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.