British Population is Multicultural
The UK is a multinational and multicultural society with a rich and varied culture.
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The UK population is ethnically diverse and changing rapidly, especially in large cities such as London. It is not always easy to get an exact picture of the ethnic origin of all the population.
There are people in the UK with ethnic origins from all over the world. In surveys, the most common ethnic description chosen is white, which includes people of European, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and American descent. Other significant groups are those of Asian, black and mixed descent.
Women in the UK
Within the UK, it is a legal requirement that men and women should not be discriminated against because of their gender or because they are, or they are not, married. They have equal rights to work, own property, marry and divorce. If they are married both parents are equally responsible for their children.
Women in Britain today make up about half of the workforce. On average, girls leave school with better qualification than boys. More women than men study at university. Employment opportunities for women are greater than they were in the past. Women work in all sectors of the economy.
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ethnically diverse – етнічно різноманітні
rapidly – стрімко
an exact picture – точна картина
ethnic origin – етнічнe походження
survey – опитування
include – включати
people of European descent – люди європейського походження
significant groups – значні групи
a legal requirement – законна вимога
be discriminated against – піддаватись дискримінації
gender – стать
have equal rights – мати рівні права
to own property – володіти майном
to divorce – розлучитися
are equally responsible for – однаково відповідають за
workforce – робоча сила
on average – в середньому
qualification – кваліфікація
employment opportunities – можливості працевлаштування
The United Kingdom is a multinational country today but its people make up a unity.They call themselves British. Everyone who is born in Britain is British.
The population of Great Britain is about 68 million people. England is the largest part of the UK and has the biggest population. London, the capital, is the most populated city in the country. Many people live in big industrial cities like London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham.
The main nationalities are the English, the Scots, the Welsh and the Irish.
There are people in the UK with ethnic origins from all over the world.The largest international communities are from India and Pakistan. Many people from other countries move to the UK to live and work. Immigration plays an important role in the country’s population growth.
Historically people of Britain came from many cultures: the ancient Celts, the Romans, the Germanic peoples (Angles, Saxons and Jutes), the Normans, the Vikings and others.
Everyone in Britain speaks English but in some parts of Scotland and Wales people speak different languages as well. The Welsh speak Welsh and people in Scotland speak Gaelic.
Men and women have equal rights to work, own property, marry and divorce. If they are married both parents are equally responsible for their children.
Religion is diverse, with Christianity being the most common.