Тема 2. Население великобритании pоpulation of great britain

Task 1. Learn the following words and expressions:

1	descent	происхождение
2	to constitute	составлять
3	inhabitants	жители
4	diversity	разнообразие
5	by far	гораздо, намного
6	somehow	так или иначе
7	weird	странный, сверхъестественный
8	decade	десятилетие
9	to be reserved	быть сдержанным
10	politeness	вежливость
11	sense of humor	чувство юмора
12	therefore	хотя, тем не менее
13	to get angry	злиться
14	to be referee	относить
15	reminder	напоминание
16	identity	идентичность, самобытность
17	custom	традиция, обычай
18	to regard	расценивать, рассматривать
19	similar	одинаковый
20	loyalty	лояльность, привязанность
21	attachment	присоединение, прикрепление
22	feature	черта
23	in comparison	в сравнении, по сравнению
24	vitality	жизнеспособность
25	successive campaigns	удачно проведенная кампания
26	well-known	хорошо известный
27	ancestors	предки
28	plenty of evidence	множество доказательств
29	complex issue	сложный вопрос
30	distinction	различие, отличие
31	anthem	гимн

Task 2. Read and translate the text.

Population of Great Britain

Great Britain is the fourth most populous country in Europe. People of English origin constitute about 50% of the nation's inhabitants. The Scots make up 8%, and there are smaller groups of Welsh (about 4.5%) and Irish (2.7%). Great Britain's population has shown increasing ethnic diversity since the 1970s, when people from the West Indies, India, Pakistan, Africa, and China began immigrating; in the 21st century these groups accounted for more than 10% of the population. There is also a significant number of Poles, who arrived after Poland joined the European Union. English is the universal language of Great Britain. In addition, about a quarter of the inhabitants of Wales speak Welsh and there are about 60,000 of the Scots, which speak Gaelic in Scotland.

The Church of England, also called the Anglican Church, is the officially established church in England (it was disestablished in Wales in 1914); the monarch is its supreme governor. The Presbyterian Church of Scotland is legally established in Scotland. There is complete religious freedom throughout Great Britain. By far the greatest number of Britons (some 27 million) is Anglicans, followed by Roman Catholics and other Christians. Muslims are the next biggest religious group and have grown in the last decade. There are also smaller minorities of Hindus, Jews, and Buddhists.