Exercise#2

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 large number of people

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

4.       Fundamental-the most important or basic fact

5.       Collective strength-where a group of people come together with the same idea or 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?

 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