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Statistics recently released from the USA's Census Bureau have shown how demographics in the U.S. are changing. The figures show that white children in the country are set to become a minority within the next year or two. It was revealed that currently, 49.9% of American children under the age of five are from non-white backgrounds. Asians and Hispanics will soon become the new majority ethnic groups in the country. The Bureau gave two main reasons for this trend. One is that birth rates among minority populations are growing faster than those in the white community, especially in the Hispanic community. The second is the steady number of immigrants arriving in America.
The Bureau also reported that for the first time ever, deaths outnumbered births among whites, in the period between July 2011 and July 2012. During this time, the Hispanic population grew by 2.2 per cent and the number of Asians rose by 2.9 per cent. Mark Hugo Lopez from the Pew Hispanic Center says the changes in the makeup of the U.S. population will have a global impact. He said: "The U.S. Hispanic population is second only to Mexico's." He noted that the current U.S. Latino population is larger than those in Peru, Colombia and Spain. He added: "That's something which has an incredible implication not only in the U.S., but as part of a larger Hispanic world." Sources:
WARM-UPS 1. MINORITIES: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about minorities. Change partners often and share your findings. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. DEMOGRAPHICS: Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.
4. RACE: Students A strongly believe societies will also attach importance to race; Students B strongly believe we will all be racially indistinguishable one day. Change partners again and talk about your conversations. 5. STATISTICS: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the most important at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
6. ETHNIC: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word 'ethnic'. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
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BEFORE READING / LISTENING 1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
GAP FILL
LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.
LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps (1) __________________________ from the USA's Census Bureau have shown how demographics in the U.S. are changing. The figures show that white children in the country (2) __________________________ minority within the next year or two. It was revealed that currently, 49.9% of American children (3) __________________________ from non-white backgrounds. Asians and Hispanics will soon become the new majority ethnic groups in the country. The Bureau gave two (4) ______________________. One is that birth (5) __________________________ populations are growing faster than those in the white community, especially in the Hispanic community. The second is (6) __________________________ immigrants arriving in America. The Bureau also reported that (7) __________________________, deaths outnumbered births among whites, in the period between July 2011 and July 2012. (8) __________________________ Hispanic population grew by 2.2 per cent and the number of Asians rose by 2.9 per cent. Mark Hugo Lopez from the Pew Hispanic Center says the (9) __________________________ the U.S. population (10) __________________________. He said: "The U.S. Hispanic population (11) __________________________." He noted that the current U.S. Latino population is larger than those in Peru, Colombia and Spain. He added: "That's something which has an incredible implication not only in the U.S., (12) __________________________ Hispanic world."
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
ROLE PLAY
AFTER READING / LISTENING 1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'minority' and 'majority'.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. 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…? 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
MINORITIES SURVEY Write five GOOD questions about minorities in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
MINORITIES DISCUSSION STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE - LANGUAGE Statistics recently released from the USA's Census Bureau have shown how (1) ____ in the U.S. are changing. The figures show that white children in the country are (2) ____ to become a minority within the next year or two. It was (3) ____ that currently, 49.9% of American children under the age of five are from non-white backgrounds. Asians and Hispanics will soon become the new majority ethnic groups in the country. The Bureau gave two (4) ____ reasons for this trend. One is that birth (5) ____ among minority populations are growing faster than those in the white community, especially in the Hispanic community. The second is the (6) ____ number of immigrants arriving in America. The Bureau also reported that for the first time ever, deaths outnumbered births (7) ____ whites, in the period between July 2011 and July 2012. During this time, the Hispanic population grew by 2.2 per cent and the number of Asians (8) ____ by 2.9 per cent. Mark Hugo Lopez from the Pew Hispanic Center says the changes in the (9) ____ of the U.S. population will have a global impact. He said: "The U.S. Hispanic population is second (10) ____ to Mexico's." He (11) ____ that the current U.S. Latino population is larger than those in Peru, Colombia and Spain. He added: "That's something which has an incredible (12) ____ not only in the U.S., but as part of a larger Hispanic world." Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
SPELLING
PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER Number these lines in the correct order.
PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS) Statistics / Statisticians recently released from the USA's Census Bureau have shown how demographics in the U.S. is / are changing. The figures show that white children in the country are let / set to become a minority within / without the next year or two. It was reveled / revealed that currently, 49.9% of American children under the age of five are from non-white / nine white backgrounds. Asians and Hispanics will soon become the new majority ethnic groups / group in the country. The Bureau gave two main reasons for this trendy / trend. One is that birth rates among minority populations are / is growing faster than those in the white community, especially in the Hispanic community. The second is the steadily / steady number of immigrants arriving in America. The Bureau also reported that for the first time even / ever, deaths outnumbered / outnumbers births among whites, in the period from / between July 2011 and July 2012. During / Among this time, the Hispanic population grew by 2.2 per cent and the number of Asians arose / rose by 2.9 per cent. Mark Hugo Lopez from the Pew Hispanic Center says the changes in the makeup / cosmetics of the U.S. population will have a global impact / compact. He said: "The U.S. Hispanic population is second once / only to Mexico's." He noted that the current U.S. Latino population is larger than them / those in Peru, Colombia and Spain. He added: "That's something which has an incredible implication not only in the U.S., but as part / partner of a larger Hispanic world." Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct. INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u) St_t_st_cs r_c_ntly r_l__s_d fr_m th_ _S_'s C_ns_s B_r___ h_v_ sh_wn h_w d_m_gr_ph_cs _n th_ _.S. _r_ ch_ng_ng. Th_ f_g_r_s sh_w th_t wh_t_ ch_ldr_n _n th_ c__ntry _r_ s_t t_ b_c_m_ _ m_n_r_ty w_th_n th_ n_xt y__r _r tw_. _t w_s r_v__l_d th_t c_rr_ntly, 49.9% _f _m_r_c_n ch_ldr_n _nd_r th_ _g_ _f f_v_ _r_ fr_m n_n-wh_t_ b_ckgr__nds. _s__ns _nd H_sp_n_cs w_ll s__n b_c_m_ th_ n_w m_j_r_ty _thn_c gr__ps _n th_ c__ntry. Th_ B_r___ g_v_ tw_ m__n r__s_ns f_r th_s tr_nd. _n_ _s th_t b_rth r_t_s _m_ng m_n_r_ty p_p_l_t__ns _r_ gr_w_ng f_st_r th_n th_s_ _n th_ wh_t_ c_mm_n_ty, _sp_c__lly _n th_ H_sp_n_c c_mm_n_ty. Th_ s_c_nd _s th_ st__dy n_mb_r _f _mm_gr_nts _rr_v_ng _n _m_r_c_. Th_ B_r___ _ls_ r_p_rt_d th_t f_r th_ f_rst t_m_ _v_r, d__ths __tn_mb_r_d b_rths _m_ng wh_t_s, _n th_ p_r__d b_tw__n J_ly 2011 _nd J_ly 2012. D_r_ng th_s t_m_, th_ H_sp_n_c p_p_l_t__n gr_w by 2.2 p_r c_nt _nd th_ n_mb_r _f _s__ns r_s_ by 2.9 p_r c_nt. M_rk H_g_ L_p_z fr_m th_ P_w H_sp_n_c C_nt_r s_ys th_ ch_ng_s _n th_ m_k__p _f th_ _.S. p_p_l_t__n w_ll h_v_ _ gl_b_l _mp_ct. H_ s__d: "Th_ _.S. H_sp_n_c p_p_l_t__n _s s_c_nd _nly t_ M_x_c_'s." H_ n_t_d th_t th_ c_rr_nt _.S. L_t_n_ p_p_l_t__n _s l_rg_r th_n th_s_ _n P_r_, C_l_mb__ _nd Sp__n. H_ _dd_d: "Th_t's s_m_th_ng wh_ch h_s _n _ncr_d_bl_ _mpl_c_t__n n_t _nly _n th_ _.S., b_t _s p_rt _f _ l_rg_r H_sp_n_c w_rld." PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS statistics recently released from the usa's census bureau have shown how demographics in the us are changing the figures show that white children in the country are set to become a minority within the next year or two it was revealed that currently 499% of american children under the age of five are from non-white backgrounds asians and hispanics will soon become the new majority ethnic groups in the country the bureau gave two main reasons for this trend one is that birth rates among minority populations are growing faster than those in the white community especially in the hispanic community the second is the steady number of immigrants arriving in america the bureau also reported that for the first time ever deaths outnumbered births among whites in the period between july 2011 and july 2012 during this time the hispanic population grew by 22 per cent and the number of asians rose by 29 per cent mark hugo lopez from the pew hispanic center says the changes in the makeup of the us population will have a global impact he said "the us hispanic population is second only to mexico's" he noted that the current us latino population is larger than those in peru colombia and spain he added "that's something which has an incredible implication not only in the us but as part of a larger hispanic world" PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
FREE WRITING Write about minorities for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC WRITING It doesn't matter what the racial make-up of a country is. Discuss. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK 1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about ethnic minorities in your country. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. MINORITIES: Make a poster about ethnic minorities. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things? 4. OUTNUMBERED: Write a magazine article about white people in the USA being in a minority. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s). 5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles. 6. LETTER: Write a letter to a population expert. Ask him/her three questions about minorities. Give him/her three of your opinions on how they benefit the countries they live in. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions. ANSWERS TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)
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