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.	T
2. Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.	F 175
3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	T
4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	F
5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	T because they are working togather

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

 

1. Heterogeneous Composed of parts different kind.

 

2. Plurality multiple things

 

3. Migration transfer from other place

 

4. Fundamental basics of something

 

5. Collective strength  power of a group

 

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?

 Sports , clothes and languages.

 

 

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

1- International big companies.

2- reduce the tax price or stop taxing.

3- help locals to build international companies

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    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”.

 According to the 2001 Census, the ethnic composition of the United Kingdom was:

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%

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

 

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 respect the cultural diversity, it gives the students all the rights and more to study in a food environment that’s offer the respect between the students. 

 

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

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

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:
 

Diverse	varied	Creative	artistic	Uniqueness	distinction
Dignity	Respect	Integrated	inserted	Asset	saving
Global	Universal	Benefit	Interest