Les Politiques d'Immigration (Immigration Policies)

Learning ObjectivesDiscuss the complexities of immigration policies.Use advanced vocabulary about migration.Apply the subjunctive and past conditional tenses to express nuanced opinions.Imagine you're reading the news 📰 and an article talks about a new program to welcome refugees in Quebec. Your friend asks for your opinion. How can you express a complex and thoughtful idea on this important topic? This lesson will help you develop the language tools to do just that! 🤔Real-World ApplicationsParticipate in a class debate on a social issue.Understand news reports and articles about current events in Canada and around the world.Write a structured opinion piece on a complex topic.

French TermWhat it MeansExample Sentenceun demandeur d'asile (an asylum seeker) [uhn duh-mahn-DUR da-ZEEL]A person who has left their country and is asking for protection in another one.Le demandeur d'asile (The asylum seeker) [luh duh-mahn-DUR da-ZEEL] attend une réponse du gouvernement (is waiting for a response from the government).la citoyenneté (citizenship) [la see-twah-yen-TAY]The status of being a citizen of a country, with all the rights and duties that come with it.Après plusieurs années (After several years), elle a obtenu la citoyenneté (she obtained citizenship) [la see-twah-yen-TAY] canadienne (Canadian).la frontière (the border) [la frohn-TYAIR]The line that separates two countries.Ils ont traversé la frontière (They crossed the border) [la frohn-TYAIR] pour commencer une no...

1. The Present SubjunctiveRule: We use the subjunctive after verbs or expressions that show a subjective opinion, necessity, doubt, a wish, or an emotion. It's often introduced by 'que' (that) [kuh].Examples: Il faut que (It is necessary that) [eel foh kuh] le gouvernement agisse (the government act). Je doute que (I doubt that) [zhuh doot kuh] cette solution soit (this solution is) parfaite (perfect).2. The Past ConditionalRule: Formed with the helping verb 'avoir' (to have) [av-WAHR] or 'être' (to be) [ET-ruh] in the present conditional + the past participle of the main verb, the past conditional expresses a regret, a criticism, or something that could have happened in the past but didn't.Examples: Le gouvernement aurait dû (The government should have) [oh-ray DOO] mieux planifier (plann...