My Diary from Here to There

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Unit 2 – Lesson 2

overheard Heard something one was not supposed to hear

opportunities Good chances or favorable times

border A line between one country, state, county, or town and another

unions Groups of workers joined together to protect their jobs and improve working conditions

strikes The stopping of work to protest something

citizen A person who was born in a country or who chooses to live in and become a member of that country

boycotts Protests in which people refuse to buy from or work for a person, nation, or business

escalators Mechanical staircases that continually move up or down

immigration The movement of people of people from their native country to live in another country

green card An official document issued by the U.S. government giving immigrants permission to legally work in the U.S.

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Story Vocabulary

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-1-A line between one country, state, county, or town and

another

overheard

opportunities

border

unions

strikes

boycotts

citizen

escalators

immigration

green card

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overheard

opportunities

border

unions

strikes

boycotts

citizen

escalators

immigration

green card

-2- Protests in which people refuse

to buy from or work for a person, nation, or business

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-3-Mechanical staircases that

continually move up or down

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overheard

opportunities

border

unions

strikes

boycotts

citizen

escalators

immigration

green card

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-4-Heard something one was not

supposed to hear

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overheard

opportunities

border

unions

strikes

boycotts

citizen

escalators

immigration

green card

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-5- Groups of workers joined

together to protect their jobs and improve working conditions

Vocabulary – My Diary from Here to There

overheard

opportunities

border

unions

strikes

boycotts

citizen

escalators

immigration

green card

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-6-The movement of people of

people from their native country to live in another country

Vocabulary – My Diary from Here to There

overheard

opportunities

border

unions

strikes

boycotts

citizen

escalators

immigration

green card

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-7-Good chances or favorable times

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overheard

opportunities

border

unions

strikes

boycotts

citizen

escalators

immigration

green card

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-8-A person who was born in a

country or who chooses to live in and become a member of that

country

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overheard

opportunities

border

unions

strikes

boycotts

citizen

escalators

immigration

green card

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-9-An official document issued by the

U.S. government giving immigrants permission to legally

work in the U.S.

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overheard

opportunities

border

unions

strikes

boycotts

citizen

escalators

immigration

green card

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-10-The stopping of work to protest

something

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overheard

opportunities

border

unions

strikes

boycotts

citizen

escalators

immigration

green card

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