Multicultural Britain

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What is Multiculturalism?
The belief that several
different cultures (rather
than one national culture)
can coexist peacefully and
equitably in a single country

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Learn the new words
community: people of shared national identity
generation: period of 25-30 years/people of a similar
age
make up the majority: be the largest in number
origin: ancestry
picked on: bullied
diverse: made up of a wide variety of things
E.U.: European Union
brought up: raised from childhood
integrated: connected to the host community
unheard of: not known
mixed race marriages: husband and wife from
different ethnic groups
household names: everyone has heard of

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Answer the questions
Do you keep close to the community or try to ignore
it? Why?
Do you often meet people of the other origin in the
streets?
Why can people be picked on?
Is it popular in our country to see mixed-raced
marriage? Where can we find it?

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British Empire
Invasions
Migration
How has Britain become
multicultural?
Commonwealth
War

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Match the words with the pictures
Intergated
Community
Mixed race marriage
Household names
Majority
Generation
Multicultural

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Complete with words:
community, generation, brought up, integrated, make
up the majority, picked on, unheard of, mixed race
marriages, diverse. One is extra
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The local ………………………………...is incredibly warm and friendly.
generation
The older ……….......…….…. rarely understand the younger …………………..
The natives of the country still ………………………...
My father has Polish……………………………….. .
Being ……………………………is the worst experience ever
The town has a …………………………………….population from many
different nations.
7. I was ……………………………………………………………….. in a town.
8. My family ………………………………………… well into the new culture.
9. ………………………………………….are becoming more and more common.
10.The party was full of…………………………………………… .
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