Critical Vocabulary Analysis
Critical vocabulary
1. There was a tumult in the neighborhood when the sound of screaming rang out.
2. Advertisements can be pernicious if, they are false or bias.
3. A government may naturalize an immigrant if they know the country's language and culture.
4. Advanced telecommunications systems make it possible for
Armando to call and Skype his family back home.
5. One perpetual challenge people have when they relocate is learning the English language.
Vocabulary Strategy: Using Greek Prefixes
Word Word Meaning
Teleconference: a conference with participants in different locations linked by telecommunications devices. Telemarketer: a person who sells things to people over a phone. …show more content…
The use of the word now in the subtitle suggests the article is about current immigrants in America.
2. In lines 1-14 the line "to see America through an immigrant's eyes" means the article will tell the side of the immigrant. The author thinks this is important because we often hear the immigration issue from the side of America and in order to form a better, well-rounded view on the immigration issue it is important to hear both sides of the story.
3. Lines 15-50 show immigrants, as well as their children, who come to America are generally "quite satisfied" with their new life. Most immigrants report discrimination isn't a part of their daily life. In fact, about 71% of immigrants are happy with their choice to come to the U.S. A staggering 76% of immigrants feel the United States is a "unique country that stands for something special in the world." This is a major factor to why immigrants like the United States because it offers them something their home country can't (financial freedom, fair treatment, …show more content…
The immigrants surveyed in the pie chart seem to have been influenced to come to the United States by the opinion the United States is a unique country that stands for something special in the world.
5. In lines 100-110 it says Hollywood and the movie industry because many misconceptions about life in America. For example, in many movies the characters live a great life with loads of money and no work when in reality you have bills, responsibilities, and work.
6. There are an abundance of differences between the immigrants in 2002 and those in 2009. The ones in 2002 were much more secretive about their identity not sharing they were immigrants (less than 40%) and not calling their relatives in their birth countries as often (less than 40%). In 2009 both things above increased by around 20%, suggesting the more recent immigrants feel more safe saying they are immigrants. The bulleted lists suggest more recent immigrants feel much closer to their birth countries, than the ones who immigrated before 2001. This is supported by the fact more recent immigrants phone home more than twice as much then the ones before
1. There was a tumult in the neighborhood when the sound of screaming rang out.
2. Advertisements can be pernicious if, they are false or bias.
3. A government may naturalize an immigrant if they know the country's language and culture.
4. Advanced telecommunications systems make it possible for
Armando to call and Skype his family back home.
5. One perpetual challenge people have when they relocate is learning the English language.
Vocabulary Strategy: Using Greek Prefixes
Word Word Meaning
Teleconference: a conference with participants in different locations linked by telecommunications devices. Telemarketer: a person who sells things to people over a phone. …show more content…
The use of the word now in the subtitle suggests the article is about current immigrants in America.
2. In lines 1-14 the line "to see America through an immigrant's eyes" means the article will tell the side of the immigrant. The author thinks this is important because we often hear the immigration issue from the side of America and in order to form a better, well-rounded view on the immigration issue it is important to hear both sides of the story.
3. Lines 15-50 show immigrants, as well as their children, who come to America are generally "quite satisfied" with their new life. Most immigrants report discrimination isn't a part of their daily life. In fact, about 71% of immigrants are happy with their choice to come to the U.S. A staggering 76% of immigrants feel the United States is a "unique country that stands for something special in the world." This is a major factor to why immigrants like the United States because it offers them something their home country can't (financial freedom, fair treatment, …show more content…
The immigrants surveyed in the pie chart seem to have been influenced to come to the United States by the opinion the United States is a unique country that stands for something special in the world.
5. In lines 100-110 it says Hollywood and the movie industry because many misconceptions about life in America. For example, in many movies the characters live a great life with loads of money and no work when in reality you have bills, responsibilities, and work.
6. There are an abundance of differences between the immigrants in 2002 and those in 2009. The ones in 2002 were much more secretive about their identity not sharing they were immigrants (less than 40%) and not calling their relatives in their birth countries as often (less than 40%). In 2009 both things above increased by around 20%, suggesting the more recent immigrants feel more safe saying they are immigrants. The bulleted lists suggest more recent immigrants feel much closer to their birth countries, than the ones who immigrated before 2001. This is supported by the fact more recent immigrants phone home more than twice as much then the ones before