Personal Conduct-Vocab Portfolio Exercise No.4

Diversity and Personal Conduct – vocabulary

Find the definition OR synonym  of each of the words:           

1.   Civility / civilized : having a high state of culture and social development

2.   Acknowledge: To admit the existence, reality, or truth of.

3.   Inclusive / inclusion: the act of including or the state of being included

4.   Respect: To feel or show deferential regard for

5.   Apology: An acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense

6.   Consideration: A factor to be considered in forming a judgment or decision

7.   Behavior: The manner in which one behaves

8.   Responsibility: The state, quality, or fact of being responsible

9.   Attention (pay): Concentration of the mental powers upon an object; a close or careful observing or listening

10.               Tolerance: The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others

11.               Attitude (positive): A state of mind or a feeling; disposition

12.               Conduct: To direct the course of; manage or control.

13.               Politeness : Marked by or showing consideration for others, tact, and observance of accepted social usage

14.               Constructive (comment): Serving to improve or advance; helpful

15.               Kindness: The quality or state of being kind

Cultural diversity - portfolio excersise No.2

 

Introduction to Diversity - Portfolio exercise #1

With a partner, research on the internet to find the following information include your sources.

UAE Demographics:

Ethnic Groups	Percentage	Year	Source
Emirati	19%	2012	www.indexmundi.com
South Asians	50%	2012	www.indexmundi.com
East Asians & westerners	8%	2012	www.inderxmundi.com
Other Arabs & Iranians	30-40%	2012	www.indexmundi.com

 

Religions	Percentage	Year	Source
Islam	57%	2010	www.looklex.com
Hinduism	15%	2010	www.looklex.com
christianity	9%	2010	www.looklex.com
Buddism	5%	2010	www.looklex.com
Other	4%	2010	www.looklex.com

1.Write a definition of cultural diversity in your own words.

hIts the quality of different cultures that live in a certain country

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2.Give examples of cultural diversity in Abu Dhabi (Places of worship, organizations, etc.

11. Sheikh zayed mosque

22. Arabs evangelical church

33. Saint george orthodox church

44. Erangilecal community church

Cultural Diversity - portfolio excersise No. 1

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.	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: Mix

 

2. Plurality: majority

 

3. Migration: Moving

 

4. Fundamental: Basic

 

5. Collective strength: combined in strength.

 

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?

 

Hospital

 

 

 

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

 

1. Solve problems
2. communication

3. developement

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

 

Meltin pot: The population of a certain place

Garden salad: A salad that mostly consists of vegetables

 

 

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”.

 

White others and 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

 

Varied	Homogenous	Increasingly	decreasingly	Respecting	Disrespecting
Strength	weakness	Improving	deproving	Inclusive	Exclusive
Majority	minority	Tolerance	Intolerance	Equality	Inequality

 

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

 

Diverse	Varied	Creative	Original	Uniqueness	Singular
Dignity	Self-respect	Integrated	Collective	Asset	Benefit
Global	world wide	Benefit	Asset	Harmony	Agree