Comprehension Ambition: Andalucía 2006

COMPREHENSION

A LIFE AMBITION: TO CROSS THE BORDER

 

ANSWER  QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

1) What has changed about immigrants’ efforts to reach Spain?

They used to come by boat but now they try to cross the border.

2) Which are the two means that Spain uses to prevent Africans from crossing the border?

The wire fence and the guard.

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE?

 3) The double three-metre-high barbed-wire fence is effective.

FALSE: The double . . . Fences . . . Have not put them off (line 4); or they scale them and a few are bound to succeed (lines 6-7)

4) Immigrants are so desperate that they jump the fence at any time.  

FALSE: They choose their moment carefully. (lines 5-6)

5) Poverty is the only reason why they risk their lives.

FALSE: Many have no family left (lines 8-9)

6) There are not enough temporary shelters for immigrants. 

TRUE: They are more than overflowing (lines 10-11)

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