ORAL COMPREHENSION/LISTEN TO THE REPORT

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1 ORAL COMPREHENSION/LISTEN TO THE REPORT I. Introduction :Part 1. 1) The U.S. Census finished a massiv e rollout of data yesterday that paint e a detailed picture of Ameri ca today. One headline: more than 5cs milli on n now live in the country. And as NPR's Alex Kellogg reports, that will change the polit ics and ident ity of many communities. 2) Now answer: The report will deal with.... II. Part 2. Figures 1) This group is growing slowly but steadily growing fast decreasing /going down stagnating 2) a) The Hispanic population increased by 50% in the past ten years b) Hispanics account for more than half of the US population. c) More than 50% of the population growth over the last 10 years was among Hispanics. 3) Hispanics now account for of the US population. 4) Who is Bill Frey?... 5) The Hispanic population represents. of the new inhabitants in eighteen 18 States. III. Part3. Majority minorities : America s new landscape/map/nation/face. Get ready : What are minorities in the context of this recording? a) groups containing (very) few people b) groups that are either non-white or Hispanic. c) population whose members are not citizens

2 1) Right or Wrong? The majority of people under 18 in the USA belongs to minorities. 2) In fact, the date for when the nation will become majority minor ity keeps moving up. The Cen sus now pegs that year at. 22 3) moving up : getting closer or slipping away from? 4) majority minority/majority minorities : explain in your own words :.... 6)Do minorities tend to go to inner cities, to the countryside or to suburban areas? ) Which part of the USA is already majority minority? IV; Part 4. Bill Frey again: on the consequences. 1) One of the consequences is what Mr Frey calls a... : explain: 2)Show that he considers this as a challenging situation : find a keysentence.. 3) It will eventually be a major problem It will be an asset for the USA in the long run. the population will be younger than in Europe and Japan There won t be enough jobs for all

3 this new labour force is energetic 4) The changes could have politica mpacts, as well. cases, Congressional district s will chang e nationwide. In some once-solidly ajority white majoriy Lati o districts could become os... 5) Hispanic and populations increased by..% The.population increased by 11% while the..population had only a.growth in the past decade V. Now your turn : Oral expression. 1) Let s recap 2) Look at the cartoons: which aspects of this broadcast do they illustrate? ORAL COMPREHENSION/LISTEN TO THE REPORT I. Introduction : 1) The U.S. Census finished a massive rollout of data yesterday that paintede a detailed picture of America today. One headline: more than 50 million Hispanics now live in the country. And as NPR's Alex Kellogg reports, that will change the politics and identity of many communities. 2) Now answer: The report will deal with the political and social changes that will occur in the United States on account of the presence of a huge number of Hispanics across the USA. II. Part 2. Figures.

4 6) This group is growing slowly but steadily growing fast decreasing 7) a) The Hispanic population increased by 50% in the past ten years b) Hispanics account for more than half of the US population. c) More than 50% of the population growth over the last 10 years was among Hispanics. 8) Hispanics now account for 16% of the US population. 9) Who is Bill Frey? An expert / a demographer 10) The Hispanic population represents 50%. of the new inhabitants in 18 States. III. Part3. Majority minorities. A new landscape. Get ready : What are minorities in the context of this recording? a) groups containing very few people b) groups that are either non-white or Hispanic c) population whose members are not citizens. 1) There are more people under 18 among minorities in the USA than in the rest of the population. Right or Wrong? Wrong. This is only true in 10 states and Washington,D.C. 2) In fact, the date for when the nation will become majority minority keeps moving up. The Census now pegs(places) that year at ) majority minority : explain in your own words : A majority minority nation refers to a country where more than half the population ( a majority )belongs to one or several minority groups. Here, it means that those called whites in the recording will be outnumbered by the year 2042, Asians and Hispanics being the fastest growing minorities. 5) moving up : getting closer or slipping away from us? 6)minorities tend to go to inner cities, to the countryside or to suburban areas 7) Which part of the USA is already majority minority? many counties in the Southwest of the USA

5 IV.Part 4. Bill Frey again. On the consequences. 1) One of the consequences is what Mr Frey calls a cultural generation gap. Explain: The white population is ageing while Hispanics and other minorities are young. The gap will widen as the birth-rate among minorities is higher. Whites belonging to older generations and younger people from minorities may view things quite differently. 1) Show that he considers this as a new challenge : find key-sentence. It will take us a while to deal with it. 3) It will eventually be a major problem b) It will be an asset for the USA in the long run. c) the population will be younger than in Europe and Japan d) There won t be enough jobs for all e) this new labour force is energetic 4) Quote key-words : young, vibrant workforce / a positive for the US. 5) The changes could have political impacts, as well. Congressional districts will change nationwide. In some cases, once-solidly majority white districts could become majority Latinos o. 11) Hispanic and Asian populations increased by 43% The black population grew by 11%, while the white population had only a 1.2 % growth in the past decade

6 Census: Hispanics Are 16 Percent Of U.S. Population March 25, min 7 sec LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: The U.S. Census finished a massive rollout of data yesterday that painted a detailed picture of America today. One headline: more than 50 million Hispanics now live in the country. And as NPR's Alex Kellogg reports, that will change the politics and identity of many communities. ALEX KELLOGG: The Hispanic population in the U.S. is growing by leaps and bounds. More than half of the population growth in the U.S. in the past decade was among Hispanics. Hispanics now account for 16 percent of the population growth of the U.S. Bill Frey is a demographer and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute. Mr. BILL FREY (Demographer; Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute): They also account for half of the gains in 18 of the states. I mean, that's huge. KELLOGG: These changes will have big implications for the nation moving forward, as well. In 10 states and Washington, D.C., the majority of people under 18 are now minorities. In fact, the date for when the nation will become majority minority keeps moving up. The Census now pegs that year at More minorities are moving to the suburbs instead of cities. And another trend: many counties in the Southwest U.S. are now majority minority. Again, Bill Frey. Mr. FREY: And there has been this backlash, something I call a cultural generation gap - largely white older population, largely Hispanic and other minority younger population. And, you know, it'll take us a while to deal with this. You know, the long term for this is a positive for the United States. KELLOGG: Japan and much of Europe is aging, Frey points out. But thanks largely to immigrants, the U.S. has a young, vibrant workforce to draw from for years to come. The changes could have political impacts, as well. Congressional districts will change nationwide. In some cases, once-solidly majority white districts could become majority Latino. That's one of the consequences of the growth in minority populations far outpacing that of whites. Hispanics and Asians grew at roughly 43 percent in the past decade, blacks at 11 percent and whites at just 1.2 percent. Alex Kellogg, NPR News, Washington.