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📋 Lesson Guide • 12 Minutes A2 Reading

👩‍🏫 For Teachers

Give learners 3 minutes to read the article silently, then 9 minutes to answer the questions.

Check answers together and ask students to point out the evidence sentence in the text.

🎯 For Learners

First, read the news article once to learn who moved home in England and Wales.

Next, complete the 8 questions and check the explanation to see why each answer works.

UK Housing Report

Moving Homes: What the 2021 Census Tells Us

In the 2021 census on 21 March 2021, about 5.9 million people in England and Wales had a different address from one year before. That was 10.1% of the population. In 2011, around 6.1 million people, or 11.1%, moved home. This means fewer people moved in 2021. The government office says the pandemic is likely to have made some people stay where they were. Moving also depended on your living situation. About 21.5% of people in private rented homes moved, but only 6.2% of people who own their homes moved. Also, 25.6% of full-time students had moved.

5.9M

Movers in 2021 (10.1%)

21.5%

Private Renters Moved

25.6%

Full-time Students Moved

💡 Word Help

census = a count of everyone in a country, done by the government.

Exercises (8 Questions)

Test your understanding step by step from easy to hard.

1 True or False

The 2021 census took place on 21 March 2021 in England and Wales.

____ True ____ False

2 True or False

More people in England and Wales moved home in 2021 than in 2011.

____ True ____ False

3 Multiple Choice

How many people had a different address in the 2021 census?

____ a. 6.1 million people (11.1%) ____ b. 5.9 million people (10.1%) ____ c. 21.5 million people (25.6%)

4 Multiple Choice

Why did fewer people move home in 2021 according to the government office?

____ a. The pandemic likely made some people stay where they were. ____ b. Houses were too expensive to rent or buy. ____ c. Students stopped attending universities in Wales.

5 Matching

Match each group of people to the percentage that moved home:

Group

25.6%

21.5%

6.2%

Private renters

____ 25.6% ____ 21.5% ____ 6.2%

Homeowners

____ 25.6% ____ 21.5% ____ 6.2%

Full-time students

____ 25.6% ____ 21.5% ____ 6.2%

6 Matching

Match each item with its correct detail from the census:

Year / Group

6.1M movers (11.1%)

5.9M movers (10.1%)

The year 2011

____ 6.1M movers (11.1%) ____ 5.9M movers (10.1%)

The year 2021

____ 6.1M movers (11.1%) ____ 5.9M movers (10.1%)

7 Short Answer

Which specific group of people had more than 25% of its members move home?

Type your answer in the box below:

____ (Type your answer)

8 Short Answer

What is the word for an official count of everyone in a country done by the government?

Type the one-word noun from the text:

____ (Type your answer)

Reading: Moving Homes in the 2021 Census

👩‍🏫 For Teachers

🎯 For Learners

Moving Homes: What the 2021 Census Tells Us

💡 Word Help

Exercises (8 Questions)

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