Read the text once again and answer the questions

Match the words and word combinations from the texts with their definitions. Use these words in the sentences of your own.

Match the words from two columns to make collocations. Try to reproduce the sentences from the text. Translate into Russian

Match the English word combinations with their Russian equivalents.

1) shared set of assumptions	a) образец скромности
2) meaning and perception	b) образ мышления
3) cultural adjustment	c) восприятие себя
4) reflection of the culture	d) понятие красоты
5) gestures	e) определённый набор обязательств
6) notion of modesty	f) понимание и восприятие
7) style of dress	g) культурная адаптация, приспособляемость
8) way of thinking.	h) стиль в одежде
9) concept of self	i) жесты
10) concept of beauty	j) отражение культуры

3. Scan the text. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following words: выражение лица, видимый, воображаемый, ограниченность(с предрассудками), высмеивать, уважительное общение с людьми, влияние поведения, знание, быть восприимчивым к культурным различиям, сталкиваться с, образ мышления, быть ограниченным, религиозные различия, природа дружеских взаимоотношений, жесты, проявления скромности, отражение культуры, культурная ассимиляция, понимание и восприятие.

1. be confronted with	a)differences
2. shared set of	b) different behaviors
3.to make aware and more sensitive to	c) wright and wrong
4. to influence on	d) assumptions
5.to be regarded as	e) behavior or way of thinking.
6. beliefs	f)natural world
7.nature of	g) the end of your life
8.understanding of	h) education, travels, etc.
9. acquire new behaviors	i)friendship
10. people learn new behavior or new ways to perform thanks to	h) and values

1) Observation/Instruction	a) you know how to behave but you still need practice.
2) Spontaneous Manifestation	b) now you try to have the same behavior
3) Reinforcement	c) you become aware of a particular behavior but have not yet tried to do it yourself.
4) Internalization	d) you no more need to pay attention to your behavior, it comes naturally
5) Imitation	e) people help you by correcting you or showing you

1) What is culture according to Gary Wederspahn definition? Do you agree with it? If not say why?

2) What is “understanding foreign culture”?

3 What is being narrow-minded according to the text and what do you think of it personally?

4) Can people predict and expect their behavior?

5) Why culture is often compared to an ice-berg?

6) Give some examples of cultural behavior.

7) What are the main steps of culture analysis?

8) What makes you aware and more sensitive to differences?

9) How should the culture be treated?

Grammar practice

1. An adjective is a part of speech, which modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies. In the following examples, the highlighted words are adjectives:

Some people can be regarded as right and wrong in different societies.

Mr. Smith demonstrated rather irritating manners.

Understanding culture is also a real challenge for international businesses.

The colors of the picture are dark and dank.

You become aware of a particular behavior but have not yet tried to do it yourself?

Cultural conditioning is present in every culture, but the specific behaviors that people have, the precise content of their conditioning, is different from group to group.

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