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Listen to the audio file and fill in the gaps with the missing words.

Some of these people seeking shelter are called ___________. Some are called ___________. These words
are used over and over in news stories about people ___________their countries. They are seeking a better,
safer ___________in Europe.
Are they migrants, or refugees? Does it ___________?
The UNHCR, says yes, it matters.
Migrants or refugees?
Refugees are persons fleeing armed ___________or ___________, said Adrian Edwards, chief spokesperson
for UNHCR.
Their situation is so perilous and intolerable that they cross national ___________to seek safety in nearby
countries.
The UN ___________says there were 19.5 million refugees worldwide at the end of 2014.
Refugees are protected by ______________________. Mr. Edwards said there is a fundamental principle of
international law. Refugees should not be ___________or returned to situations where their life and
___________would be under threat.
We say refugees when we mean people fleeing ___________or persecution across an international border,
Mr. Edwards explained. And we say migrant when we mean people ___________for reasons not included in
the legal definition of a refugee.
How are migrants defined?
___________s Mr. Edwards said migrants do not face ___________ problems when they ___________home.
Refugees do. Migrants choose to move to ___________their lives by finding better work, education or to join
family members.
Are the ___________coming to Greece, Turkey and other coastal countries, refugees or migrants?
They are ___________, said Mr. Edwards. But most are refugees, he said. Only a smaller number of people
going to Europe are migrants.
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