Exercise # 2

Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity
Portfolio Exercise #2

Read the UNESCO report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.




Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1. Heterogeneous: Different

2. Plurality: More than one

3. Migration: To. Move

4. Fundamental: Basic - Foundation

5. Collective strength: Group of power

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?

Clothes, languages, music, sports


2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.
a- Increase profit.
b- reduce the prices of devices and clothes
c- different design

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

a- Melting pot: is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society.
b- Garden salad: The many different cultures of United States a 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”.
Africans- Indians


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 is one of the most multicultural universities around the world. one of the opportunities that university.



Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:




Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Exercise # 1

Blog Exercise #1 - Ten Aspects of Cultural Diversity
Name Mohsin Ali
ID H00014624


1.   Look at these ten aspects which make up your cultural identity. Then, fill in the last two columns – one for somebody who works for your family and one for an expatriate friend. There are other aspects of cultural diversity but these are the main ones.


2. How many countries are there in the world today?  …210…..
3. How many ethnic groups are there in the world today? …+5000…
Here is an incomplete list of ethnic groups. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modern_ethnic_groups
4. How many ethnic groups are there living in the UAE? ..5..




5. What is wrong with this chart? ..it's old chart and not right informations..


6. What percentage of the UAE population is Emirati in 2014?   11.4 %
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/influx-of-foreigners-spikes-uae-population-to-8-3m-1.787518

7. Why is the percentage so small? ..because the number of the foreigners is increasing..
8. The UAE's population strategy plans to make Emiratis the majority in the country or up to …40%.. per cent, by …2021.., members of the Federal National Council (FNC) told Gulf News.
9. Do you think this will happen? ………Yes……..
10. Why do you think this? ……Because the goverment is working hard to achieve ……
11. Do you have any different ethnic groups in your ancestry or your family today? ..No..
12. What are the benefits of having a mixed cultural heritage?
…Learn a good culture from people who come from outside…
Post this on your blog by the end of the class.