Story 2-2   My Diary from Here to There - Vocabulary

overheard (verb) – heard something one was not supposed to hear 

opportunities (noun) – good chances or favorable times

border (noun) – a line between one country, state, county, or town and another

unions (noun) – groups of workers joined together to protect their jobs and improve working conditions

strikes (noun) – the stopping of work to protest something

citizen (noun) – a person who was born in a country or who chooses to live in and become a member of that country

boycotts (noun) – protests in which people refuse to buy from or work for a person, nation, or business