Red Line 4, Coursebook

nineteen 19 2 Revision: What happened first? ➝ G3, G4 3 Revision: Ellis Island ➝ G3, G4 Use the simple past or the past perfect to complete these sentences. The simple past is for actions in the past. Many Irish immigrants arrived in 1845. The past perfect is for actions before other past actions. Some hadn’t eaten for days when they arrived. GRAMMAR 5 Your turn: In your class a) Make notes about someone who came to live in Austria from another country. (It can be someone you know, or a famous person, like a football star.) b) Tell the class about the person you chose. Name? Age? Came to Austria because … . Born in? … Look at these sentences. Which happened first, the blue or the green action? 1. The ship arrived after the Polish woman had had her baby . 2. After the English had taken the city, they named it NewYork . 3. Before the famine started, other Irish immigrants had come to NewYork . 1. After the immigrants … ( land ) at Ellis Island, they… ( wait ) in the immigration hall. 2. They … ( be ) often still weak because they … ( be ) seasick on the journey. 3. Many … ( not eat ) for days when they … ( leave ) the ship. 4. After the doctors … ( check ) the immigrants, the officials … ( ask ) them a lot of questions. 5. Some people … ( have to ) go back because the quota for their country … ( run out ). 6. After the lucky ones … ( show ) their money to the officials, they … ( leave ) Ellis Island and … ( start ) their new life. ➝ WB 7, 2 g 4 Pros and cons What do you think it is like to be an immigrant? Look at the text again. Make a list of the pros and cons. Talk about them in a small group. Yes, but … . I think … . / I don’t think … . I agree / I don’t agree because … . USEFUL PHRASES Language 2 1 Simple past and past perfect Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv