75 Read the article about multicultural education. Some words are missing. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each gap (1–10). Put a cross ( ) in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. LAnGUAGE In USE 4 Multicultural education – good or bad? It’s healthy for children to be confronted with different types of traditions and environments. When only one culture is learned about, it becomes (0) to believe that this culture is superior to all others. A multicultural education shows children (and adults) the strengths that everyone brings to the table and this is a more (1) reflection of our world. Students who learn about different cultures during their education feel more comfortable and safer with these differences later in life. This allows them to interact in a wider range of social groups and feel more (2) in themselves as well as in their interactions with others. Studies show that diversity in education directly benefits students of all races, making them better scholars, thinkers and citizens. It (3) their intellectual involvement, self-motivation and skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and writing. Multicultural education also helps students to see the world in a different way as they learn to view things from a different perspective. Sometimes what we may think is the best solution to a problem really isn’t because of what other cultures have already discovered. Therefore, multicultural education is an excellent preparation for life after school. The future world is going to be a close-knit group of individuals working together, sometimes potentially half a world away. A multi-cultural education today (4) students for tomorrow’s smaller working world. So, what are the potential disadvantages of such an education? Who we are is just as special as who others are. Some multicultural education programmes focus (5) on other cultures without providing an education within the culture of the student, and therefore, with some programmes, they could lose a little of their own identity. It is important to know oneself just as it is important to know about what makes (6) people tick. Also, some cultures have very different values that can influence students. For example, not every culture supports racial equality or gender diversity. Others believe in ruling themselves and ignore the idea of a ruling government. Some support pacifism and others support war. Some cultures are not (7) of mental health issues such as depression, anxiety or eating disorders. These different values can sometimes be confusing or have a damaging (8) on a student’s education. Lastly, what happens if a student comes home speaking of evolution to parents (9) are New Earth Creationists? Or what if a student comes back to their Muslim family saying that they’ve become a Christian? Disagreements (10) the family, whether justified or not, can happen with a multicultural education. So another drawback is that this might create family conflict. 0 A easy B hard C right D good 1 A incorrect B untrue C kind D realistic 2 A correct B confident C keen D sensible 3 A shows B follows C slows D aids 4 A prepares B makes C finishes D separates 5 A never B only C hardly D properly 6 A no B them C other D more 7 A believing B accepting C inquiring D thinking 8 A aspect B affect C defect D effect 9 A whose B which C who D what 10 A within B about C under D towards Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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