Unit 2. Cultural diversity

UNIT 2 :
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
I. NEW WORD AND EXPRESSION
Match the words in column A to the meanings in column B
Paragraph 1,2:
1. contractual a. a statement of the main points of st said or written.
2. to precede b. relating to or part of a binding legal agreement
3. to conduct c. to officialley decide or arrange sth
4. to determine d. to come or go in front of someone or something
5. a summary e. agreementconnected with conditions in a legal
1.b 2.d 3.e 4.c 5.a




Paragraph 3,4:
6. physical attractiveness f. make someone trust you
7. to maintain g. knowing or understanding many things
8. to confide h. the greater part of a group of people or things.
9. a majority i. be attractive by physical appearances
10. to wise j. keep sth in their old formation.

6.i 7.j 8.f 9.h 10.g
Paragraph 5,6:
11. to reject k. force someone to do sth
12. to sacrifice l. request

13. to oblige m. people or things that have the same position or function.
14. to demand n. to refuse to accept a person or thing

15.counterpart o. having or expressing meaning

11.n 12.o 13.k 14.l 15.m
II. QUESTIONS :
Par 1:
1. Do Americans and Asians have the same ideas about love and marriage?
2. What do Americans think about love and marriage?
3. How about Asisan’s ideas about love and marriage?
4. Do you like to decide your marriage or let your parents decide? Why?

Par 2:
6. How do they show the differences?
7. What are the four key values in the survey?



Par 3:
8. Who are much more concerned with physical attractiveness when chossing a wife or a husband, the young Americans or the young Asians?

Par 4:
9. Who agree with the view that wives and husbands should share all thoughts?
10. Do you want your (wife/husband) share with all your thoughts? Why?

Par 5:
11. Do the majority of Asian students agree with the viw that marriage is a partnership of equal?
12. Do you agree with American view? Why? Are you ready to sacrifice for your husband/wife?
Par 6:
13. What do Asian wife do when her husband comes home late?
14. What about the American wife? Does she do like that? And why?
Par 7:
15. What is the main finding of the survey?
III. GRAMMAR:
The pronunciation of the endings ‘s’

A. We add “s” and pronounce /s/ after verbs and nouns ending in p, f, k, gh, t, c, ph
Ex: a map  maps
a roof  roofs
a laugh  laughs
a paragraph  paragraphs
B. We add "s" and pronounce /z/ after verb and nouns ending in b, g, n , l, d, v, m, r, y, i
Ex: a bag ? bags
a door ? doors
a chair ? chairs
Exceptions
1. y ? ies

Ex a city ? cities
study ? studies He studies English.
a key ? keys
a play ? plays
2. f, fe  ves

Ex: a thief  thieves
a wife  wives
a chief  chiefs
/s/
a safe  safes
/s/

3. o + es

Ex: a hero  heroes
a tomato  tomatoes
a piano  pianos
a radio  radios
C. We add es and pronounce /iz/ after verbs and nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, ge, ce, sh
Ex: a class? classes
a change ? changes
a face ? faces
NOTE: Irregular plural forms
Ex: a man ? men
a woman ? women
a child ? children
a tooth ? teeth
a foot ? feet
a mouse ? mice
The pronunciation of ‘ed’ endings

A. We add “ed” and pronounce /t/ after verb ending in c, p, f, k, s, sh, x, ch

Ex: stop  stopped
laugh  laughed
knock  knocked
wash  washed
watch  watched
B. We add "ed" and pronounce /d/ after verb ending in b, g, n, z, v, m, r, y, i
Ex: beg ? begged
pull ? pulled
happen ? happened
occur ? occurred
love ? loved
C. We add "ed" and pronounce /id/ after verb ending in t, d
Ex: want ? wanted
paint ? painted
invite ? invited
need ? needed
divide ? divided
decide ? decided
NOTE: Some adjective pronounce /id/
Ex: beloved, wicked, sacred, learned
IV. EXERCISES:
PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others (1 – 20) .
1. A.shifts B.works C.groups D.hands
2. A. baths B. clothes C. enjoys D. solutions
3. A. tricks B. leftovers C.depths D. roofs
4. A. takes B. pens C. boats D. traps
5. A. chooses B. houses C. rises D. horses
1.D 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.D
6. A. magazines B. biscuits C. newspapers D. vegetables
7. A. tells B. talks C. stays D. steals
8. A. strives B. states C. stays D. studies
9. A. beds B. doors C. students D. plays
10. A. needs B. kills C. meets D. loves

11. A.dicided B. hatred C. warned D. sacred
12. A pleased B. punched C. packed D. pushed
14. A.sacred B. decided C. cooked D. printed
6.B 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.C
11. C 12.A 13.B 14.C
15. A.imagined B. released C. rained D. followed
16. A.called B. passed C. talked D. washed
17. A.landed B. needed C. opened D. wanted
18. A.caused B. increased C. practiced D. pulled
19. A.filled B. landed C. suited D. wicked
20. A. failed B. absorbed C. solved D. reached
15.B 16.A 17.A 18.C
19.A 20.D
GRAMMAR
Choose the answer – A, B, C or D – that best completes the sentences (21 – 40).
21.Although we _____ all day, we haven’t managed to find a suitable applicant.
A. are interviewing
B. had interviewed
C. have been interviewing
D. interviewed
22. Mark first ______ his wife three years ago when they _____ at university.
A. met – have studied
B. met – were studying
C. has met – studied
D. met – had been studying

GRAMMAR
Choose the answer – A, B, C or D – that best completes the sentences (21 – 40).
21.Although we _____ all day, we haven’t managed to find a suitable applicant.
A. are interviewing
B. had interviewed
C. have been interviewing
D. interviewed
22. Mark first ______ his wife three years ago when they _____ at university.
A. met – have studied
B. met – were studying
C. has met – studied
D. met – had been studying

23.I _____ much of you lately. We last _____ three months ago.
didn’t see – met
haven’t seen – have met
haven’t seen – met
didn’t see – have met
24. The team _____a single match so far this season.
doesn’t win
didn’t win
hasn’t win
hadn’t won
25. News _____ in of a large fire in central London.
is coming
are coming
have come
was come
26. I _____ the new Harry Potter book now, so you can borrow my copy if you like.
Finish
Finished
am finished
have finished
27. As you _____ your car at the moment, so I can borrow it?
don’t use
aren’t using
haven’t used
won’t use

28.While her brother was in the army, Sarah _____ to him twice a week.
was writing
Wrote
has written
had written
29. In a break-in last week the burglars _____ all my jewellery but left the picture.
Took
have taken
had taken
were taking
30. Come and see me when you ____ your report.
Finish
Finished
will finish
had finished
31. I _____ in the hotel twice in the 1980s.
was staying
have stayed
had stayed
had been staying
32. Susan ____ as a secretary for 2 years before her marriage.
Worked
has been working
has worked
was working
33. When I got home I found that water _____ down the kitchen walls.
Ran
was running
has run
has been running
34. After he _____ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.
has finished
had finished
was finished
would finished
35. I ____ with children before, so I know what to expect in my new job.
Worked
have worked
had worked
have been working
36. How ____ since we _____ college?
are you – left
were you – left
have you been – have left
have you been – left
37. He ________ to London three times this year.
has been
Was
will be
had been
38. When I last _____ him, he _________ in London.
saw – has been living
see – is living
saw – was living
have seen - lived
39. When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker _____ speaking and the audience _______.
just finished – were clapping
had just finished – had clapped
had just finished – were clapping
just finished – had clapped
40. He _____ his job last month and since then he _____ out of work.
lost – was
was lost – has been
has lost – was
lost – has been
VOCABULARY
Choose the word – A, B, C or D – that best completes the sentence (41 – 50).
41. Approval or _____ of the project is up to the Italian cultural affairs minister.
Rejection
Admission
Prevention
decision

42. The culture has been _____ with the arrival of immigrants.
Diverse
Diversified
Diverged
diverted
43. The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese _____.
Partner
Colleague
Counterpart
collaborator
44. Safety should take _____ over all other matters in the workplace.
Precede
Precedent
Preceding
precedence
45. Parents are ________ by law to send their children to school.
Obliged
Confided
Demanded
conducted
46. Some people are concerned with physical _____ when chossing a wife or husband.
Attract
Attractive
Attractiveness
attractively
47. She was prepared to _____ having a family in order to pursue her career.
Satisfy
Sacrifice
Maintain
confine
48.Jane has become _____ to Roger , and the wedding will be in April.
Propose
Engaged
Settled
agreed
49. Most young people nowadays believe in _____ marriage – first comes love, then comes marriage.
Romantic
Unique
Contractual
arranged
50. _______ marriages, which are usually decided by the parents, are usually seen in Indian and Africa culture.
Romantic
Arranged
Broken
Open