Unit 2. Cultural diversity

UNIT TWO
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
A-READING
WORK IN PAIRS. DISCUSS THE QUESTION:
Love
A nice house/ flat
Money
A good job
Parents’ approval
Good health
Which of the following factors is the most important for a happy life ? why ?
- romantic [rou`mæntik] (a)
- attract (v)/ attractiveness (n)
- contractual [kən`træktjuəl] (adj)
- On the other hand:
- survey [`sə:vei] (n)
- conduct [`kɔndʌkt] (v)
- confide [kən`faid] (v) in sb
- A large number of :
- significantly [sig`nifikəntli] (adv)
- romanticism [rou`mæntisizəm] (n)
- response [ri`spɔns] (n)
- Be supposed to do sth (v)
Lãng mạn
Thu hút; sự thu hút
Khế ước
Trái lại
Sự khảo sát
Tiến hành, chỉ đạo
Tin ai, giãi bài tâm sự với ai
Many
Importantly
Sự lãng mạn
Answer
Có nhiệm vụ
1. Vocabulary
2. Task 1: Explain the meaning of the italicized words / phrases in the following sentences
Love is supposed to follow marriage, not precede it
A survey was made to determine their attitudes toward love and marriage
They agree that it is unwise to confide in their wives
An Indian woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man
A husband is obliged to tell his wife where he has been
Choose their meaning :
a. Having a duty e. happen or exist before
b. Trust
c. Willing to stop having something you want
d. Find out
Answer keys
1. precede : happen or exist before
2. determine : find out
3. confide : trust
4. sacrifice : willing to stop having something you want
5. obliged : having a duty
- They are Trust built on love, Physical attractiveness, Confiding, and Partnership of equals
- The Americans are much more concerned than the Indians and Chineses
- They agree that “a woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man”
- Young Asians are not as romantic as their American counterparts
3. Task 2: Answer the following questions
1. What are the four key values in the survey?
2. Who are much more concerned with physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband , the young Americans or the young Asians?
3. What are the Indian students’ attitudes on a partnership of equals?
4. Why does the American wife trust her husband to do the right things?
- Because he loves her not because he has to
5. What is the main finding of the survey?
4. Task 3: Discuss the question:
what are the differences between a traditional Vietnamese family and a modern Vietnamese family?
A lot of
One or two
Extented
Nuclear
Fathers
Both parents
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