06 05 social sciences u3a

Travel and Tourism Citizens of the World Many people live in their hometowns for their whole lives But others, sometimes have to leave their motherland because of personal, political, religious, socio-economic or racial reasons, like the Jews in Germany in the 1930s or the Spanish and Italian immigrants who arrived in Argentina during the same decade and afterwards Also, sometimes, conquests and wars bring different peoples under the rule of a common dominant group Since the last century, many ethnic groups have settled in places like London, New York or Buenos Aires In these cities we can now find a wide variety of natives from all over the world Mixed societies are culturally rich because they display different lifestyles All of them must be respected Unfortunately, racism is very strong in some places, especially against people from the neighbouring countries Discriminating against other people makes no sense; we are all citizens of the world, we are all equals Activities 1 Answer the following questions a What makes people migrate? b Why is it positive to have different ethnic groups in the same city? c Is Buenos Aires a multi-ethnic city? d Is there discrimination against people from neighbouring countries in Argentina? English Toolkit - Social Sciences Photocopiable © Ediciones Santillana S.A / Richmond 2011 Module 3A Module 3A 2 Match these phrases and their definitions a armed conflict b establish oneself c inside d one’s country e escape f multi-ethnic society mixed community within flee settle war motherland 3 Complete these word groups Thing Action tolerance b immigrant take refuge c d conqueror 4 What immigrants bring with them? Complete the diagram Immigrant music 5 Argentina is a melting pot of different ethnic groups Find information about immigration in the country These questions are given as a guide a In which periods did migratory waves occur? b From what countries did people emigrate? c Why did they immigrate to your country? d Where did they stay? Why? e What did they do? Where did they work? f What problems did they have to face? Think of their culture and traditions g What customs have Argentinian people adopted from the immigrants? h Are there touristic places that are related to immigrants? Where? English Toolkit - Social Sciences Photocopiable © Ediciones Santillana S.A / Richmond 2011 a Person