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Syrian refugees at Lebanon

Transcript:

The new year brought with it cold bitter weather.
Thousands of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon woke up to snow and strong winds, making their bad situation worst.
Abu Hamada struggles to keep the whole family warm. He fled Aleppo with his wife and eight of their ten children two years ago. When his two daughters lost their husbands in the war, they both followed with their children. Fifteen of them now live in one tent and winter is more than a struggle.

" We prepared but we didn't expect to be spending this much money on fuel. Before the girls and their children came, we would put the heater on for 3 or 4 hours a day, but now it has to be on all day. They are young. If one of them got sick, it would cost two tanks of fuel."

Across the camp many refugees live in tents and unfinished buildings. Aid agencies distribute fuel and shelter reinforcement months ahead of winter, but bad weather can damage tense and call settlements to flood.

"The number of year that refugees have stayed here means that they are facing increased vulnerabilities. All of their savings have been depleted and many have moved into the settlements because they are cheaper than living in flats or apartments in town. They are not used to these conditions and it is practically impossible to find a job and therefore, they have no income and are totally reliant on resources from humanitarian agencies."

Nawal is one of Abu Hamada`s daughters. She fled to Lebanon with her 3 children after their parents did:

"What's important to me is to keep my children away from death. We can handle the cold. It's easier than death, barrel bombs and shelling"

Another year ends and this family, like many others, are far from going home. They brave yet another winter, but hope it would be their last.

Natural population changes in Spain

Observe the graph an answer the question

1. What happens in 1918? Why?


2. What happens around 1938? Why?


3. What is a Baby Boom? When did it happen in Spain?

Look for information in your text book and answer the following questions:

a. Why has the birth rate decreased since 1980? Why has it increased a little in recent years?

b. Look at the map on page 69 and write the name of the autonomic communities with the highest death rate and the communities with the lowest one. Why does it happen?

c. Why did the migration to Europe stop in 1973?

d. Where do the current immigrants come from? Why do they immigrate to Spain? What provinces do they settle?

e. What are the consequences of the immigration in Spain?

Population. Birth and death rates

Read the text and look up the word
you don’t understand. Then, listen to the questions and answer them

Fatima is a 23 – years – old woman who lives in Niger (Africa). She got

married at 14 and had her first child one year later. She has had five

children, but two of them died before they were one year old, victims of

malaria, aggravated with malnutrition. Her situation is even worse because her

husband also died of malaria at the age of 24. Fatima has been forced to work

hard on the land to support her three children and her mother who is also a

widow and in poor health after 40 years of hard work and having 12 children.

Inés lives in Alicante (Spain). She is 35 and has a three – year – old

son. She got married at 30 and she and her husband decided to have only one

child. This way they can run their business and spend time with their son. From

time to time her parents or parents in law, who are retired but still quite

young, help the couple take care of their son.