Exercise # 1

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 countries..

3. How many ethnic groups are there in the world today? …………+5000………………

4. How many ethnic groups are there living in the UAE? ………5……………………

5. What is wrong with this chart?  ……………it is old and wrong

6. What percentage of the UAE population is Emirati in 2014?  ……11%

7. Why is the percentage so small? ……because the number of the forefingers 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 government is working hard to achieve this ………………………………………………………………………………………………

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?

………………being open minded and talking more than one language