Rate of UK immigration rises sharply
| The number of people migrating to the United Kingdom is increasing at a rate that has _______ politicians by surprise. The annual rise is 45,000 more than previously ______. This is according to official estimates from Britain’s National Statistics Office. Officials ________ thought the increase in Britain’s population due to immigration would be ________145,000 a year. However, it has revised that figure to 190,000 migrants per _______. Population expert Sir Andrew Green said: "The result is that 86% of our population increase will now be _______ to immigration, which will add 7.2 million to our population between 2004 and 2031." Politicians are ______ this figure is the same size as a city and will put considerable _____ on Britain’s infrastructure and public services. | annum strain predicted due around taken warning originally |
| British politicians are calling for _______ to slow down the volume of people relocating to the UK, before a population ______ sets in. The Conservative Party wants "an explicit annual _____" on the number of people entering the UK. Members of the government agree. Immigration Minister Liam Byrne urged “the need for ________ and sweeping changes to the immigration system in the next 12 months”. He added: "Migration is bringing new wealth but also new _______ to Britain. That means we need to drive through radical action now to make _____ our … policy is fit for the future." Another migration expert, Danny Sriskandarajah, warned that Britain had to continue to _______ “cohesive communities" despite the ever-increasing numbers of people arriving at its _____. | sure crisis worries limit action ports build swift |
Ex.15. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocations, 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.16. VOCABULARY: Circle the words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
Ex.17. 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.18. LANGUAGE: CORRECT WORD:Put the correct words from a–d below in the article.
Rate of UK immigration rises sharply
The number of people (1) ____ to the United Kingdom is increasing at a rate that has taken politicians by surprise. The annual (2) ____ is 45,000 more than previously predicted. This is according to official estimates from Britain’s National Statistics Office. Officials (3) ____ thought the increase in Britain’s population due to immigration would be around 145,000 a year. However, it has revised that figure to 190,000 migrants per (4) ____. Population expert Sir Andrew Green said: "The result is that 86% of our population increase will now be due (5) ____ 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 put considerable (6) ____ on Britain’s infrastructure and public services.
British politicians are calling for action to slow down the (7) ____ of people relocating to the UK, before a population crisis sets (8) ____. The Conservative Party wants "an explicit annual limit" on the number of people entering the UK. Members of the government agree. Immigration Minister Liam Byrne urged “the need for (9) ____ and sweeping changes to the immigration system in the next 12 months”. He added: "Migration is bringing new wealth but also new (10) ____ to Britain. That means we need to drive through radical action now to make sure our … policy is (11) ____ for the future." Another migration expert, Danny Sriskandarajah, warned that Britain had to continue to build “cohesive communities" despite the (12) ____ -increasing numbers of people arriving at its ports.
| 1. | (a) | migration | (b) | migrating | (c) | migrate | (d) | migratory |
| 2. | (a) | rises | (b) | rising | (c) | rise | (d) | raise |
| 3. | (a) | initialed | (b) | origin | (c) | initial | (d) | originally |
| 4. | (a) | annum | (b) | capita | (c) | cent | (d) | se |
| 5. | (a) | to | (b) | for | (c) | by | (d) | date |
| 6. | (a) | straitjacket | (b) | strangle | (c) | strain | (d) | strength |
| 7. | (a) | din | (b) | noise | (c) | volume | (d) | sound |
| 8. | (a) | on | (b) | in | (c) | out | (d) | up |
| 9. | (a) | swept | (b) | swift | (c) | swat | (d) | swiftly |
| 10. | (a) | worries | (b) | worried | (c) | worryingly | (d) | worrier |
| 11. | (a) | fit-out | (b) | fits | (c) | fitness | (d) | fit |
| 12. | (a) | over | (b) | never | (c) | ever | (d) | even |
Ex.19. WRITING: Write about immigration for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper.
ADDITIONAL TASKS
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations with each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about immigration. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) at the next lesson.
3. IMMIGRATION:Make a poster comparing levels of immigration in your country and a neigbouring country. What are the pros and cons? Show your poster to your classmates at the next lesson. Did you all find out similar things?
4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about the effects of immigration in your country. Include imaginary interviews with government ministers who support and oppose immigration. Read what you wrote to your classmates. Which article was the best and why?
5. LETTER:Write a letter to the leader of your country. Ask him/her three questions about immigration. Give him/her three pieces of advice on what kind of immigration policy your country should have. Read your letter to your partner(s). Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
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