8C Cultural differences

Q U IC K REVIEW should, shouldn’t,must, mustn’t W hat a dvice can you give p eo ple w ho w a n t to learn E nglish? M ake sentences w ith You should/shouldn’t... and Youmust/mustn’t. . . . W o rk in p airs and co m p are ideas. W h a t’s th e best p iece o f advice, do you th ink?

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Vocabulary Com m on verbs Q a Work in pairs. Read sentences 1-8. Which of the verbs in bold do you know? Check new verbs i n K B H E & p 1 4 2 . 1 In Thailand it’s rude to touch people’s heads and point your feet at people. 2 People in Europe don’t expect a lot of eye contact when you talk to them. 3 In Asian countries a lot of eye contact seem s aggressive and unfriendly. 4 It's OK to stand quite close to people in South America. 5 It’s OK to in terrupt Japanese people while they are talking. 6 You should avoid leaving empty bottles on the dinner table in Russia. 7 In most Asian countries you must take o ff your shoes in people’s homes. 8 It’s a good idea to adm 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 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. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I

HELP WITH VOCABULARY V erb p a tte rn s a Look at the verbs in bold in the first paragraph of the article. Which verb forms come after these verbs? 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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( J Work in pairs. Student A p102. Student B p108.

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A lot of people love travelling to different countries, but if yo u ’re planning to go abroad th is year, Neil Palm er has som e advice on w hat you should do in different situatio ns around the w orld.

B o d y 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.

F a c e -t o -f a c e c o m m u n ic a tio n 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.

Listening and Speaking

Qj Work in pairs. Discuss these questions. 1 What was the last present you gave? Who did you give it to? Why? 2 What was the last present you received? Who was it from? Did you like it? Why?/Why not?

Q a Before you listen, check these words/phrases with your teacher.

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b |^2h51 Listen to an interview with the travel writer, Neil Palmer. Put the topics he talks about in order. • things you shouldn’t give to people • accepting and refusing presents • giving flowers • opening presents

E a tin g o u t

In restaurants in China you should always try to leave a bit of food on your plate, but it’s OK to start smoking before other people finish eating, which you mustn’t do in the UK. If you’re in India, rem em ber to eat with your right hand - the left hand is ‘dirty’. Also avoid leaving empty bottles on the dinner table in Russia - that’s bad luck.

In the ho m e If you’re travelling in Asia, someone m ight invite you to visit them at home. If so, don’t fo rg et to take off your shoes when you arrive. And if you visit an Arab family’s home, don’t admire anything valuable because your host w ill feel he should give it to you as a present. With so much to think about, it’s not surprising that a lot of people prefer going on holiday in their own countries - or you might d ecide to stay at home!

2 *5 1 Listen again. Choose the correct words/ phrases in these sentences. 1 In China you should/shouldn’t accept a present immediately. 2 You should give presents in China with one hand/ both hands. 3 In Thailand you should/shouldn’t open a present when you get it. 4 Knives are a good/bad present to give in Japan. 5 You should never give Chinese/British people four of anything. 6 You shouldn’t give your Turkish hostess white/red flowers.

HELP WITH LISTENING L in kin g : re vie w (1) E l a Work in pairs. Notice the extra linking sounds /)/, /w / and /r/. Then mark the consonant-vowel linking in these sentences.

B u tjt isn’t as e a sy^.a s that, is it?

If you_/w /accept it immediately, people might think you’re greedy.

And is there^/r/_anything you shouldn’t give as a present? b Look at Audio Script P"I61. Check your answers. c Look again at Audio Script p161.

Listen to the interview again and notice the linking.

Q | a Work on your own, or in pairs with someone from the same country. Write your top ten tips about how to behave in your country. Use these ideas. • body language • face-to-face communication • eating out • in the home • giving and receiving presents • what (not) to wear in different situations • going to a wedding • on public transport and in shops • other dos and don’ts

When you meet a friend you should kiss them on both cheeks.

You must refuse a present three times before you accept it. b Work in groups. Compare your tips with other students. Are any of your tips the same?

QUICK REVIEW Verb patterns Think of one thing you: love doing, often forget to do, need to do when you get home, might do next week, can’t do very well, remember doing when you were a child. Work in pairs. Tell your partner your ideas. Ask follow-up questions if possible.

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Work in pairs. Write these adjectives in the table. Some words can go in more than one group. Check in p143.

welcoming industrial wet tasty helpful cosmopolitan windy polluted delicious dry relaxed modern spicy freezing reserved healthy touristy changeable sociable bland traditional

towns/ cities people food weather

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U a Choose two adjectives from each group in 1 to describe: the town/city you are in now, the people, the food, the weather. b Work in pairs. Compare adjectives. Do you agree with your partner’s adjectives?

a Work in pairs. Try to answer these questions about Ireland. 1 What’s the capital city? 2 What languages do people in Ireland speak? 3 What type of live music do you often hear in pubs? 4 Which Irish drinks are famous? 5 What is Irish stew? 6 When is St Patrick’s Day? 7 What do people do on St Patrick’s Day? b ^ ^ ^ ^ 8 Look at the photo of Natalia and Liam. Then watch or listen to their conversation and check your answers to 3a. c Watch or listen again. Look at the table in 1. Tick the adjectives Liam uses to describe: Dublin, the people, the food, the weather.

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R E A L W O R LD Q u e s tio n s w ith W h a t... like?

a Match questions 1 and 2 with answers a and b. Which question means ‘describe Dublin’? 1 What’s Dublin like? a Yes, I love it. 2 Do you like Dublin? b It’s quite cosmopolitan and parts of it are very modern. b Fill in the gaps in these questions with's or are. 1 What the city like? 2 What the people like? 3 What the food like? 4 What the weather like?

TIP • We don’t use like in the answers to What... like? questions: A What are the people like? B They're very welcoming, not They’re like very welcoming. c Check in E 5 IH G I1 S F PH4. SEE

2 ^5 3 HllilMIMnTftlll Listen and practise the questions in 4b. Copy the stress and intonation. What’s the city like?

E l Choose a town/city you know well, but not the one you are in now. Write adjectives from 1 and other adjectives you know to describe: • the town/city • the shops • the people • the nightlife • the food • the cost of living • the weather • the public transport

Q a Work in groups of four. Ask and answer questions with W hat... like? about the towns and cities you and the other students in your group chose in 6 .

W h a t’s M oscow like? It’s a beautiful city and it’s very cosmopolitan. ............................MT' b Work on your own. Put the places you talked about in order from 1 to 4 (1 = the best place). c Work in the same groups of four. Compare lists and give reasons for your order. d Tell the class which place is the most popular in your group HELP WITH PRONUNCIATION Extra linking sounds ^ • 5 4 Listen to these phrases. Notice the extra linking sounds /w /, / j / and /r/. Listen again and practise. 1 /w / goVw/on toVw/Jtaly youVw/Cever 2 / ) / thevj/_end myvj/Caunt stayvj/Jn 3 / r / for_A/_ages for^r/wabout over_/r/_eighty

2 ^ 5 5 Listen to these conversations. Notice the extra linking sounds. Listen again and practise. A What happens at thew/j/wend of the film? B Theyvj/_all goVw/_on a trip toVw/Jtaly. A Have you^/w/_ever been toVw/_England? B Yes, my^/j/jaunt’s lived there for_yr/Lages. A Who’s the_/j/_oldest person in your family? B My/wuncle. He’s over_/r/C,eighty. A How long has she been at the^^agency? b For_/r/_about seven orVr/Leight years. A Do youVw/_always goVw/Cout on Sundays? B No, we^/j/jDften stay^/Jn and watch TV. b Work in pairs. Practise the conversations. Copy the linking. Take turns to be A and B.

c o n t in u e 2 le a r n

V ocabulary, G ram m ar and Real W orld

■ Extra P ractice 8 and P rogress P o rtfo lio 8 p122 ■ Language Summary 8 p142

■ 8A -D W orkbook p40 ■ Self-study DVD-ROM 8 with Review Video

M Reading and W riting ■ Portfolio 8 Studying abroad Workbook p78 Reading an article Writing connecting words (2): similarities, differences and comparisons; a description