FRESHMAN CLASSES

A SUCCESSFUL MELTING POT
Cultural diversity is not necessarily a bad thing for a country. Australia is often called the world’s most successful examples of multiculturalism. The most recent census data reveals that there are over 200 different ancestries with 22% of population born overseas (11.2% born in Europe, mainly the UK (United Kingdom) and Ireland, 5% born in Asia and 1% born in the Middle East or North Africa). Italian is the most popular language other than English spoken at home, followed by Greek, Cantonese, Arabic and Vietnamese. Indigenous Australians are just over 2 per cent of the population. Half of all Australians are women. The average age of Australians is 40.
Vocabulary
1. Successful
2. Melting pot
3. Census
4. Data
5. Reveal
6. Ancestries
7. Population
8. Overseas
9. Greek
10. Half
11. Average

Questionnaire
1. How is Australia called?
2. What does the census reveal?
3. What is the origin of the people living in Australia?
4. What are the languages spoken at home?
5. Who belongs to the 2% of the population?
6. Are men the majority in Australia?
7. What is the average age in Australia? What about in your class?