CulturaldifferencesLet’senjoyaflash.Manypeoplelikechattingonline,especiallyyoustudents.Youmusthavemanye-pals.Whatdoyouthinkofonlinechat?Doyouthinkitisreallyagoodwaytoknowmorethingsandmakemorefriends?Haveyoueverexperiencedanyfunnythingsorawkwardsituationswhenchattingwithyourcyberfriends?FastreadingGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartAonPage34.Answers:1.HeisfromBrunei.2.HecomesfromUK.3.No,theydon’t.OnlytheSultanandhisfamilydo.Detailedreading:Let’sreadthepassageagainandcompletePartC2onpage36.Answers:C24731265•ListeningListentothetapeandanswerthefollowingquestions:C11.ThanksgivingDayisheldtocelebratethefirstharvestafterTheEuropeansettlerswenttoliveintheUSA.2.Turkey.3.IntheWest,thepolitetimetoopenapresentiswhensomeonegivesittoaperson,becausetheyliketoseetheperson’sreaction.4.Guestsexpectpresentsasasouvenirtorememberthebigday.5.Alcohol.6.InBrunel,youshoulduseyourthumbtopointatthings.7.Inbothplaces,youshouldtakeoffyourshoesbeforegoinginsideahouse.Whatmighthappenifpeoplehadnoideaofothercountries’cultures?Doyouthinkitmightresultinembarrassmentorinconvenience?Whatdoyouthinkabout“cultureshock”?Doyouknowmoreinformationaboutculturaldifferences?Inmostcountries,noddingyourheadupanddownmeans‘yes’.InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkey,however,thismotioncanmean‘no’.InSouth-eastAsia,noddingyourheadisapolitewayofsaying‘I’veheardyou.’IntheUnitedStated,whensomeoneputshisthumbup,Itmeans‘Everythingisallright.’However,inSardiniaofItalyandGreece,thegestureisinsultingandshouldnotbeusedthere.•ConsolidationFillintheblankswithproperwordsaccordingtothereadingmaterial.MaLi:Hi,everyone.Iwantto(1)a__________someinformationaboutculturaldifferencestofinishmyhomework.Waled:Hi.I’dliketotellyousomethingaboutculturaldifferences.Wehavesomenativeteachers.OneisfromAmericaandtheothertwoarefromtheUK.Theyhaveunbelievabledifferencesinculture.ccumulateMaLi:Comeon!Waled:Yeah.OurAmericanteachergetsquite(2)e__________whenhetalksaboutThanksgivingwhiletheBritishteachersdidn’tknowwhatThanksgivingwasheldin(3)c_________of.Peter:Hello.Whatareyoutalkabout?xcitedelebrationWaled:Oh,hi.Wearetalkingabouttheculturaldifferences.Peter:Hi,MaLi.I’dliketotellyoumore.IntheWest,it’srudenottoopenapresentwhensomeonegivesyouone.Besides,intheUK,theguestsareexpectedtogivepresentstothenewly-weds,butinItaly,thenewly-wedsareexpectedtogivetheirguestspresentsasa(4)s__________torememberthebigday.ouvenirMaLi:Howinteresting!InChina,wealwayshaveahuge(5)b__________tocelebrateweddings.Waled:HereinBrunei,ifaman(6)p__________inaweddingreception,hehastositwiththebridegroomandtheothermen.Thebrideandtheotherwomenhavetositinadifferentarea.Andwe(7)s__________food,softdrinks,teaandcoffee,butnoalcohol!Also,weplaydrumsto(8)c__________theweddingforhours.anquetarticipateserveelebrateMaLi:Anythingelse?Waled:Well,wethinkit’s(9)r__________forpeopletopointwiththeirfirstfinger.Weuseourthumbtopoint.AndifyoucometoBrunei,youwouldhavetotakeyourshoesoffbeforegoingintosomeone’shouseandshouldn’twearyellowbecauseitistheroyalcolourfortheSultanandhisfamily.udeMaLi:It’sthesameasincitiesinChina.Well,it’stimeformetologoff.IthinknowIhaveknownmoreaboutdifferentculturesandwhatis(10)a__________behaviour.Itreallyhelpsmealot.Good-bye.ppropriate•LanguagePoints1.accumulate:V.[TorI](1)graduallygetorgathertogetheranincreasingnumb...
