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  White children nearly a minority in USA (15th June, 2013)

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:
http://nbclatino.com/2013/06/13/the-new-normal-asians-hispanics-will-soon-outnumber-current-white-majority/
http://www.latintimes.com/articles/5164/20130613/white-americans-majority-under-5-education-disparities.htm

 

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.

 

statistics / demographics / minority / backgrounds / ethnic groups / immigrants / outnumbered / births / population / global impact / Colombia / incredible / implication

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.

Group

Their problems in society

How they could help improve society

Ethnic minorities

 

 

Young mothers

 

 

Former prisoners

 

 

The over-80s

 

 

Jobless youth

 

 

Asylum seekers

 

 

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.



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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.

  • sports statistics
  • crime statistics
  • gym performance
  • economic statistics
  • energy statistics
  • statistics about marriage
  • statistics about nutrition
  • Internet statistics

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.

 

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if  a-h  below are true (T) or false (F).

a.

A census predicts white kids in the U.S. will be a minority in 20 years.

T / F

b.

49.9% of American kids under five are from non-white backgrounds.

T / F

c.

Afro-Americans will soon become the new majority ethnic group.

T / F

d.

Immigration has little to do with the changing demographics.

T / F

e.

More whites died than were born in the year to July 2012.

T / F

f.

The Asian population in the U.S. grew faster than the Hispanic one.

T / F

g.

The Latino population in the USA outnumbers that in Spain.

T / F

h.

A man said the US's Hispanic population won't impact the wider world.

T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.

released

a.

presently

2.

within

b.

consequence

3.

currently

c.

in history

4.

trend

d.

issued

5.

steady

e.

effect

6.

ever

f.

swing

7.

during

g.

pointed out

8.

impact

h.

inside

9.

noted

i.

in the course of

10.

implication

j.

consistent

3. PHRASE MATCH:  (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1.

statistics

a.

groups

2.

set to

b.

an incredible implication

3.

ethnic

c.

immigrants arriving

4.

minority populations

d.

time ever

5.

the steady number of

e.

outnumbered births

6.

for the first

f.

recently released

7.

deaths

g.

only to Mexico's

8.

changes in the makeup

h.

are growing faster

9.

second

i.

become a minority

10.

something which has

j.

of the U.S. population

 

GAP FILL

Statistics recently (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 are (2) ____________ to become a minority within the next year or two. It was revealed that (3) ____________, 49.9% of American children under the age of five are from non-white backgrounds. Asians and Hispanics will soon become the new majority (4) ____________ groups in the country. The Bureau gave two (5) ____________ reasons for this (6) ____________. One is that birth rates among minority (7) ____________ are growing faster than those in the white community, especially in the Hispanic community. The second is the steady number of (8) ____________ arriving in America.

 

 

trend
immigrants
ethnic
set
populations
released
main
currently

The Bureau also reported that for the first time ever, deaths (9) ____________ births among whites, in the period between July 2011 and July 2012. During this (10) ____________, the Hispanic population grew by 2.2 per cent and the number of Asians (11) ____________ by 2.9 per cent. Mark Hugo Lopez from the Pew Hispanic Center says the changes in the (12) ____________ of the U.S. population will have a global impact. He said: "The U.S. Hispanic population is second (13) ____________ to Mexico's." He noted that the (14) ____________ U.S. Latino population is larger than those in Peru, Colombia and Spain. He (15) ____________: "That's something which has an incredible (16) ____________ not only in the U.S., but as part of a larger Hispanic world."

 

added
makeup
implication
time
only
outnumbered
current
rose

LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)

Statistics recently released from the ______

 

a.  USA's Consensus Bureau
b.  USA's Sensors Bureau
c.  USA's Senses Bureau
d.  USA's Census Bureau

2)

The figures show that white children in the country are set to ______

 

a.  become the minority
b.  become all minority
c.  become a minority
d.  become at minority

3)

49.9% of American children under the age of five are from ______

 

a.  nine-white backgrounds
b.  noon-white backgrounds
c.  none-white backgrounds
d.  non-white backgrounds

4)

birth rates among minority populations are growing faster than those in ______

 

a.  the whiten community
b.  the white community
c.  the whiter community
d.  the whitish community

5)

The second is the steady number of ______ America

 

a.  immigrants arriving in
b.  immigrants arrive in
c.  immigrants arrival in
d.  immigrants arrives in

6)

for the first time ever, deaths outnumbered ______

 

a.  births amid whites
b.  births among whites
c.  births aiming whites
d.  births about whites

7)

the Hispanic population grew by 2.2 per cent and the number of Asians ______

 

a.  rose by 2.9 per cent
b.  rise by 2.9 per cent
c.  roses by 2.9 per cent
d.  raise by 2.9 per cent

8)

the changes in the makeup of the U.S. population will have ______

 

a.  a globally impact
b.  a globe impact
c.  a globes impact
d.  a global impact

9)

The U.S. Hispanic population ______ Mexico's

 

a.  is second only to
b.  is second just to
c.  is second one to
d.  is second two to

10)

That's something which has an ______

 

a.  incredibly implication
b.  indelible implication
c.  incredible implication
d.  indelibly implication

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

1.

Who issued the figures?

2.

What are changing?

3.

What percentage of under-5s are non-white?

4.

What was the first reason given?

5.

What was the second reason given?

6.

What did the Bureau see for the first time in history?

7.

What does the figure of 2.9% represent?

8.

Which country has the second largest Hispanic population?

9.

What did the article say about Colombia?

10.

Where will this trend have an impact on?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.

Who issued the figures?

6.

What did the Bureau see for the first time in history?

 

a) the USA's Census Bureau
b) The White House
c) The Population Department
d) The "Latin Times" newspaper

 

a) statistics that lied
b) record mixed race marriages
c) numbers going through the roof
d) more white people died than were
     born

2.

What is changing?

7.

What is the figure of 2.9?

 

a) people's attitudes
b) backgrounds
c) demographics
d) the times

 

a) how many Asians live in Alaska
b) how much the white population will
    decrease in 10 years
c) the increase in the number of Asians
d) the rise in the Hispanic population

3.

What percentage of under-5s are non-white?

8.

Which country has the second largest Hispanic population?

 

a) 38
b) 50.1
c) 14.9
d) 49.9

 

a) Spain
b) USA
c) Peru
d) Mexico

4.

What was the first reason given?

9.

What was said about Colombia?

 

a) trade with South America
b) higher birth rates in minority
    populations
c) white people leaving for other
    countries
d) a population explosion in Wyoming

 

a) most immigrants are from Colombia
b) many US Colombians are leaving
c) it's Latino population is smaller than
     the USA's
d) it has the world's second largest
     Hispanic population

5.

What was the second reason given?

10.

Where will this trend impact?

 

a) immigration
b) people are working harder
c) the weak dollar in Hispanic countries
d) a population explosion in Wyoming

 

a) the whole world
b) the Hispanic world
c) Miami
d) the USA

ROLE PLAY

Role  A – 100% homogenous

You think it is better to live in a country where everyone is the same race. Tell the others three reasons why.

Role  B – 50-50

You think it is better to live in a country where there are two races with even numbers between them. Tell the others three reasons why.

Role  C – 80-20

You think it is better to live in a country where around four-fifths of the country makes up the predominant race, with the remaining 20% being a minority. Tell the others three reasons why.

Role  D – Perfectly multicultural

You think it is better to live in a country where there are people from all over the world in equal numbers. Tell the others three reasons why.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'minority' and 'majority'.

minority

majority

 

 

 

  • Share your findings with your partners.
  • Make questions using the words you found.
  • Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

  • Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
  • Ask your partner / group your questions.

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:

  • shown
  • next
  • five
  • main
  • rates
  • steady
  • ever
  • 2.2
  • makeup
  • second
  • noted
  • incredible

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.

 

STUDENT 1

_____________

STUDENT 2

_____________

STUDENT 3

_____________

Q.1.

 

 

 

 

Q.2.

 

 

 

 

Q.3.

 

 

 

 

Q.4.

 

 

 

 

Q.5.

 

 

 

 

  • Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
  • Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

MINORITIES DISCUSSION

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)

What did you think when you read the headline?

b)

What springs to mind when you hear the word 'minority'?

c)

What do you think of an America in which whites are the minority?

d)

How has being the race you are affected you?

e)

Will we all look like the same race in the future?

f)

How have the demographics of your country changed?

g)

What is your country's policy toward immigration?

h)

What do ethnic groups add to the country in which they live?

i)

Is multiculturalism the thing all countries should aim for?

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a)

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

b)

Is America a good example of how different races live together?

c)

What problems do minorities have in your country?

d)

What global impact might a more Hispanic USA have?

e)

Do minorities need to change their ways to fit into the wider culture?

f)

Why are minorities sometimes worse off economically?

g)

Are there any advantages in being a minority?

h)

Are homogenous race societies at any disadvantage in today's world?

i)

What questions would you like to ask Mark Hugo Lopez?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1.

________________________________________________________

2.

________________________________________________________

3.

________________________________________________________

4.

________________________________________________________

5.

________________________________________________________

6.

________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1.

________________________________________________________

2.

________________________________________________________

3.

________________________________________________________

4.

________________________________________________________

5.

________________________________________________________

6.

________________________________________________________

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.

1.

(a)

demographics

(b)

reprographics

(c)

geography

(d)

photography

2.

(a)

let

(b)

met

(c)

set

(d)

get

3.

(a)

reveal

(b)

reveals

(c)

revealed

(d)

revelation

4.

(a)

feign

(b)

reign

(c)

wane

(d)

main

5.

(a)

rates

(b)

rate

(c)

rated

(d)

ratios

6.

(a)

heady

(b)

steady

(c)

giddy

(d)

biddy

7.

(a)

amid

(b)

between

(c)

over

(d)

among

8.

(a)

arose

(b)

rose

(c)

arisen

(d)

roused

9.

(a)

cosmetic

(b)

token

(c)

makeup

(d)

icon

10.

(a)

around

(b)

about

(c)

over

(d)

only

11.

(a)

marked

(b)

annotated

(c)

doodled

(d)

noted

12.

(a)

imitation

(b)

implication

(c)

incantation

(d)

incineration

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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

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(    )

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(    )

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1  )

Statistics recently released from the USA's Census Bureau have shown how

(    )

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(    )

The Bureau also reported that for the first time ever, deaths outnumbered births among

(    )

especially in the Hispanic community. The second is the steady number of immigrants arriving in America.

(    )

majority ethnic groups in the country. The Bureau gave two main reasons for this trend. One is that birth

(    )

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(    )

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(    )

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."

(    )

number of Asians rose by 2.9 per cent. Mark Hugo Lopez from the Pew Hispanic Center says the changes in the

(    )

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PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER

1.

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2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

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6.

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7.

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8.

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9.

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10.

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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

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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)

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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

StatisticsrecentlyreleasedfromtheUSA'sCensusBureauhaveshownhow
demographicsintheU.S.arechanging.Thefiguresshowthatwhitechildreninthe
countryaresettobecomeaminoritywithinthenextyearortwo.Itwasrevealed
thatcurrently,49.9%ofAmericanchildrenundertheageoffivearefromnon-white
backgrounds.AsiansandHispanicswillsoonbecomethenewmajorityethnic
groupsinthecountry.TheBureaugavetwomainreasonsforthistrend.Oneisthat
birthratesamongminoritypopulationsaregrowingfasterthanthoseinthewhite
community,especiallyintheHispaniccommunity.Thesecondisthesteadynumber
ofimmigrantsarrivinginAmerica.TheBureaualsoreportedthatforthefirsttime
ever,deathsoutnumberedbirthsamongwhites,intheperiodbetweenJuly2011
andJuly2012.Duringthistime,theHispanicpopulationgrewby2.2percentand
thenumberofAsiansroseby2.9percent.MarkHugoLopezfromthePewHispanic
CentersaysthechangesinthemakeupoftheU.S.populationwillhaveaglobal
impact.Hesaid:"TheU.S.HispanicpopulationissecondonlytoMexico's."He
notedthatthecurrentU.S.LatinopopulationislargerthanthoseinPeru,Colombia
andSpain.Headded:"That'ssomethingwhichhasanincredibleimplicationnot
onlyintheU.S.,butaspartofalargerHispanicworld."

FREE WRITING

Write about minorities for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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ACADEMIC WRITING

It doesn't matter what the racial make-up of a country is.   Discuss.

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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)

a

F

b

T

c

F

d

F

e

T

f

T

g

T

h

F

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1.

released

a.

issued

2.

within

b.

inside

3.

currently

c.

presently

4.

trend

d.

swing

5.

steady

e.

consistent

6.

ever

f.

in history

7.

during

g.

in the course of

8.

impact

h.

effect

9.

noted

i.

pointed out

10.

implication

j.

consequence

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1.

The USA's Census Bureau

2.

Demographics

3.

49.9%

4.

Birth rates in minority populations are higher

5.

Steady immigration

6.

Deaths outnumbered births among whites

7.

The increase in the number of Asians

8.

The USA

9.

It's Latino population is smaller than the USA's

10.

The USA and larger Hispanic world

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

1.

a

2.

c

3.

d

4.

b

5.

a

6.

d

7.

c

8.

b

9.

c

10.

b

ALL OTHER EXERCISES

Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2.
(It's good for your English ;-)

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