Listen to the dialogue and decide which of the facts in your workbook are true, false or not mentioned in it.0:03
Well, Kate, it's great to see you again.0:09
So, did you enjoy England?0:13
It was a very interesting visit indeed.0:15
London has changed so much since the time I went there first.0:17
In what way has it changed?0:23
You see, London has long been a multicultural place, but nowadays it is becoming more and more a city of immigrants.0:25
I know that after the Second World War, a lot of Caribbeans who had served as soldiers in Britain decided to stay in the country as they were citizens of the British Empire.0:32
I also understand that a lot of Indians and Pakistanis came to live and work in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s as the country needed working hands.0:43
There are lots of other reasons why people come to live in Britain, such as seeking protection from war, poverty, or political persecution back home.0:53
So many people have chosen London to be their new home that today an Incredible number of 300 languages can be heard in its streets.1:04
Do they live all together or are there areas in London which different nationalities prefer?1:14
People of particular ethnic origin prefer to populate different parts of London.1:20
For example, I happen to know that Brixton in South London is famous for its well established West Indian community.1:25
And Wood Green in North London is a large Turkish settlement.1:34
So modern London is very much like New York, where communities hardly mix with each other.1:39
Not quite that London is truly multicultural.1:45
As I see it, almost every part of London is populated with a wide mixture of people from lots of different countries and cultures.1:48
And of course, there are also large numbers of Irish, Scottish and Welsh people living in London.1:57
Does it mean that people have to forget their culture and language when they come to live in London?2:04
Coming to live in London from other countries doesn't mean that newcomers have to forget their own culture.2:09
They are not encouraged to do so.2:16
On the contrary, there are a lot of ethnic festivals, markets, ethnic centers and events.2:18
Are you trying to say that they have no problems?2:26
Of course there are some problems.2:28
For example, although there are laws against racial discrimination, people from ethnic minorities are more likely to find unskilled jobs or be unemployed than the majority of the population.2:31
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