Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity

Portfolio Exercise #2

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  Diffrent     

2. Plurality : More than one

3. Migration : Moving

4. Fundamental : Basic

5. Collective strength : Group Power

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?

Clothes , langauge

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

1-New ways of thinking. 2-Creative solutions. 3-Language skills

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”.

Asian , white

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 Uni in Australia consider diversity one of the University aspects of strength.The Uni supports all the diffrent cultures thats in it ,and strive to achive the perfect environment.

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	like	Increasingly	Decreasingly	Respecting	Disrespecting
Strength	Weakness	Improving	drop	Inclusive	exclusive
Majority	Minority	Tolerance	intolerance	Equality	inequality

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	Diffrent	Creative	Original	Uniqueness	oneness
Dignity	honor	Integrated	unified	Asset	Help
Global	Universal	Benefit	Gain