Monday, 3 August 2015

Immigration discusssion


Gevgelija, Macedonia
A man and his pregnant wife look for a train to take them to Serbia and Northern Europe. They are fleeing war in Syria. They have walked for 124 miles across Macedonia to get to the border with Serbia.
Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images
http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2015/jul/28/photo-highlights-of-the-day

- Show the children where Macedonia is in relation to UK, France, Syria.
- Is it safe to walk on train tracks? Why are this couple doing that?
- Why are they running away from Syria? What are they hoping to find?
- Why do people move to live in different countries? Can we always choose where we live?
- How do you think the couple in the photo are feeling? What do they need?
- Are stories like this happening anywhere else in the world today?
- In what ways are the people in this photo different to us and in what ways are they the same?
- This photo was taken on 28th July 2015, what do we hope they are doing now?


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