C Quiz 1 - What is Cultural
Diversity
Portfolio Exercise #2
Read the UNESCO
report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.
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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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False , 175 million persons
are residing away from the country of their birth
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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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False , Cultural Diversity means to 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 : made up of different kinds of people
2. Plurality : A
great number of people
3. Migration ; movement of people or
animals from country to another .
4. Fundamental ; most
important thing .
5. Collective strength the power of group of people .
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?
Art of living
2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a
country to function in the new global economy.
Languages skils – new ways
of thinking - 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 .
Garden salad A country
made up of a complex array of distinct cultures that are blended into a unique .
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”.
Pakistan – Dark
Africans – Indian
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 welcomes and encourages and celebrates the many different cultures
found on its campus, and wants all of the students to recognize what an
opportunity there is for them to learn and value all of the different cultures
there.
Vocabulary practice.
Give the opposite:
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Varied
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Homogenous
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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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weak
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Improving
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Declining
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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:
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Diverse
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different
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Creative
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Inventive
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Uniqueness
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incomparable
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Dignity
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respect
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Integrated
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formed
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Asset
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useful
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Global
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Worldwide
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Benefit
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Advantage
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Harmony
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unity
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