Portfolio Exercise #2

Quiz 1 - 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
3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	True
4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	False
5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	True

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1. Heterogeneous : 2 or more than one thing/ culture mixed together ; )Opposite= Homogenous)

2. Plurality :  Majority on doing something

3. Migration: living or moving somewhere else

4. Fundamental: essential or the basics of something

5. Collective strength: The strength 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?

The sports that are brought into the country.

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

1- Creating connection with the outside country

2- Bringing in local entrepreneurs who studied abroad

3- Hosting world events

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

  

 1- Tomato: Irish    2-Cucumber: Indians etc.

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”.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_the_United_Kingdom

According to the 2001 Census, the ethnic composition of the United Kingdom was:^[6]

Ethnic group	Population	Proportion of total UK population
White British	50,366,497	85.67%
White (other)	3,096,169	5.27%
Indian	1,053,411	1.8%
Pakistani	747,285	1.5%
White Irish	691,232	1.2%
Mixed	677,117	1.2%
Black Caribbean	565,876	1.0%
Black African	485,277	0.8%
Bangladeshi	283,063	0.5%
Chinese	247,403	0.4%
Other Asian (non-Chinese)	247,644	0.4%
Black (others)	97,585	0.2%
Other	230,615	0.4%

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.

University of Melbourne respect culture diversity. In fact, they see it as a perk and strength, they create environments where a student and staff feel comfortable and seek learning other cultures.

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	same	Increasingly	Decreasingly	Respecting	rudeness
Strength	weakness	Improving	Deteriorating	Inclusive	exclusive
Majority	Minority	Tolerance	intolerance	Equality	inequility

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	variety	Creative	Imaginative	Uniqueness	Individuality
Dignity	Self-esteem	Integrated	united	Asset	advantage
Global	international	Benefit	Advantage