1) Who do you think lives in Britain? Which races and nationalities do they represent? Read the text and check your guesses. Britain is a country where people of different nationalities have been historically mixed. Several thousands years ago people traveled from many different parts of the world to live in Europe and Great Britain. In fact, every person in Britain has origins from another country. The official count in 2001 showed that Britain's population consisted of the following different races and nationalities. Here are some of the figures. 54,154,000 White 1,053,000 Indian 566,000 Black Caribbean 747,000 Pakistani 231,000 other minority groups 485,000 Black African 248,000 Vietnamese / Malaysian / Thai 98,000 Black American and Australian 283,000 Bangladeshi 247,000 Chinese Thousands of years ago Britain was invaded by different countries, races and nationalities, including the Romans, the Saxons, the Normans, the Vikings. And so today many people actually descend from them. Even then, invaders brought slaves. In the 3" century AD Rome used black soldiers to guard Hadrian's wall. In the 20th century Britain suffered much during the Second World War and people from other parts of the world were invited to help rebuild the country. Many of them were from different countries belonging to the British Empire. The first ship came from West Indies in 1948. It was called the Empire Windrush and it had hundreds of people on board. Later people continued to arrive and stay in Britain. As a result of these events, Britain has become a country where different nationalities, cultures and religions are mixed. This mixture has influenced all spheres of life, including the country's literature, music, art, fashion and everyday habits and routines. People who were born in other countries have brought their traditions, rituals and food with them. For example, Indian and Chinese takeaways are as popular as traditional British fish and chips. An international influence is also clearly seen in popular music styles., For example, rap and hip hop, types of music extremely popular among teenagers, originally came from Africa, Even in schools different origins have to be taken into consideration, particularly when a school uniform is required. I Read the text again and say whether the following statements are true or false. Then correct the false statements. 1. Migration to Britain started 500 years ago. 2. Roman invaders brought slaves from Africa with them. 3. Mass migration started after the First World War. 4. The first immigrants came from India. 5. Today different nationalities live separately in their communities. 6. Immigrants have influenced the food habits of the British most of all. 7.Some popular music styles originated in Africa IT Write the answers to the following questions. 1) What nationalities came to Britain thousands of years ago? 2) Where did slaves come to Britain from? 3) Why did Britain invite people from other countries after the Second World War? 4) Where was the first ship with immigrants from which came to Britain in 1948? 5) In what spheres can we see the mixture of cultures, nationalities and religions in Great Britain?