DIFFERENCES MAKE US SPECIAL

Take a look at these photos. Choose the one that interests you the most and make some comments about it. Discuss them with your partner.

Choose one of the words below to {tag;tag = (v.) to label, identify with a tag or other identifier} the people in the photos. Justify your decision by explaining the reasons. Find the meaning of most of the words below and check the meaning of the rest of them in a dictionary if you're not sure what they mean.

pilgrim, traveller, refugee, holidaymaker, commuter, tourist, immigrant

Now, try to observe the photos from a different point of view and answer these questions.
What do these people have in common?
What makes them different?
What in your opinion make them leave their home?
List the possible reasons for each of them.

Relaxing or finding pleasure are not the only reasons why people leave home, sometimes they move for other reasons too. Read the text carefully and find out why these people left their home.

WHY THESE PEOPLE LEFT THEIR HOME

Lilly
I graduated from high school half a year ago and I had no idea what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I couldn’t even decide what to study let alone which university to enroll. But I did make one decision and as a result I am now travelling the world, primarily to broaden my horizon and, of course, to decide what step to take when the money budget runs out. When I put my backpack on I had no idea where to go and how long I was going to stay. I have been hitchhiking alone to unknown places for almost three months now and I’m enjoying it more than I thought I would.

Emil
I come from a country with a high unemployment rate among young graduates, and I was job hunting for more than two years. I finally had enough and I decided to go abroad to find a well- paid job. I didn’t have a steady girlfriend nor children, so there wasn’t anything that held me down. I moved a few times until I finally found what I was looking for. I’m pleased with my job and what’s even better, I fell in love with a local girl and we moved in together. We might even start a family real soon.

Mark
I live in a small hamlet 65 km from the Faculty of Arts where I study history and geography. I’m not much of a city person, I prefer to live in the countryside, therefore I commute every day to attend lectures at the faculty. It takes me a good hour if there are no traffic jams, and people often ask me why I don’t rent a flat in the city. I don’t enjoy spending so much time on the road, but despite everything, this is still the best alternative for me, plus it’s not going to last forever. I plan to graduate in two years’ time and then I’m going to think about what to do next.

Maria
Well, this trip to Vatican City is actually my first trip abroad. I don’t like travelling, mostly because of packing and, of course the fact that I am very attached to my family and hometown. I feel homesick even when I go on holiday! But anyway, some members of our congregation have persuaded me to go on a five-day journey to Vatican City where we’re going to take part in a mass held by the Pope himself.

Abeba
Me and my children are going to flee from our home because of violence amid military gangs in Somalia. The living conditions for the civilians are extremely bad, I fear for our lives. That’s why we’re going to try to travel up to 100 km to come to Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp in Kenya. I know it’s going to be hard and that the camp is overcrowded, but anything is better than staying where we are now.

name	the reason for journeying
Lilly
Emil
Mark
Salim
Abeba

DIFFERENCES MAKE US SPECIAL

Take a look at these photos. Choose the one that interests you the most and make some comments about it. Discuss them with your partner.

Read the questions and choose the right short answers.