Monday, 1 October 2012
Group 2 Details
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ID
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Name
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IELTS Score
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Blog URL
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Mob Number
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1
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H00014510
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Mustafa Sami Sahal Al Kaf Bani Hashim
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5.5
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0507398780
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2
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H00237110
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Ahmed Abdulla Saeed Nehail Ali Al Nuaimi
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5.5
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0505111904
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3
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H00208845
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Abdul Rahman Mohamed Noor Abdulla
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5
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0507979377
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4
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H00225451
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Ali Awadh Ali Ahmed Almuqadam Al Mahri
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5.5
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0567676678
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5
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H00224593
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Harith Khaled Omar Ahmed Basuwaid
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5
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0507311744
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What is Cultural Diversity
Quiz - What is Cultural Diversity?
Quiz – What is
Cultural Diversity?
Read the UNESCO
report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.
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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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Around 175 million persons are residing away from the country of their birth
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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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Cultural Diversity means to have respect for different ways of thinking
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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: Varied – Diverse -
Various
2. Plurality: A great number of people
- Majority
3. Migration: A movement from one
region or country to another in order to find a great life.
4. Fundamental: Basic or central part of
something
5. Collective
strength: 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?
v Tradition
and religion
v Art of living
2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can
help a country to function in the new global economy.
v Language skills
v New
ways of thinking
v 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”
v A country, locality, or situation in which a blending of races,peoples, or cultures is taking place
v An
area in which many races, ideas, etc., are mixed
o Altered cultures meet up in one place and be a one
certain culture
“Garden salad”
v A
country made up of a complex array of distinct cultures that are blended into a
unique
o Different cultures pooled to make one 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”.
v Indian
v Dark
Africans
v Pakistan
v
Bangladesh
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.
v University
of Melbourne is one of culturally diverse University where students and staff
aim for culturally inclusive behavior and activities, where differences are valued
and explored, and where students and staff actively seek to learn from other
cultures. One of the greatest benefits that University of Melbourne provides is
opportunity to work in a culturally rich environment.
Vocabulary
practice, Give the opposite:
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Varied
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homogeneous
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Increasingly
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decreasingly
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Respecting
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disrespecting
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Strength
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weakness
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Improving
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disimprove
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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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inequality
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Vocabulary
practice, Give a synonym:
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Diverse
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Varied
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Creative
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Innovative
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Uniqueness
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Independence
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Dignity
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Nobility
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Integrated
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United
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Asset
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Property
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Global
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Universal
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Benefit
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Advantage
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Harmony
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Agreement
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