Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity

Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity

Portfolio Exercise #2

Read the UNESCO report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

1. At least 6000 different languages exist in the world.	T
2. Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.	F/ Around 175 million.
3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	T
4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	F/ Cultural Diversity presupposes respect of fundamental freedoms.
5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	T

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1. Heterogeneous : It is a society have many different cultures

2. Plurality : it means a big number 

3. Migration : It is moving from your country to another country for work study..etc

4. Fundamental : it means the primary thing

5. Collective strength : it means working together to improving

Now read the rest of the article, and answer these questions by researching on the internet.

1. The article mentions food as an example of Cultural Diversity. Can you think of something else which could add interest and richness in a culturally diverse country?

National dress, life style  and traditions.

2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy. Bring language skills, new ways of thinking and creative solutions to difficult problems and negotiating skills.

1- be kind with others.
2-work with people who have different traditions.
3- if you dont like someone who have another tradition try to understand him.

3. From the internet, in relation to Cultural Diversity, find a picture and a definition of “Melting pot” and “Garden salad”.

 

Melting pot: A place have different kind of people wo live together.

Garden salad: many people from different cultures living together in the same land.

4. Britain today is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Look on the internet and find out which nationalities make up the “ethnic minority population of over 4 million”.

    Bangladeshi , Indian, Chinese , and Pakistani.

5. Australia is another of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The University of Melbourne has a policy on Cultural Diversity. Read the two paragraphs and summarize them in your own words.

The University of Melbourne have a good policy in cultural diversity . It is respect everyone all languges religions  classes..etc. also the university create an environment to make connocet between students and staff.

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	homogeneous	Increasingly	decreasingly	Respecting	disrespecting
Strength	weakness	Improving	unimproved	Inclusive	narrow
Majority	minority	Tolerance	intolerance	Equality	inequality

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	correspond	Creative	originative	Uniqueness	distinction
Dignity	poise	Integrated	inserted	Asset	Help
Global	universal	Benefit	Advantages