Writing about the Immigrant Experience
Research your family history… interview your family members
Research the time period…
Be careful when writing dialogue…. each new speaker takes a new paragraph; use proper punctuation like quotation marks, voice markers and signal phrases
Sprinkle in world events, politics, and societal conflicts that affect the immigrant experience…
Add plenty of drama!
Insert vivid and concise word choice. …the vocabulary a writer chooses to convey meaning and imagery is essential
Weave
in primary sources of information
interview a family member or significant person who has experienced immigration, been a war refugee or a combat veteran in order to hear and record a living witness account. Look for people who fled their country not by choice but for survival or to escape oppression or violence, or someone who experienced combat trauma in a battle situation.
It’s worth taking time to think of good ways to start your story, so follow our tips on how to write your beginning.
Spark a reader’s interest…
Put a character in a setting….
Introduce a main character. …
Start with action. …
Hook them in….
Make it clear. …
Have a distinctive voice….
Make it dynamic.
Category: Grammar
1. Most university students _____________ on campus in their first year.
A. Lives
B. Live
C. are living
Answer: B
2. From this graph we can see that the economy _____________ at the moment.
A improves
B. Improve
C. is improving
Answer: C
3. They _____________ personal computers when my father was a student.
A. hadn’t
B. didn’t have
C. weren’t having
Answer: B
4. I _____________ want to be a practicing doctor but now I’m more interested in research.
A. was used to
B. used to
C. would
Answer: B
5. The teacher _____________ us how to do the experiment when the fire bell rang.
A. Showed
B. Shown
C. was showing
Answer: C
6. I finished my essay yesterday but _____________ it in to the tutor yet.
A. I’ve given
B. I haven’t given
C. I didn’t give
Answer: B
7. _____________ the experiment three times now with different results each time!
A. We’ve done
B. We did
C. We’ve been doing
Answer: A
8. When I arrived the lecture _____________ So I didn’t find it easy to follow.
A. started
B. had started
C. had been starting
Answer: B
9. She _____________ well at school but that changed when she became friends with a different group of girls.
A. did
B. had done
C. had been doing
Answer: C
10. _____________ the doctor at 2.00 this afternoon so I can’t go to the lecture.
A. I’m seeing
B. I see
C. I will see
Answer: A
11. My sister _____________ economics and politics when she goes to university.
A. is going to study
B. studies
C. will study
Answer: A
12. While we’re working on the project our boss _____________ on a beach in Greece!
A. will sit
B. will have sat
C. will be sitting
Answer: C
13. If the trend continues, the average income _____________ by 107% by 2020.
A. Will increase
B. will have increased
C. will be increasing
Answer: B
14. You can base your geography assignment on _____________ country — it doesn’t matter which.
A. a
B. some
C. any
Answer: C
15. There aren’t _____________ places left on the course so you’d better apply soon.
A. much
B. many
C. lots of
Answer: B
16. I don’t know whether to accept the job offer. It’s _____________ .
A. a difficult decision
B. the difficult decision
C. difficult decision
Answer: A
17. For those of you new to the company, this leaflet is full of _____________ .
A. a valuable information
B. the valuable information
C. valuable information
Answer: C
18. The manager interviewed _____________ candidates in turn.
A. each of the
B. each
C. every
Answer: A
19. I know it’s not much of a present but I made it _____________ .
A. me
B. myself
C. by myself
Answer: B
20. You should visit Bath. It’s _____________ city.
A. a historical and interesting
B. a historical interesting
C. an interesting historical
Answer: C
21. The government has released some _____________ data showing how schools are not providing an adequate education to our children.
A. shocking
B. shock
C. shocked
Answer: A
22. You really should go to Namibia. The scenery is _____________ Stunning and the people are very friendly.
A. very
B. fairly
C. absolutely
Answer: C
23. This factory produces some of _____________ cameras in the world.
A. best
B. the best
C. the most best
Answer: B
24. _____________ People live in the countryside than 100 years ago.
A. Less
B. Few
C. Fewer
Answer: C
25. The bookshop _____________ the end of the road is excellent.
A. at
B. on
C. in
Answer: A
26. There were millions of people around the world _____________ the football match live on television.
A. watched
B. watching
C. were watching
Answer: B
27. Scientists finally _____________ find a cure for the disease after years of research.
A. managed to
B. can
C. could
Answer: A
28. She got a terrible mark in the exam so She _____________ very hard at all.
A. mustn’t have worked
B. can’t have worked
C. didn’t work
Answer: B
29. What _____________ in order to get a permit to work in your country?
A. do I need to do
B. must I do
C. ought I do
Answer: A
30. When you write your essays you _____________ copy ideas from books without referencing them properly.
A. mustn’t
B. don’t have to
C. have to
Answer: A
31. Doctors have _____________ us to cut down on salt in our diets if we want to reduce the risk of getting heart disease.
A. insisted
B. suggested
C. advised
Answer: C
32. _____________ this newspaper report, more women smoke than men nowadays.
A. Apparently
B. According to
C. Supposedly
Answer: B
33. My parents encouraged _____________ this course.
A. me to do
B. me doing
C. me do
Answer: A
34. What will you do if _____________.
A. you don’t get a good IELTS score?
B. you didn’t get a good IELTS score?
C. you won’t get a good IELTS score?
Answer: A
35. A recent government report has warned that _____________ We act immediately to reduce pollution; there will be serious consequences for the planet.
A. provided that
B. in case
C. unless
Answer: C
36. If I didn’t have to work tonight _____________ .
A. I’d be able to relax now.
B. I’m able to relax now.
C. I’II be able to relax now.
Answer: A
37. I wish that man _____________ tapping his fingers on the table. It’s really annoying me.
A. stopped
B. had stopped
C. would stop
Answer: C
38. I’m aiming _____________ a band 7 in IELTS.
A. on
B. for
C. to
Answer: B
39. Do you have any knowledge _____________ how our education system works?
A. of
B. on
C. for
Answer: A
40. The minister _____________ is responsible for education has just resigned.
A. which
B. who
C. what
Answer: B
41. The University of St Andrews _____________ is the oldest university in Scotland.
A. which was founded in 1413
B. which was founded in 1413,
C. that was founded in 1413,
Answer: B
42. Many children these days do not have a healthy diet _____________ is possible that this is because less healthy foods are cheaper than healthy ones.
A. What
B. That
C. It
Answer: C
43. The charity is trying to find ways to save and _____________ the world’s endangered animal species.
A. the charity is trying to find ways to protect
B. to find ways to protect
C. protect
Answer: C
44. In the past we threw a lot of our kitchen waste away, but today many items such as plastic bottles and newspapers _____________ .
A. are recycled
B. recycle.
C. need recycling
Answer: A
45. I can’t pick you up from the station on Wednesday because _____________ on that day.
A. I’m fixing my car
B. I’m having my car fixed
C. I need my car fixed
Answer: B
46. These drugs are the best medicine available as a treatment at the moment _____________ they are expensive, unfortunately.
A. although
B. because
C. so
Answer: A
47. Learning a foreign language is important because it helps you to understand other cultures better _____________ it can be a useful skill in many areas of work.
A. However,
B. Despite this,
C. In addition,
Answer: C
48. _____________ I can’t go to the conference as I’ve got to go to Sydney on business.
A. Frankly
B. Unfortunately
C. Personally
Answer: B
49. _____________ I think it’s useful to write an outline of your essay before you start to write the first draft.
A. Interestingly,
B. Definitely,
C. Personally,
Answer: C
50. The _____________ of dark red spots is one of the first signs of the disease.
A. appearance
B. appearing
C. appear