Cultural diversity: definition & meaning

Culture is the lens with which we evaluate everything around us; we evaluate what is proper or improper, normal or abnormal, through our culture.

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If we are involved in a culture that is unlượt thích our own, we may experience culture shock and become disoriented when we come inlớn contact with a fundamentally different culture. People naturally use their own culture as the standard lớn judge other cultures. Having our own judgement could lead us khổng lồ discriminate other cultural values which are different from our own because we bởi vì not underst& them.

Culture diversity is important because we can increase our cấp độ of understanding about other cultures by interacting with people outside of your own culture- meaningful relationships may never develop simple due to lớn a laông chồng of understanding.

Learning about other cultures also helps us understvà different aspects in the world, and helps remove negative sầu stereotypes và personal biases about different groups.

In addition,culture diversity helps us recognize và respect other ways of life that are not necessary our own,so that as we interact with others we can build bridged lớn trust,respect ,và understanding across cultures

Cultural diversity supports the idea that every person can make a unique và positive sầu contribution to the larger society because of, rather than in spite of, their differences. Imagine a place where diversity is recognized & respected; various cultural ideas are acknowledged và valued; contributions from all groups are encouraged khổng lồ achieve sầu their full potential; và differences are celebrated.

Task 1: Match a word with its definition,writing the answer in each blank

..B...1.lens a. a wrong idea about someone or something

...D..2.disoriented b.something that provides you information about something else

...A...3.stereotype c.an act of removing differences between two things.

 ..E...4.Bias d.not knowing where lớn go and what to do

...C...5.Bridge e.Prejudice or unfair judgement

Task 2: Read the passage again then answer the question

1) What is the function of culture?

=> Culture is the lens with which we evaluate everything around us

2.Why may people experience culture shock?

=> If we are involved in a culture that is unlike our own, we may experience culture shock

3.Why is cultural diversity important?

=> because we can increase our cấp độ of understanding about other cultures

4.What are the benefits of culture diversity?

=> Learning about other cultures also helps us underst& different aspects in the world, & helps remove sầu negative sầu stereotypes và personal biases about different groups.

=> culture diversity helps us recognize & respect other ways of life that are not necessary our own

5.Which interesting idea does cultural diversity support?

=> Cultural diversity supports the idea that every person can make a unique and positive sầu contribution to the larger society

Cùng Top giải mã đọc thêm các bài tập tương tự như nhé:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet khổng lồ indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Câu 3 (NB): A. cleaned B. looked C. climbed D. enjoyed

Câu 4 (NB): A. lake B. play C. shape D. many

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet khổng lồ indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Câu 5 (TH): At first, John said he hadn’t broken the vase, but later he accepted it.

A. denied

B. discussed

C. protected

D. admitted

Câu 6 (TH): An indecisive commander is unlikely lớn win the confidence of his men.

A. slow

B. determined

C. hesitant

D. reliant

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to lớn indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Câu 7 (TH): My kids only have sầu a faint memory of our hometown as they have sầu lived away from it for a long time.

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A. poor

B. clear

C. quick

D. vague

Câu 8 (VDC): When I suggested he was mistaken, John got hot under the collar & stormed out of the room.

A. got emotional

B. became furious

C. remained calm

D. felt anxious

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to lớn indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Câu 9 (TH): The teacher demanded that the classroom _____ cleaned immediately.

A. is

B. be

C. are

D. was

Câu 10 (TH): As soon as I _____, I’m going khổng lồ return khổng lồ my hometown.

A. have sầu graduated

B. will graduate

C. will have sầu graduated

D. am going to lớn graduate

Câu 11 (TH): The captain is the last person ______ the sinking ship.

A. leaving

B. lớn leave

C. that leave

D. leaves

Câu 12 (TH): I hope the new year will bring you _____, health and prosperity.

A. success

B. succeed

C. successful

D. successfully

Câu 13 (NB): If you work hard, you _____ pass the exam.

A. will

B. won’t

C. would

D. wouldn’t

Câu 14 (TH): When Tom _____ yesterday, I _____ the washing up in the kitchen.

A. called - did

B. called – was doing

C. was calling - did

D. was calling – was doing

Câu 15 (TH): She always said that when she grew up, she wanted khổng lồ be _____ doctor.

A. an

B. a

C. the

D. x

Câu 16 (TH): _____ the sky was grey and cloudy, we went to lớn the beach.

A. Because

B. Although

C. Despite

D. Because of

Câu 17 (VD): _____ is not clear khổng lồ researchers.

A. Did dinosaurs become extinct

B. Why dinosaurs having become extinct

C. Dinosaurs became extinct

D. Why dinosaurs became extinct

Câu 18 (VD): He tried khổng lồ ______ himself with everyone by paying then compliments.