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MEXICO: MY NEW HOME
MY DIARY FROM HERE TO THERE
Unit 1 Week 1 – Vocabulary
opportunities
Having a chance to do somethingExample: After Dahlia attended college she
had many great career opportunities .Synonyms: chance, opening, prospect
border
A boundary line that shows how land is separated into parts
Example: The border between Mexico and the United States has a long fence.
unions
Groups of workers who come together to make work better
Example: Unions often help workers get better health care or wages
strikes
Times when workers refuse to work until owners improve job conditions
Example: Strikes make points about unfair conditions.
citizen
A person who agrees to respect the rules of a country and is granted the rights from that country
Example: Voting is a right of any adult citizen in a democratic country.
boycotts
Times when people refuse to buy products, to show they are upset about prices or poor treatment.
Example: Our boycotts made the company change its policies.