Unit 2. Cultural diversity

Last night ,she spent hours on the homework but she ( can not ) …………….do it although the teacher ( explain ) ……………… Very carefully in class .
Mary ( not wear ) ……………….her glasses at the time so she ( not see ) ……………….what colour the man’s T-shirt ( be ) …………….
Correct tense of verbs
couldn’t do
had explained
wasn’t wearing
didn’t see
was
1. Vocabulary
- Precede [pri:`si:d] (v) :
- Determine [di`tə:min] (v) :
- Confide [kən`faid] (v) :
- Sacrifice [`sækrifais] (v) :
- Obliged [ə`blɑidʒd] (a) :

đến trước cái gì ( thời gian )
quyết định, quyÕt t©m
tin cậy, ( in ) giãi bày tâm sự với ai
từ bỏ cái gì như một sự hi sinh
bắt buộc
I. Before you read
2. Match the words in column A with correct meaning column B
II. While you read
Activity 1: Scan the passage quickly and choose
the best answer.
What is the passage about ?

A : the different ideas about love and marriage among Asians , Americans , Indians and chineses
B : The most important factors for a happy life
C : Love and marriage
D : All are correct
D
Activity 2 : Read the passage and answer the following
questions.
What are the four key values in the survey ?
Who are much more concerned with physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband, the young Americans or the young Asians ?
What are the Indian students’ attitudes on a partnership of equals ?
Why does the American wife trust her husband to do the right thing ?
Four key values in the survey which is the most important ? why
What is the main finding of the survey ?
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What are the four key values in the survey ?
- They are physical attractiveness: Confiding, partnership of equals; trust built on love
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Who are much more concerned with physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband, the young Americans or the young Asians ?
- The young Americans are such more concerned than the young Indians and the Chinese with physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband
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What are the Indian students’ attitudes on a partnership of equals ?
- The Indian students agree that a woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man.
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Why does the American wife trust her husband to do the right thing ?
- . The American wife trusts her husband to do the right thing because he loves her not because he has to.
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What is the main finding of the survey ?
- The main finding of the survey is that young Asians are not as romantic as their American counterparts
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Four key values in the survey which is the most important ? Why ?
( using Your ideas )
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III. After you read: ( group work )
Discuss the question : what are the different between a traditional Vietnamese family and a modern Vietnamese family ?

- doing the housework
- earning money
- working
IV. Homework
- Learn new words and prepare speaking lesson