Exercise - portfolio #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 : (Different or mixed)

2. Plurality : (many or the most)

3. Migration : (going to other place to live there)

4. Fundamental : (related to a base or foundation)

5. Collective strength : (the 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-bring the 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”.

3.       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”.

2001 census data

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

Ethnic group	Population	Proportion of total UK population
White British	700750366497000000050,366,497	85.67%
White (other)	70063096169000000003,096,169	5.27%
Indian	70061053411000000001,053,411	1.8%
Pakistani	7005747285000000000747,285	1.5%
White Irish	7005691232000000000691,232	1.2%
Mixed	7005677117000000000677,117	1.2%
Black Caribbean	7005565876000000000565,876	1.0%
Black African	7005485277000000000485,277	0.8%
Bangladeshi	7005283063000000000283,063	0.5%
Chinese	7005247403000000000247,403	0.4%
Other Asian (non-Chinese)	7005247644000000000247,644	0.4%
Other	7005230615000000000230,615	0.4%
Black (others)	700497585000000000097,585	0.2%

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_the_United_Kingdom#cite_note-6

4. 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	Decreasing	Respecting	Rudeness
Strength	Weakness	Improving	Desolating	Inclusive	Exclusive
Majority	Minority	Tolerance	quarreled	Equality	Discrimination

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	Varied	Creative	Inventive	Uniqueness	Authenticity
Dignity	Respect	Integrated	Inserted	Asset	Seed
Global	Universal	Benefit		Interest