Unit 2 Cultural diversity Reading

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Dak Glong High School Presented by Nguyen Dinh Hao.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> Look at these pictures and answer the fellowing questions..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> 1. What are these pictures about? 2. What can you see in these picture? 3. Have you ever attended a wedding ceremony? 4. Do you think Americans and Asians have the same opinions about love and marrige?.

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> UNIT 2. CULTURAL DIVERSITY A. READING. I. before reading. Work in pairs. Discuss the question: Which of the following factors is the most important for a happy life? Why? love. money. a nice house/flat a good job. parents’ approval good health.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> VOCABULARY Romantic/ ‘æ / (adj) lãng mạn He has just given me a beautiful rose. He is really romantic. Contractual/ ‘æ /(adj). thỏa thuận. Asians believe in ‘contractual’ marriage. Response/ ‘o /(n) sự phản hồi, sự trả lời I knocked on the door but there was no response. Counterpart/ ‘au /(n) bên tương ứng, đối tác.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> UNIT 2. CULTURAL DIVERSITY A. READING. I. before reading. II. While reading. Task 1. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> 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..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> 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..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> 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..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(11)</span> The comparison of the four values suggests that young Asians are not as romantic as their American counterparts..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(12)</span> 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..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(13)</span> 5. A husband is obliged to tell his wife where he has been precede = happen or exist before determine= find out confide =tell someone about something very private or secret. sacrifice = willingly stop having something you want oblige = having a duty to do something.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(14)</span> 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,.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(15)</span> UNIT 2. CULTURAL DIVERSITY A. READING. I. before reading. II. While reading.  Task 1. Task 2..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(16)</span> 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.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(17)</span> 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?.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(18)</span> 1. 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..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(19)</span> 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..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(20)</span> 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.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(21)</span> UNIT 2. CULTURAL DIVERSITY A. READING. I. before reading. II. While reading. Task 1. Task 2. III. After reading.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(22)</span> 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 - …….

<span class='text_page_counter'>(23)</span> Example.. Each modern Vietnamese family often has 1 or 2 children. …….. THE END.

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