portfolio 2 = what is cultural diversity ?

Quiz – What is Cultural Diversity?

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 ( 175 million persons are residing away from the country).
3.       One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	T
4.       Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	F (respect of fundamental )
5.       Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	T

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1.       Heterogeneous  ( variety )

2.       Plurality  ( many )

3.       Migration  (immigrate )

4.       Fundamental  (baske , primary )

5.       Collective strength  (strong as group )

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?

1-music 2-dance 3-clothes 4-traditions.

2.       Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.

1-trading 2-language 3-approches 4- idea

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

Melting pot                                  Garden salad  

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”.

1-pakistani 2-india 3-chinese 4-bangladeshi

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 Cultural Diversity Policy includes a commitment to

developing and disseminating information in a format which is

coherent, easily accessible and appropriate to the needs of the

whole University community.

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	symmetric	Increasingly	decreasingly	Respecting	Depicting
Strength	Weakness	Improving	declining	Inclusive	narrow
Majority	minority	Tolerance	intolerance	Equality	inequality

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	Varied	Creative	Inventive	Uniqueness	Distinction
Dignity	Sublimity	Integrated	Merged	Asset	Saving
Global	Universal	Benefit	Interest	Harmony	Unison