Multicultural Britain

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1 2 write the nationalities of people from these Label the map with these countries, ‘Poland Jamaica China Satan, countries. round flu Vh wreland [yh Germany _6-/UMLOUL spain __ Sbo0pi pustraa Mis byal ita! Pakistan Bangladesh onal ot Mtb 8 china Chinese 10 uw 12 B Vietnam Vigbnawrere Uganda Vga. ndG.n. Somalia Somnal z Somalian South Afica SOuth (lf rian. Romania ow punivo 3 Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences in the Factfile. Over four million -o)-were Sigmund Freud people belong and Karl Narx. 2 Between 1998 and —B)-Warry within their 2000, communities. 3 Some famous refugees t)~acitizenship ceremony to the UK for new citizens. 4 Most members of 4) their own homes. ethnic minorities 45,000 people arrived 5 Eight in ten Asians from Africa. own $-te-ethnic minorities. 6 Since 2004 the UK has 4 Work in pairs. Do any of the facts surprise you? Video Activities Cl pest Psa stn semua part of the Betish Emelte INTRODUCTION eT peri cnnonas ton rane! While you watch ‘peracaton in aro COUNT 1. SEED watch the introduction as far as Arriving in Britain and answer the question. Circle the correct 1930s percentage. What percentage of the UK population comes from In this period») 2S len wees came to the different ethnic groups? ce yguio aa tate 18% b) 6 16% 80% a) 18% ©») 6% <) Tm) aes “There was a shortage of ARRIVING IN BRITAIN workers after World War While you watch IL 157,000 Poles and many Italians came over. 1 (EES Watch the video. Tick (¥) the things Bue in the laze 1940s you see. there was b) . Masenean Man epatee “Wl a London bus [Zan aeroplane (airport signs Dated 1950s and’60s ‘immigration control [Ua luggage trolley Mass «) LY (I Liew was Da ship continued. White people fea(gd the arrival a railway station of the black commnnity and there was some [Y checken desk aiatetion 2 KEES watch the video and complete the 1970s timeline to the right with the phrases below. 21 immigration from the Canbbean By this time there were 1.4 million non- 3 2 immigration from the new Commonwealth white residents in the UK, But a third of these 4A refugees from wartime Europe were born there. After you watch aasee a _ a4 fionatiog and maftaefot thera ‘The UK introduced strict immigration d controls, but also laws to protect the rights of a) 125,000 aeygrum sekons ‘ethnic groups. The largest immigrant groups b) 157,000 were from the USA, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, Foes RENE a oa thd Oftan white wads wor lors in Ik 4) 14 mitionnon hide wsudlls in YK 1990s-2000s PTET Mates | T* pies the growth of spl eer from Europe, Africa and the Indian > Latent funk teat eae subcontinent, About 125,000 asylum seekers 2 aioe ee. =) were allowed to settle in the UK in 2000. @) ETHNIC GROUPS While you watch 1 EBB Watch the video and tick (7) the five largest ethnic groups. (el Gamlneshee Ll aneneas indians Di chinese (ratistanis 5) Aticans 2 (ES watch the video again and complete the sentence. T turopeans © cartobeans There's also a urge EMAL poptation, acd Chinatown, is 3 popular area with its oriental gates SROES, and eset After you watch 3 Read the text and write the percentages on the map. In Britain, Indians make up 2% of the population, Pakistanis 1.4%, black Caribbeans 1.1%, and black Africans 0.9%. Most of these ethnic groups live in English cities. The London region has nearly 45% of the total ethnic population, where they make up 29% of all residents ‘The West Midlands has the second largest proportion with 13%, followed by the South East 8% and the North West with 8%. The English regions with the smallest ethnic populations are the North East (2%) and the South West (2%). ‘An ethnic map of Britain oer z woe We FEN a) A a ere] 2 ora en rh Me a at ee er SC EXTENSTON: marr | » Work in groups. Discuss the questions. — : |, What do you know about the ethnic mixin your | country? Ts there more of a multicuttural mix in the cities or in the countryside? Spe LANGUAGES, Before you watch 1 Work in pairs, Match the countries (1-4) with the languages (a-d). 1 India, Bangladesh, Pakistan _) a) [_] Cantonese (H] Mandarin 2 china b) C) Punjabi urdu Bi Bengat 1 Gujarati 3 Caribbean ©) () Swahiti (Bantu Di aabic 4 Africa 4) [1 English D creole While you watch 2 REEES watch the video and tick (7) the languages you hear in Exercise 1 above. 3 EEEES watch the video again and decide if the sentences are True (T) or False (F). 1 30 languages are spoken in London. [_ 2 42% of children in Inner London speak English as a second language. 7 _ 3 Most councils only produce leaflets in English. RELIGIONS Before you watch 1 Work in pairs. Put the religious groups in order of size in the UK. MustimsoL Jews 4 christians Hindus S_ While you watch 2 REEESS watch the video and check your answers to Exercise 1. 3 KEES Watch the video again and write M (Muslim), 3 (Jewish religion), H (Hindu faith), ‘or C (Christianity) next to the data, 1 the official and largest retigion A '/St 2.15 to 2 million ws 3.05 million Und 4 over 0.25 million Le WORK AND SOCIETY Before you watch 1 Fill in each sentence with one of the jobs below ‘to complete the descriptions. a detor a traffic warden’ an artist a lawyer a clothes designer @ policeman a baker a writer 10 bake 17 makes bread, rolls and cakes. 20 WHA pains pctires 6y makes Scphues. 3 OL Dolvaimain is responsible for maintaining law and onler. + Be AaW YUL ives advice on tegal maters 5 A HQdOY works wien sick people and helps them get better. 6 & WUAAY may create short stories, plays or novels. 70 dyy 8 Adaeffic checks that vehicles are parked legally wordun While you watch 2 REDE watch the video and tek (v) the correct ending. ML. works in the fashion industry. 1. Asian doctors make up ) nearly 27% of the medical staff. ) neatly 20% of the medical staff. 2 On the London Underground ethnic minorities make up a) 27% of the staff. b) 37% of the staf. 3 There are many famous people a) on the London Underground. b) from ethnic backorounds. 4 Reggae and rap come from the 8) blackicommunity, ) Asian community, 5 Bhangra music comes from the a) black community. b) Asian community. 3 €ESS watch the video again and match the people (1-5) and their jobs (a-e). 1 Sol Campbell a) clothes designer ‘2 Paul Boateng) b) writers 3 Vanessa Mae ©) government minister ©’ Ozwald Boateng, d) violinist 5 Zadie Smith and -e) footballer Kazuo Ishiguro or EXTENSION _» Work in pairs, Discuss the question. {Be you tke any of the styles of music mentioned in the video? Why? Why not? Follow-up Four FAMOUS PEOPLE — pesca VANESSA MAE was born in Singapore | ‘but moved to the UK at the | ZADIE SMITH was born in London in age of four. She started 1975 to an English father and a Jamaican playing the violin a year later. mother. She wrote White Teeth, her first novel. Es Aiter studying in Beijing and | while che was still a student at Cambridge London, she made her University. It covers 150 years and follows the f professionel debut when sho histories of three ethnically diverse families in ‘was only ten. While her first London. White Teeth has been translated into three albums were of | ower 20 languages and classical music, sne now also | adapted for TV. Her second playe pop, rack, disco. and | novel was The Autograph jozz, In a recent world tour she performed in over 250 cities in 95 countries, And she isn't only a phenomenal musician. She Man, Actually, hor real name is ‘Sadie’ but she changed it to ‘Zadie’ because it sounded model in Paris - while playing the violin, of course! has also acted on American TV and been a SOL CAMPBELL was born in East London in 1974, Ho plays for the highly-successtul Arsenal football club and for England. He is « defender and was an impoctant part of Arsenal's record- breaking 2004 season when they didn't lose a single match. He sees football as a powertul force against racism. ‘k crosses hourdaries end breaks Gown boiriers ... That’ | why [love being a part of it PAUL BOATENG wes born in Ghana in 195] toa former government minister and his Scottish wile. He moved to England in 1966 with his family and became a Labour member cof parliament in 1987. In 1997, he became the first black person to be a minister in a British government. He says, Twork for a world in which people are no judged by their colour but by the content of thelr choracter. 1 Look at the people in the article. Can you 6 ... betieGes that football is a great force against remember what they do? racism? 7s gave a first public performance when she was 2 Read the biographies and answer the questions. et N Write Z (Zadie Smith), S (Sol Campbell), \ (Vanessa Mae) or P (Paul Boateng). & ... became the first black British government minister? P__ > Who 9... wrote a novel when she was a studen changed her Fist name? = 10 studied in China? has worked as a model? i 3 Project .. had an amazing year in 20042 Write a short biography of another famous British .. has a Scottish mother petson or of someone in your own country. __was bom in Aficat Y

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