ATIVIDADE 2
Read the text below and complete the
blanks:
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difference impolite interesting culture insult |
A few years ago, a Japanese student
and I were tutoring and shared an _____________ cultural experience with me.
She had attended a dinner at an American friend's home. While she was still
preparing the dishes, some of the other friends began to eat. The problem was,
in her culture it's_____________to begin eating if your host hasn't started, so
she sat there waiting patiently for him. However, this made the host think that
she didn't like the food that he made.
This is the ____________ between
cultures. If we don’t understand, then we could possibly _____________ people,
even when we’re not trying to be rude. Although we're just learning English,
it's also important to understand culture because culture and language are very
much intertwined. To learn a language better, we must become part of
the______________too.
3. According to the text, language
and culture are:
A) Completely separate things
B) Not necessary to learn together
C) Closely connected
D) Hard to understand
4. In the context of the story, why
did the Japanese student wait patiently
before eating?
A) She wasn’t hungry.
B) She didn’t like the food.
C) Her culture values waiting for the host to begin eating.
D) She didn’t know what to do.
5. Which statement best explains the
message of the passage?
A) Language is more important than culture.
B) You should always eat when food is
served.
C) Misunderstandings only happen to
foreigners.
D) Understanding culture is important
when learning a language.
6. Write T (True) or F (False) for
each statement:
( ) In the story, the host was offended
intentionally by the student.
( ) The passage
suggests that learning a language includes understanding its cultural context.
( ) Cultural
misunderstandings only happen when people speak different languages.
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