Week 2 Lesson 2 What is Cultural Diversity Quiz

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.	False, The World has some 6000 communities and as many distinct languages.
2.       Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.	False, The report also says that around 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, Diversity means respect of fundamental freedoms, namely freedom of thought.
5.       Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	True

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1.       Heterogeneous:  Different

2.       Plurality: The noun of plural, more than one.

3.       Migration: People that traveled from their country of birth to live.

4.       Fundamental:  Basic

5.       Collective strength : Strength that's come from many people cooperating.

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, Religion, sport, Language, Clothes.

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

                      Bringing language skills, negotiating skills and new ways of thinking.

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”.

2001 Census ethnicity results
(Ethnic minority)

 

Ethnic group	Population	Proportion of total UK population
non British White	3,096,169	5.27%
Indian	1,053,411	1.8%
Pakistani	747,285	1.3%
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%

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.

Australia, Melbourne is one of the most Cultural Diverted Universities. But respecting each other is one of the most value that they have. There goals is to reach peace between everybody there. So Respect, Tolerate and accept the difference.

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	Unique	Increasingly	Decreasingly	Respecting	Rude
Strength	Weakness	Improving	Improving	Inclusive	Excluded
Majority	Minority	Tolerance	Giving up	Equality	Separate

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	Many	Creative	Inventive	Uniqueness	Rare , one of a  kind
Dignity	Honor	Integrated	United	Asset	Advantage
Global	Worldwide	Benefit	Useful	Harmony	Agreement