Unit 2. Cultural diversity

Unit 2: Cultural diversity
Lesson 1: READING
I. WARM UP
Have you ever attended a wedding ?
Do you think Americans and Asians have the same
ideas about love and marriage?
Which of the following factors is the most important
for a happy life? Why?
love
money
parents’ approval
good health
a good job
a nice house/flat
II. BEFORE YOU READ.
Choose a,b or c that has the same meaning with the italicized one.
Love is supposed to follow marriage, not preceded it.
a. happen(exist) before b. made c. told
2. A survey was made to determine their attitudes toward love and marriage.
a. get b. help c. find out
3. I often confide in my mother when I have a trouble.
a. be angry b. talk(tell) secret with c. keep silent
4. In the war many soldiers can sacrifice in the battle
a. give up sth voluntarily b. survive c. exist
5. His parents oblige him to do the household chores.
a. force b. let c. help
VOCABULARY:
- precede (v)
- determine (v)
- confide (v)
- sacrifice (v)
- oblige (v)
- value (n)
- reject (v)
counterpart (n)
response (n)
- contractual (adj)

III. WHILE YOU READ.
- Skim the questions and underline the key words.
TASK 2 (P22):
- Read the passage in 7 minutes
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 thing?
5. What is the main finding of the survey?
four key values: physical attractiveness; confiding;
partnership of equals; trust built on love.
The young Americans are
a woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than
a man
because he loves her not because he has to.
young Asians are not as romantic as their American counterparts

Suggested answers:
- Read again the passage and answer the 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 thing?
5. What is the main finding of the survey?
Work in groups. Discuss the differences between a traditional Vietnamese family and a modern Vietnamese family based on the cues bellow.
- number of children
- the house they live in
- the head of the family
- who works
- who takes care of children and do the housework
- the income
……
IV. AFTER YOU READ.
V. HOMEWORK.
- Retell the ideas about love and marriage
between Americans and Asians