Quiz – What is Cultural Diversity?

Quiz – 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  - 175 million persons are residing away from the country of their birth
3.       One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	True
4.       Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	False - Cultural Diversity means a lot of respect for freedom of thought.
5.       Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	True

 

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1.       Heterogeneous :  many different  , various

2.       Plurality: many different types 

3.       Migration: people come from outside to live and work in another country  

4.       Fundamental:  Basic 

5.       Collective: Strength , where a group have the same goal and  idea

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?

-          National Clothes

 

 

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

-          New ways of thinking, language skills and 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: melting pot: a country where mixes of races, peoples, and cultures

-          Garden salad: different cultures mixed together to make a unique culture.

 

 

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 respects and supports the many cultural diversity on its campus and wants to create an environment that helps to make the people exchange their tradition and culture together

 

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	Similar	Increasingly	Decreasingly	Respecting	Disrespecting
Strength	Weakness	Improving	Worsening	Inclusive	Narrow
Majority	minority	Tolerance	Intolerance	Equality	Inequality

 

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse		Creative	Inventive	Uniqueness	individuality
Dignity	Self-Respect	Integrated	United	Asset	Benefit
Global	Worldwide	Benefit	Advantage	Harmony	Agreement