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Rate of UK immigration rises sharply
The 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’.
| sweeping | change |
- Share your findings with your partners.
- Make questions using the words you found.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
Ex.13. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
- Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
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:
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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)
| a) | What did you think when you read the headline? |
| b) | What is your opinion on immigration? |
| c) | Would you like to move to the UK? |
| d) | Why might people want to migrate to your country? |
| e) | Do you think the immigration figures in the article are high? |
| f) | What would you think if a new city of 7 million immigrants appeared in your country? |
| g) | Does your country welcome immigrants? |
| h) | Does your country have a problem with immigration? |
| i) | What strain do immigrants put on a country’s infrastructure and public services? |
| j) | Do you think immigration is a good or bad thing? |
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
| a) | Did you like reading this article? |
| b) | What’s the difference between immigration and emigration? |
| c) | Would you like to emigrate? If ‘yes’, where to? |
| d) | Do you agree with annual limits on numbers of immigrants? |
| e) | Do you think all countries should always open doors to refugees? |
| f) | What kind of entry requirements do you think immigrants need to fulfill to be able to live in your country? |
| g) | What kind of worries do you think Liam Byrne means? |
| h) | How do you build “cohesive communities”? |
| i) | What questions would you like to ask Britain’s immigration minister? |
| j) | Did you like this discussion? |
Ex.19.AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.
| a) | What was the most interesting thing you heard? |
| b) | Was there a question you didn’t like? |
| c) | Was there something you totally disagreed with? |
| d) | What did you like talking about? |
Ex.20. LANGUAGE: CORRECT WORD:Put the correct words from a–d
below in the article.
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