Pronunciation Challenge How To Buy US Citizenship | NowThis World

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The act was a major overhaul of a long outdated immigration policy, and increased the number of yearly immigrants from 500,000 to 700,000, as well as providing allocations for immediate family members of existing nationals.

Key Vocabulary

1. act

act

[ækt] (n.)

behavior

[bɪˈheɪvjər] (n.)

manner

[ˈmænə] (n.)

method

[ˈmeθəd] (n.)

2. overhaul

overhaul

[ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl] (v.)

repair

[rɪˋpɛr] (v.)

fix

[fɪks] (v.)

3. outdated

outdated

[ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd] (adj.)

out of date

[aʊt ʌv deɪt] (adj.)

old-fashioned

[ˌəʊldˈfæʃnd] (adj.)

4. immigration

immigration

[ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃn] (n.)

immigrate

[ˈɪmɪgreɪt] (v.)

immigrant

[ˈɪmɪgrənt] (n.)

5. allocation

allocation

[ˌæləˈkeɪʃn] (v.)

allocate

[ˈæləkeɪt] (v.)

assign

[əˈsaɪn] (v.)

distribute

[dɪˈstrɪbjuːt] (v.)