Exercise#2

(h00252269)(Saeed Abdulla)(CEB)

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 : various

 

2. Plurality : multitude

 

3. Migration : transmigration

 

4. Fundamental : essential

 

5. Collective strength : Group power

 

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?

foods

 

 

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.

 

 

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 where a variety of races, cultures, or individuals assimilate into a cohesive whole

 

Garden salad: a salad containing a variety of raw vegetables, especially lettuce.

 

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”.

Indian, African.

 

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.

 

University of Melbourne is one of culturally.

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

 

Varied	limited	Increasingly	decreasingly	Respecting	disrespecting
Strength	weakness	Improving	unimproved	Inclusive	Partial
Majority	lack	Tolerance	unforgive	Equality	inequality

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

 

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