.TEXT 11 Deutschland im Überblick Deutschland hat 82 Millionen Einwohner, unter ihnen etwa 15 Millionen Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund – rund 7 Millionen von ihnen sind Ausländer, 8 Millionen haben die deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit. Die Gesellschaft ist geprägt durch einen Pluralismus von Lebensstilen und ist kulturell sehr vielfältig. Trotz der gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen ist die Familie weiterhin die wichtigste soziale Bezugsgruppe. Die meisten Menschen haben eine gute Ausbildung, einen international gesehen hohen Lebensstandard und können ihr Leben individuell gestalten.   Read Text 11 again and answer the following questions: 1. What do you think the text is about? gives a brief overview of the composition of German society and life in general.   Now we will deduce the meaning of some key vocabulary. 2. What could the term “Einwohner” mean, considering there are 82 Millionen of them in Germany? residents   3. The word „Migrationshintergrund“ is made up of Migration(s)+Hintergrund whereby Migration is a cognate, meaning migrants . The word “Hintergrund” is made up of Hinter+grund. What do you think the word Hintergrund means in the context of this statement? background   5. In text 5 in Exploration 2 the term “Ausland” was mentioned which means “abroad” or “foreign country”. The word is made up of the preposition “aus” and the noun “Land”. What do you think “Ausländer“ means? foreigners   6. If a person is citizen of a certain country, it is usually indicated in official government documents. Can you guess from the context the meaning of “deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit“? The word „Staatsangehörigkeit“ is made up of Staat(s)+Angehörigkeit“ whereby Staat is a cognate, meaning state  and „Staatsangehörigkeit“ is an official term relating to a country. 7. Die Gesellschaft ist geprägt durch einen Pluralismus von Lebensstilen und ist kulturell sehr vielfältig. Knowing that „geformt“ is a synonym for „geprägt“. What can you say about the German society?  Mark the applicable statements. German society: a. is regimented by a prescribed way of living. True b. is formed by a pluralism of life styles. False c. is culturally very diverse. True d. has lost its identity due to a pluralism of life styles. True     8. Gesellschaft means society what do you think „gesellschaftlich“ means? socialistic   9. What do the bold printed words mean in the context of the following sentence? Mark the correct answer(s).  Trotz despite  der gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen changes ist die Familie weiterhin very die wichtigste soziale Bezugsgruppe. 10. According to the text what can you say about the status of the family in Germany?  a. It has lost its importance in society. True b. It is still considered as one of the most important relationship. True c. It has caused unwanted social changes. True d. It no longer fits into a multicultural society. True 11. Choose the statement from the text that pertains to the status of the family in Germany. ist die Familie weiterhin die wichtigste soziale Bezugsgruppe   12. What do the following numbers refer to in the context of this text? 82 Millionen Germany has 82 million people 15 Millionen 15 million people do not have German citizenship 7 Millionen 7 million of them are foreigners 8 Millionen 8 million have German citizenship 13. How is the life of most of the people described? a. Many people are unemployed. True b. Most people have a good education. True c. Many foreigners in Germany are restricted in their private life. True d. Many people have a high standard of living compared to other countries. True e. Most people have control over their own lives. True