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 )
3.       One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	True
4.       Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	False ( to respect freedom)
5.       Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	True

 

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1.       Heterogeneous      ( society for many different culture )

2.       Plurality                   ( many of different  )

3.       Migration                ( people moving overseas to live in another country  )

4.       Fundamental         ( basic )

5.       Collective strength  ( 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?

1)      Speaking different languages.

2)      Clothes.

 

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

1)      Languages

2)      Skills

3)      Way of thinking

 

 

3.       From the internet, in relation to Cultural Diversity, find a picture and a definition of “Melting pot” and “Garden salad”.

 

 

Cultural Diversity Garden Salad                                    Cultural Diversity Melting pot

                                          

 

 

 

 

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”.

 

 

According to the 2001 Census, the ethnic composition of the United Kingdom was:^[6]

5.       Ethnic group	6.       Population	7.       Proportion of total UK population
8.       White British	9.       50,366,497	10.   85.67%
11.    White (other)	12.   3,096,169	13.   5.27%
14.    Indian	15.   1,053,411	16.   1.8%
17.    Pakistani	18.   747,285	19.   1.3%
20.    White Irish	21.   691,232	22.   1.2%
23.    Mixed	24.   677,117	25.   1.2%
26.    Black Caribbean	27.   565,876	28.   1.0%
29.    Black African	30.   485,277	31.   0.8%
32.    Bangladeshi	33.   283,063	34.   0.5%
35.    Chinese	36.   247,403	37.   0.4%
38.    Other Asian (non-Chinese)	39.   247,644	40.   0.4%
41.    Black (others)	42.   97,585	43.   0.2%
44.    Other	45.   230,615	46.   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.

 

-          Melbourne university makes plant which is makes people who come overseas know the traditional with others people in others countries. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	The same	Increasingly	Decease	Respecting	disrespecting
Strength	Weakness	Improving	worsening	Inclusive	Exclusive
Majority	minority	Tolerance	Intolerance	Equality	inequality

 

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	Different	Creative	original	Uniqueness	individuality
Dignity	Honor	Integrated	combined	Asset	benefit
Global	Universal	Benefit	advantage	Harmony	Agreement