Tan Le: my immigrant story

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Tan Le: My immigration story

What do you know about refugees?

Why do people become
refugees?

Where do refugees
come from?

Where do refugees come from?

Tan Le

While watching the video note down any unknown vocabulary.

Wordwall

Go to Wordwall to practise vocabulary:

https://wordwall.net/play/21831/648/214

Now read the IB text on Tan Le

Don't forget to annotate while reading

and answer the questions

44. Le’s life story is a complete, assembled piece.

1. True
2. False

Justification:

45. Le’s grandfather’s life revolved around a number of causes.

1. True
2. False

Justification:

46. Le had an obligation to ensure her grandfather’s life was not pointless.

1. True
2. False

Justification:

47. Le’s mother concentrated on a single mission.

1. True
2. False

Justification:

48. Le’s mother anticipated that she may not achieve her goal.

1. True
2. False

Justification:

49. Men on the boat ...

1. C
2. G
3. E
4. H

50. Before settling in Melbourne, Le…

1. B
2. A
3. D
4. G

51. Immigrants in Melbourne…

1. E
2. H
3. D
4. G

52. In line 26, Le considers the taste of her first apple ...

1. unusual.
2. incomparable
3. unfamiliar
4. indefinable

53. The excerpt aims to ...

1. narrate the advantages in an immigrant’s life.
2. highlight the immigration plight.
3. give a glimpse of an immigrant’s journey.
4. show how a young immigrant can be successful.