Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity

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.	Fales, Around 175 million persons
3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	true
4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	Fales, culture diversity is many culture in one society live together with respect
5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	true

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1. Heterogeneous: it's divers in kind.

2. Plurality: multiplicity in the state.

3. Migration: the travelling to search for new habitat.

4. Fundamental : basic principle.

5. Collective strength : the power of 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, national dress.

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

 Language skills, new ways of thinking, and negotiating 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”.

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 encourages and celebrates the many different cultures, and wants all of the students to learn and value all of the different cultures there.

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	Singular	Increasingly	Decrease	Respecting	dis respecting
Strength	Weakness	Improving	worsening	Inclusive	narrow
Majority	Minority	Tolerance	Intolerance	Equality	inequality

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	Different	Creative	original	Uniqueness	individuality
Dignity	respect	Integrated	combined	Asset	benefit
Global	Universal	Benefit		advantage

Name: Humaid Khamis ALshamsi

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