Read and listen to the sentences. Then write each word in blue next to its definition below. These are words you will hear and use in Lesson A. 1. Erlinda's native language is Tagalog. She learned English in high school. 2. I have a temporary driver's license. I can use it for two months while I take driving lessons. 3. In the 1840s, more than 8 million people emigrated from Ireland to other countries because there wasn't enough food in Ireland. 4. Our university has programs for students who want to study abroad in France or Mexico. 5. There is a large community of Japanese people who live in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 6. Many immigrants bring traditions from their home countries to their new countries. 7. I'm working in Hong Kong for two years, but my permanent home is Beijing. I'll go back there to live with my family next year. 8. In my city, there is a trend toward hiring more foreign workers in hotels and restaurants. You can see more people from different countries working in those places. 9. Too many people in my country have negative ideas about foreigners. For example, some people think that foreigners don't work hard and that they can't learn our language. 10. His original job was operating a machine in a factory, but then he graduated from a technical college, and now he's an engineer. Questions 1. (n.) a general pattern 2. (adv.) out of the country 3. (v.) left your own country to live in another country 4. (adj.) lasting for only a limited time 5. (n.) people who come to live in a new country 6. (adj.) lasting forever 7. (adj.) first, earliest 8. (adj.) bad, unpleasant, or harmful 9. (n.) a group of people living in a certain place or who are alike in some way 10. (adj.) related to the place where a person was born