Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Portfolio exercise # 2

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Hasan Al Hammadi


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​
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

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1.   Heterogeneous- very diverse

2.   Plurality- a huge number of people

3.  Migration-movement of people to a different place to live in direction to find work or improve their lives                      

4.  Fundamental-the most important or basic fact

5. Collective strength-where a group of persons organized with the same idea or goals

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 dress
2.       Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.
 Language skills, new ways of thinking, 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: a country, locality, or situation in which a blending of races, peoples, or cultures is taking place

a “garden-salad” culture is one made up of many different people who retain their unique cultural identity.

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”.
“South” Asian or 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 welcomes and encourages and celebrates the many different cultures found on its campus, and wants all of the students to recognize what an opportunity there is for them to learn and value all of the different cultures there.



Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied
 Singular
Increasingly
Decreasingly
Respecting
Disrespecting
Strength
Weakness
Improving
Declining
Inclusive
Exclusive
Majority
Minority
Tolerance
Intolerance
Equality
Inequality

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse
different 
Creative
Inventive
Uniqueness
incomparable
Dignity
 Nobility
Integrated
Combined
Asset
 Property
Global
Worldwide
Benefit
Advantage
Harmony
unity


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