Vocabulary common verbs;
VOCABULARY
8 C AND SKILLS
Cultural differences
verb patterns Skills Reading: a magazine article; Listening: an interview
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must,mustn’t
should,shouldn’t,
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a Look at the verbs in bold in the first paragraph of the article. Which verb forms come after these verbs?
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Youshould/shouldn’t must/mustn’t
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b Look at the verbs in blue in the rest of the article. Underline the verb form that follows them. Then write the verbs in blue in the table.
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c o m p a re id e a s. W h a t’s th e b e s t p ie c e o f a d v ic e , d o yo u th in k ?
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love
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C om m on verbs
a Work in pairs. Read sentences
1-8. Which of the verbs in bold do you know? Check new verbs in K B H E & p 1 4 2 . 1
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In Thailand it’s rude to to u c h people’s heads and p o in t your feet at people. People in Europe don’t e x p e c t a lot of eye contact when you talk to them. In Asian countries a lot of eye contact se e m s aggressive and unfriendly. It's OK to s ta n d quite close to people in South America. It’s OK to in te rru p t Japanese people while they are talking. You should a vo id leaving empty bottles on the dinner table in Russia. In most Asian countries you must ta ke o ff your shoes in people’s homes. It’s a good idea to a d m ire beautiful things in an Arab person’s home.
b Work with your partner. Do you think the sentences in 1a are true or false?
Reading and Speaking H
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a Read the article and check your answers to 1b. b Read the article again.
Choose three things that you think are surprising.
c Work in pairs. Compare ideas.
c Check in
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Work in pairs. Student A p102. Student B p108.
HOCK! A lo t o f p e o p le love tra v e llin g to d iffe re n t c o u n trie s , b u t if y o u ’re planning to g o a b ro a d th is year, Neil P a lm e r has so m e a d v ic e on w h a t yo u should d o in d iffe re n t s itu a tio n s a ro u n d th e w o rld .
Body language Most travellers enjoy meeting new people, but sometimes you can be rude without saying anything. In Russia, for example, you should never shake hands in a doorway, and if you’re travelling in Thailand, never touch people’s heads or point your feet at people. When the Japanese meet new people they like giving business cards - but you should read the card carefully, not just put it in your pocket.
Face-to-face communication In most countries in Europe people expect a lot of eye contact when you talk to them, but in many Asian countries a lot of eye contact seems aggressive and unfriendly. And in South America people usually stand quite close to each other when they talk, but in countries like the UK or the USA you need to give people more ‘personal space’. Also, it’s very rude to interrupt Japanese people while they are talking to you. You must wait until they finish before you start speaking.
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