ENGLISH EXAM 2 BTO

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Spain: a migration country

Emigration was a constant feature in Spain during the 20th century, with
emigrants originally going overseas to the Latin-American countries. Later,
during the second half of the century, when northern and western European
countries began to employ foreign workers, Spanish emigration altered its
direction. For many years, the outward flow of migrants balanced the
excess of workers, particularly in rural areas. However, the seventies and
eighties saw a large drop in emigration, aggravating Spains unemployment
problems.
But there has been a significant change in the migratory tendencies
during the last 20 years or so and Spain, which for years was a traditional
country of emigration, has at present become a new pole of attraction of
migration flows. The reasons for Spains transformation from an emigration
country into an immigration one are diverse and caused both by Spains
domestic situation and socioeconomic and political developments abroad.
The countrys membership in the European Union and its relatively
continuous economic growth have made Spain an attractive destination.
Immigrants have helped increase the Spanish population by over 4 million;
legislation been modified many times in order to keep pace with this
situation. From the beginning, the focus has been on controlling the
massive arrival of immigrants and combating illegal migration, which
represents a central problem for Spain.
Significant changes have taken place in this country, not only at the
demographical level, and immigration has become an important topic both
as a social and a political issue in the public debate.

1.- Write a composition about two of the following topics:

a). What measures could be taken to solve the problem of illegal
immigration? Give your opinion in at least 80 words.
b). Write a story at least 80 words ending with this sentence: "Thats why
Peter decided to emigrate to another country to start a new life."
2.- Answer the following two questions:
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a) Does the writer say that emigration cause a problem in Spain in the late
decades of the 20th century?
b) According to the text What changes have occurred in migration flows in
Spain more recently? Give two.
3.- Imagine your best friend has just lost his/ her job and he isnt sure to go
to another country to work. What would you say to him/her?
4.- Grammatical transformation:
a) Rewrite the following sentence into REPORTED SPEECH:
"Dont ever marry again. : Mary said to Ellen.
b) Rewrite these sentence into the ACTIIVE VOICE:
Although help has been offered by some non-profit organizations, the
situation of the newly arrived immigrants is very poor.
c) Rewrite the following sentence into the interrogative negative of the
PRESENT SIMPLE: "Immigration has not altered the Spanish population
numbers".
d) Rewrite this sentence into the PASSIVE VOICE:
"Legislation radically solved the problem of illegal immigration from the
beginning".