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native and enjoying embracing the differences. They find that the new Scotland
with its new parliament offers them an inclusive, territorial, sense of belonging
because it gives them the right to vote and to participate in shaping the country.
What seems to be happening is that a «civic» sense of being Scottish is being
strengthened vis-à-vis an «ethnic» sense based on birth and ancestry. These
still matter, of course, but there is a growing feeling of an inclusive sense
of Scotland based on who lives here. England is a much bigger country, and
we are finding that, just as people are more willing to define themselves as
«English», so there are important north-south differences such that, certainly
in the north, regional identity plays an important role in self-definition. Being
British still matters to people north and south of the border, and certainly in
England it does the job of spanning a diversity of ethnic groups, and is used
much more to reflect racial inclusiveness in a society where almost 9% belong
to an ethnic minority compared with just over 1% in Scotland.
This is a shortened version of the article «
A Matter of Identity
»
by Prof. David McCrone which appeared in Edit,
Vol. 3/1, p. 23.
6)
According to the article, which of the following statements is
TRUE?
A.
The only form of identity which matters to people is their national
identity
B.
The Welsh are more nationalistic than the Scots
C.
Scots-born people who move to England generally lose their strong
sense of being Scottish
D.
The English find it more difficult than the Scots to separate national
identity from state (British) identity
7)
According to the article, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A.
Many British people move around and settle in places which are not
the places they were born in
B.
Being British still matters to people north and south of the border
C.
The way Scots feel about their national identity is different from the
way the English feel about theirs
D.
Scottish people who move to England are unhappy there
8)
Which of the following statements from the article conveys
certainty?
A.
«The setting up of the Scottish parliament, and the Welsh National
Assembly, might be thought of as expressions of the growing
importance of being Scottish and being Welsh» (lines 8-11)