Thursday, February 21, 2013

Cultural Diversity - Quiz 1

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

At least 6000 different languages exist the worl
 T
2.   Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.
 F – around 175 million pearsons
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 = mixed

2. Plurality = multitude

3. Migration = movement

4. Fundamental = basic

5. Collective strength = team work

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?

* Music, clothes, building

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

*bring language skill, new way of thinking, creative solutions to difficult problems


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

*black Caribbean’s, Indians, Asians , black Africans


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’s has a cultural diversity also appreciates all cultural diversity, and encourage all the student to respect the cultural diversity and learn form it. 


Vocabulary practice Give the opposite:


Varied
 Homogeneous
 Increasingly
 Decreasingly
 Respecting
 Disrespecting
Strength
 Weakness
 Improving
 Deteriorating
 Inclusive
 Narrow
Majority
 Minority
 Tolerance
 Intolerant
 Equality
 Inequality




Vocabulary practice Give a synonym:

Diverse
 Deference
 Creative
 Inventive
 Uniqueness
 Genuineness
Dignity
 Respect
 Integrated
 Unified
 Asset
 Benefit
Global
 International
 Benefit
 Advantage
 Harmony
 Regularity