Unit 2. Cultural diversity

Discussion: Work in groups and answer these questions.

1. What do you know about the age of marriage
in Vietnam?
2. What is attitude of Vietnamese people about
marriage?
3. In your opinion, what are the most important
factors in marriage (LOVE, MONEY, A
GOOD JOB, GOOD HEALTH, A NICE
HOUSE/FLAT, PARENTS’ APPROVAL)? (in
Vietnam and American)


Vocabulary:
- cultural (adj):

thuộc về văn hóa

sự đa dạng
- diversity (n):
- be concerned(v): quan tâm
sự tin cậy
- trust (n):
cô dâu
chú rể
- survey (n):
cuộc điều tra
- conduct (v):
tiến hành

- counterpart (n): đối tác
duy trì, giữ
- maintain (v):
- bride (n)
- groom (n):

What do you call
her/him?


MATCHING
- cultural (adj):

quan tâm

- diversity (n):

thuộc về văn hóa

- be concerned(v):

sự đa dạng

- trust (n):

cô dâu
sự tin cậy

- groom (n):
- bride (n)

- survey (n):
- conduct (v):
- counterpart (n):
- maintain (v):

tiến hành
chú rể
duy trì, giữ
cuộc điều tra
đối tác


Task 1. Explain the meaning of the italicized words/
phrases in the following sentences

1. Love is supposed to follow marriage, not
precede 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.


1. precede:

happen or exist before

2. determine: find out
3. confide in: tell someone about something
very important or secret
4. sacrifice: willingly stop having something
you want
5. obliged:
having a duty to do something


Task 2. 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 Indians 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?



Discuss the question:
What are the differences between a
traditional Vietnamese family and a
modern Vietnamese family?
 Generation
 Responsibility

 Rules
 The role of woman and man


• Prepare Speaking lesson



1. 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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You’ve just lost
half of your
points!

You are unlucky!


20

Lucky
number!


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 or a husband.


3. What are the Indians students’ attitudes
on a partnership of equals?
→ The Indians students agree that a woman has
to sacrifice more in marriage than a man.


4. 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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2

Lucky
number!


5. What is the main finding of the survey?

→ The main finding if the survey is that young
Asians are not as romantic as American
counterparts.