Name: Ibrahim Bazuhair
CEO
Read the UNESCO
report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.
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, 175m live outside the country they were born in.
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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, It means respecting the freedom of thought.
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5.
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: Variety
2. Plurality: Majority
3. Migration: The act of moving out from your country to another.
4. Fundamental: Basic, foundation, essential.
5. Collective strength: The strength collected from different
people.
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?
Creative thinking, language skills
2.
Name three ways in which people
of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.
1.
Language skills 2. Creative
solutions for problems 3. 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: it means different cultures
gathering in 1 country and blending into 1 culture which makes a whole new
culture that is stronger than the previous one.
Garden salad: different cultures mixed
together to make a unique culture.
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”.
Indians, Pakistanis, Black Caribbeans, Black Africans and
Bangladeshis.
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 have a system
for cultural diversity that encompasses differences based on race, ethnicity,
language, religion, value and belief systems, disability, class, gender, age
and educational background. The university is seeking social harmony and
cohesion that includes all staff and students so they value their cultures more
and deepen their cross-cultural understanding.
Vocabulary
practice. Give the opposite:
Varied
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one
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Increasingly
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Decreasingly
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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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Down grading
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Inclusive
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Exclusive
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Majority
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Minority
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Tolerance
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Intolerance
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Equality
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difference
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Vocabulary
practice. Give a synonym:
Diverse
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Variety
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Creative
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imaginative
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Uniqueness
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Exceptionality
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Dignity
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honor
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Integrated
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Included
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Asset
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Benefit
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Global
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World-wide
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Benefit
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profit
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Harmony
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Agreement
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