Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity?
Portfolio Exercise #2
Read the UNESCO report. True or
False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.
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1. At least 6000 different languages exist in the world.
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True
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2. Over 200 million people live outside the country
where they were born.
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False
175 million
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3. One
aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.
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True
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4. Cultural
Diversity means a lack of
respect for freedom of thought.
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False
presupposes
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h5. Cultural
Diversity can make a society stronger.
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True
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Vocabulary practice. Define in your
own words:
1. Heterogeneous: A mixture is made of
different substances that remain physically separate.
2. Plurality: Electoral process in which
the candidate who polls votes than any other candidate is elected.
3. Migration: Is the movement of people from one place to
another.
4. Fundamental: Being a core component
or fact upon which other aspects are built.
5. Collective
strength: Behavior or actions of a group working toward a common goal.
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?
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Music
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clothes
2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a
country to function in the new global economy.
1-
Concentrated more on trade balance and capital account balance
and create their own business to develop economy.
2-
Increase the imports and exports and develop products.
3-
Aware people about the
functional of the new global economy.
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”.
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France
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Germany
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Japan
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.
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Cultural diversity has
defined by the university of Melbourne as a phrase that refers to the variety
of cultural and differences that exist in culture, in a given society or
institution. The various cultural diverse in terms of dress code, food, music
and religion that linked with value opinions. Cultural diversity is one of the
yard sticks that measure how progressive a society is.
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Valuing diverse culture is all about understanding and
respecting other people beliefs and ways of life. As we expect someone to
respect others. The University of Melbourne is trying to support people beliefs
to keep their cultural traditions alive and appreciating the differences of
cultural traditions will enrich life both today and in future.
Vocabulary practice. Give the
opposite:
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Varied
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Similar
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Increasingly
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Less
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Respecting
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Disrespect
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Strength
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Weakness
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Improving
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Declining
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Inclusive
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Exclusive
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Majority
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Secondary
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Tolerance
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Bias
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Equality
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Different
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Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:
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Diverse
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Differing
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Creative
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Original
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Uniqueness
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Oneness
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Dignity
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Respectability
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Integrated
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Mixed
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Asset
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Help
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Global
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International
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Benefit
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Aid
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