profolio #2
Quiz - 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
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TRUE
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2. Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.
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Around 175 million
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3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.
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TRUE
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4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.
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have respect for different ways of thinking
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5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.
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TRUE
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Vocabulary practice; Define in your own words:
1. Heterogeneous: Varied – Diverse in character or a content- Various or mixed of anything
2. Plurality: A large number of people
3. Migration: A movementof persons from one country to another
4. Fundamental: Basic or central part of something
5. Collective strength: A group of people come together with the same idea or goal
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?
v Tradition and religion
v Art of living
2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.
vLanguage skills v New ways of thinking
v 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”
v A country, locality, or situation in which a blending of races,peoples, or cultures is taking place
v An area in which many races, ideas, etc., are mixed
o Altered cultures meet up in one place and be a one certain culture
“Garden salad”
v A country made up of a complex array of distinct cultures that are blended into a unique
o Different cultures pooled to make one unique culture
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”.
v Indian
v Dark Africans
v Pakistan
v Bangladesh
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.
vUniversity of Melbourne is one of culturally diverse University where students and staff aim for culturally inclusive behavior and activities, where differences are valued and explored, and where students and staff actively seek to learn from other cultures. One of the greatest benefits that University of Melbourne provides is opportunity to work in a culturally rich environment.
Vocabulary practice, Give the opposite:
Varied
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homogeneous
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Increasingly
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decreasingly
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Respecting
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disrespecting
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Strength
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weakness
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Improving
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disimprove
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Inclusive
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exclusive
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Majority
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minority
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Tolerance
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Intolerance
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Equality
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inequality
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Vocabulary practice, Give a synonym:
Diverse
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Varied
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Creative
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Innovative
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Uniqueness
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Independence
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Dignity
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Nobility
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Integrated
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United
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Asset
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Property
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Global
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Universal
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Benefit
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Advantage
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