TASK B. Read the article and explain shortly what is meant by
1. to get a foot on the property ladder
2. yuppy
3. insularity of immigrant communities
4. a city-state
TASK C. Answer the questions
1. What was the first modern headcount in Britain necessitated by?
2. What was the overall number of Britain’s population in 2011? How was it interpreted instantly and later, when the data were processed?
3. How does the census depict:
• adults in their 20s
• affluent young people
• overall separation rate
• the aging population
• working people
4. What does the census reveal about the immigrant population?
5. Why were immigrants themselves irritated by the immigration aspect of the census?
6. What is the larger-scale inference of the census?
TASK D. Summarize the findings of the British census. Compare them with the situation in Russia