Unit 2. Cultural diversity

Dak Glong High School
Presented by Nguyen Dinh Hao
Look at these pictures and answer the fellowing questions.
1. What are these pictures about?
3. Have you ever attended a wedding ceremony?
2. What can you see in these picture?
4. Do you think Americans and Asians have the same opinions about love and marrige?
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
A. READING
UNIT 2
I. before reading
love
Work in pairs. Discuss the question: Which of the following factors is the most important for a happy life? Why?
money
parents’ approval
good health
a good job
a nice house/flat
VOCABULARY
Romantic/ ‘æ / (adj)
He has just given me a beautiful rose. He is really romantic
Contractual/ ‘æ /(adj)
Asians believe in ‘contractual’ marriage
Response/ ‘o /(n)
I knocked on the door but there was no response
Counterpart/ ‘au /(n)
lãng mạn
thỏa thuận
sự phản hồi, sự trả lời
bên tương ứng, đối tác
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
A. READING
UNIT 2
I. before reading
II. While reading
Task 1.
Read the passage and do the tasks that follow
Traditionally, Americans and Asians have very different ideas about love and marriage. Americans believe in ‘romantic’ marriage – a boy and a girl are attracted to each other, fall in love, and decide to marry each other. Asians, on the other hand, believe in contractual marriage – the parents of the bride and the groom decide on the marriage; and love – if it aver develops – is supposed to follow marriage, not precede it.
To show the differences, a survey was conducted among American, Chinese and Indian students to determine their attitudes toward love and marriage. Below is a summary of each group’s responses to the four key values.
Physical attractiveness: The Americans are much more concerned than the Indians and the Chinese with physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband. They also agree that a wife should maintain her beauty and appearance after marriage.
Confiding: Few Asian students agree with the American students’ view that wives and husbands share all thoughts. In fact, a majority of Indians and Chinese think it is better and wiser for a couple not to share certain thoughts. A large number of Indians men agree that it is unwise to confide in their wives.
Partnership of equals: The majority of an Indian students reject the American view that marriage is a partnership of equals. Many Indian students agree that a woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man.
Trust built on love: Significantly, more Asian students than American students agree that a husband is obliged to tell his wife where he has been if he comes home late. The Asians wife can demand a record of her husband’s activities. The American wife, however, trust her husband to do the right thing because he loves her not because he has to.
The comparison of the four values suggests that young Asians are not as romantic as their American counterparts.
II. While reading
Read the passage and do the tasks that follow
Task 1. Explain the meaning of the italicized words/phrases in the following sentences
1. Love is supposed to follow marriage, not preceded it.
2. A survey was made to determine their attitudes toward love and marriage.
3. They agree that it is unwise to confide in their wives.
4. An Indian woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man.
5. A husband is obliged to tell his wife where he has been
precede =
happen or exist before
determine=
confide =
sacrifice =
oblige =
find out
tell someone about something very private or secret
willingly stop having something you want
having a duty to do something
Discuss the following question.
Do American and Asian students have the same opinions about love and marriage?
To know some more about this problem and to answer this question, let’s move to task 2,
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
A. READING
UNIT 2
I. before reading
II. While reading
Task 1.
Task 2.
Task 2. Answer the following questions
You are to read the passage again and answer the questions in the book.
Before reading the passage again, you should skim the five questions and underline the key words
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?
What is the main finding of the survey?
What are the four key values in the survey?
- They are physical attractiveness; confiding; partnership of equals; trust built on love.
2. 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 much more concerned than the young Indians and the Chinese with physical attractiveness when choosing a wife ot a husband.

3. 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
4. Why does the American wife trust her husband to do the right thing?
The American wife trust her husband to do the right thing because he loves her not because he has to.
5. 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

CULTURAL DIVERSITY
A. READING
UNIT 2
I. before reading
II. While reading
Task 1.
Task 2.
III. After reading
Work in groups. Discuss and talk about the differences between a traditional Vietnamese family and a modern Vietnamese family based on the cues bellow.
Number of children
The house they like to have
The head of the family
Who works
Who take care of the house work and children
The income
……
III. After reading
Each modern Vietnamese family often has 1 or 2 children.
…….
Example.
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