Form 9. The UK Today

Match the words with their definitions

Complete the text with the words ( areas, differently, traditional, part, ethnic, citizenship, cities, population, increased)

THE MULTICULTURAL IN THE UK

The              image of the United Kingdom is of a country with a mainly white population. Although white people make up over 90% of the UK population, there are also many other groups living in Britain, who make up nearly 10% of the             . The largest ETHNIC group is Asian, and they are over 4% of the population. Included in this group are people from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The other main         groups are Afro - Caribbean, African, Arabic, and Chinese.

There are approximately 4,5 million non - white people living in Britain, and about 80% live in large         in England. Most live in London, Manchester, Birmingham or Leeds, or in        close to these cities. In London, almost 30% of the population are Asian and black.

Immigration to the UK           greatly after World War II. During the 1950s, the country was still rebuilding its economy after the war. It needed workers for the factories, and for the hospitals of the new National Health Service. Immigrants were encouraged to come to Britain to take up these jobs. Many came from Ireland and from countries that were      of the former British Empire, especially the West Indies, India, and Pakistan. Immigrants from these Commonwealth countries held a British passport and had the right to British              . At first, they were considered to be different and not everyone welcomed them. In the 1970s, a law was passed which made it illegal to treat black people              from anyone else.

Now, 50 years, the children and grandchildren of the earlier immigrants are well-established members of British society.

Match the following words with their definitions.

Ireland ....... to the UK.

The official name of the country is ........ .

There several overseas territories in other parts of the world which ........ .

The UK is located in the ...... of Europe.

Northern Ireland ....... .

Nearly 10% of the population ...... .

Many British people visit ........ for leisure activities and for holidays.