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https://youtu.be/OtEsrzUbgKg

 Watch the first part of the video (2:52) and complete the activities.

1. Explain the meaning of this sentence with your own words.

Mobility is a defining feature of humanity.

2. Answer:

 Why do people leave their homes?

 Which places (countries/cities)are named in this first part of the video?

 Now, skim the text and state your reading hypothesis about its topic.
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Social effects of group migration between developing countries

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PMID: 12315895

DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.1989.tb00253.x

Abstract
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[…]Recent large-scale emigrations

De from developing countries have been provoked by world economic crises and/or by reaction to
dangers posed by armed conflicts. Migrants eventually induce social, economic, and political problems in receiving countries,
including 1) increases in the population, with adverse effects on existing social institutions; 2) increases in demand for goods and
services; 3) displacement of nationals from occupations in the countryside and in the cities; 4) increases in the size of the informal
sector of the national economy; 5) deterioration in the salary structures of the informal, rural, and urban sectors of the economy; 6)
transculturation; 7) occasional loss of customs and traditions by the local population; and 8) the introduction of diseases and social
problems. The receiving countries do benefit from the infusion of skills. Governments must also do everything possible to facilitate
integration of refugees. The consequences of migration for developing countries include the following aspects: 1) adaptation of labor
markets to demands of the economy, 2) degree and type of concentration of migrant populations in the receiving country, 3)
differences that arise between formal and informal and urban and rural sectors of the economy, 4) type and degree of concentration
and interaction of population groups, and 5) possible moral deformation of some migrants and their deviant behavior. In conclusion,
receiving countries must have policies that responsibly address the presence of economic immigrants and refugees on their (1)
territory, without this (2) being considered detrimental to the national interest.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12315895/

 Identify the tenses of the underlined verbs.

To remember the tenses in English you can have a look at the following chart.
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 Reference:
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What do these words refer

Deto in the text:

-their (1)

-this (2)

 There are two linking words that I highlighted.

Which meaning do they convey? Write each one in the appropriate square:

Addition Contrast Condition Summary Result

 Identify the modal verb in bold type. Why do you think that the writer decided to include it? In order to answer this question you can
read the document about Modal Verbs which is already uploaded in the classroom.

 Words ending in ING:

-ing forms as adjectives

The -ing adjective can come:

 in front of a noun:

I read an interesting article in the newspaper today.

We saw a really exciting match on Sunday.

 after a link verb like be, look or sound:

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Your new book sounds very interesting.

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The children can be really annoying.

 after a noun:

Who is that man standing over there?

The boy talking to Angela is her younger brother

 especially after verbs of the senses like see, watch, hear, smell, etc.:

I heard someone playing the piano.

I can smell something burning.

The commonest -ing adjectives are:

Amusing – boring – disappointing- interesting – surprising – tiring – worrying – exciting – frightening – shocking – terrifying - annoying

For more information about this topic go to: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/ing-forms