portfolio assignment #1 - 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.	True.
2.Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.	False. / Around 175 million people live away from their country
3.One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	True.
4.Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	False. / It means respecting the freedom of thought.
5.Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	True.

 

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1. Heterogeneous: Mixed.

2. Plurality: majority.

3. Migration: The action of moving from one country to another.

4. Fundamental: Basic.

5. Collective strength: strength in numbers.

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?

A- Sports.

B- Languages.

C- Schools.

D- Places of warship.

 

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

·         Communicating in different languages.

·         Different and unique solving problems.

·         Trading.

 

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

 

·         Melting pot is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements "melting together" into a harmonious whole with a common culture.

·         Garden salad it means that the integration of the many different cultures are combined/mixed like a 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- White (other) - 3,096,169

             2- Indians – 1,053,411

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.

 

·         Melbourne's university states that in order to rise above & create social harmony, they must maintain, value, respect, and support the cultural diversities by creating an environment where students & staff can exchange different traditions & cultures.

 

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	Homogenous (unvaried)	Increasingly	Decreasingly	Respecting	Disrespecting
Strength	Weakness	Improving	Declining	Inclusive	Exclusive
Majority	Minority	Tolerance	Intolerance	Equality	Inequality

 

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	Varied	Creative	Original	Uniqueness	Singularity / Oneness
Dignity	Self-esteem Self-respect	Integrated	Combined	Asset	Advantage / Benefit / Positive feature
Global	International / Universal	Benefit	Advantage / Asset	Harmony	Unity / Agreement