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Rate of UK immigration rises sharplyThe number _____ the United Kingdom is increasing at a rate that ______ surprise. The annual rise is 45,000 more than previously predicted. This is according _____ from Britain’s National Statistics Office. Officials originally thought the increase in Britain’s population due to immigration _____145,000 a year. However, it has revised that figure to 190,000 migrants per annum. Population expert Sir Andrew Green said: "The result is that 86% of our population increase _____ immigration, which will add 7.2 million to our population between 2004 and 2031." Politicians are warning this figure is the same size as a city and will ______ Britain’s infrastructure and public services. British politicians are ______ slow down the volume of people relocating to the UK, before a population crisis sets in. The Conservative Party wants "_____" on the number of people entering the UK. Members of the government agree. Immigration Minister Liam Byrne urged “______ sweeping changes to the immigration system in the next 12 months”. He added: "Migration is bringing new wealth ______ to Britain. That means we need to drive through radical action now to make sure our … policy _____." Another migration expert, Danny Sriskandarajah, warned that Britain had to continue to build “cohesive communities" despite ______ of people arriving at its ports. Ex.12. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘sweeping’and ‘change’.
Ex.13. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
Ex.14. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…? Ex.15. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. Ex.16. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:
Ex.17.STUDENT IMMIGRATION SURVEY:Write five GOOD questions about immigration. Ex.18. DISCUSSION: STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
Ex.19.AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.
Ex.20. LANGUAGE: CORRECT WORD:Put the correct words from a–d below in the article. Date: 2015-12-24; view: 990
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