athe Cartagena Film Festival.

Articles

4Complete the article about Central Park with a / an, the or – (= no article). 

Central Park was ¹aanthe– first specially made public park in ²aanthe– USA. ³AAnThe– park was built between 1857 and 1873, right in ⁴aanthe– centre of ⁵aanthe– New York. Before that, the area was home to around 1,600 immigrants, mainly ⁶aanthe– Irish farmers, German gardeners and African Americans. ⁷AAnThe– immigrants had to move, and their homes were destroyed to make space for ⁸aanthe– park.

The city held ⁹aanthe– competition to design the park. ¹⁰AAnThe– competition was won by Calvert Vaux, ¹¹aanthe– British architect, and his business partner, Frederick Law Olmsted.

Then the city employed 20,000 workers, mainly immigrants from Ireland and ¹²aanthe– Germany (perhaps the same people whose homes were destroyed), to plant trees in ¹³aanthe– new park. By 1865, there were more than seven million visitors a year. The Central Park zoo opened in 1864, with ¹⁴aanthe– animals from all over ¹⁵aanthe– world.

Nowadays, ¹⁶aanthe– New Yorkers are not the only people who enjoy the park. It receives about 35 million visitors from outside the city every year and is ¹⁷aanthe– important tourist attraction.

5  Imagine a friend is coming to live in your town or city. What would you tell them? Think about: the people who live in the town or city. the best area to live in. the easiest way to get around (bus, train, car, bike). some places they can visit or activities they can do in their free time. Speak for no longer than one minute.

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