LEARNING TO LISTEN
CONTENTS
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#1 TEST. What you already know
#2 CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Preparation. Vocabulary
- What associations do you get when you hear the words 'culture' and 'cross-cultural communication'?
Task 1. Stages of cultural adjustment
Read the article about four stages of cultural adjustment.
Now watch the fragments from a 'Friends' episode and decide what stages Joye is experiencing in London, do not forget to explain your point of view:
- Do you think it is easy to move to another country with a different culture? Why?
Read the article about four stages of cultural adjustment.
Now watch the fragments from a 'Friends' episode and decide what stages Joye is experiencing in London, do not forget to explain your point of view:
Task 2. Cross-cultural communication video
Watch the video to find out more about cross-cultural communication, then complete a test on it
- What is cross-cultural communication?
- What should one do to be a great cross-cultural communicator?
Watch the video to find out more about cross-cultural communication, then complete a test on it
Homework
Do a video test (if you have a VPN service) or just watch the video to find out 5 international students' stories of overcoming culture shock and name everything which helped them deal with it.
Do a video test (if you have a VPN service) or just watch the video to find out 5 international students' stories of overcoming culture shock and name everything which helped them deal with it.
#3 FAMILY LIFE
Task 1. Vocabulary
Revise the words and answer the questions below:
Complete a crossword to revise the main family members and the use of possessive nouns
Tell about your family using the words from the mind map.
Revise the words and answer the questions below:
- What family types do you remember?
- What family members are there in such family types?
Complete a crossword to revise the main family members and the use of possessive nouns
Tell about your family using the words from the mind map.
Task 2. Video task
Think about marriage as an institution and as a tradition.
What is your attitude to marriage in general?
Think about marriage as an institution and as a tradition.
What is your attitude to marriage in general?
The History of Marriage
Find out what historical types of marriage took place in various eras and what they all have in common
Watch the video for the first time and say if the following sentences are true or false:
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- There were a lot of types of marriages throughout history.
- Marriage traditions in ancient and old times are very similar to the modern ones.
- There were always only two people in marriage.
- Polygamy was characteristic not only for men, but also for women.
- The only purpose of marriage, historically, was money and power.
The correct answer is...
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If you got it right, good for you!
Have you made a mistake? That's okay. Our mistakes are our best teachers.
Have you made a mistake? That's okay. Our mistakes are our best teachers.
Watch the video for the second time and explain the following words and phrases
Then learn the vocabulary in
_______________________CARDS
Then learn the vocabulary in
_______________________CARDS
- rights and responsibilities
- a rightful heir
- to be born to somebody
- to conduct
- a crucial matter
- reproduction
- to be at stake
- enlightenment
Task 3. Song
Answer the questions below:
________ - What are dysfunctional families?
________ - What problems may there be in a family?
________ - How could we solve or prevent them?
Listen to the song called "hope ur ok" by Olivia Rodrigo and then analyze what family problems she has mentioned in the lyrics
Answer the questions below:
________ - What are dysfunctional families?
________ - What problems may there be in a family?
________ - How could we solve or prevent them?
Listen to the song called "hope ur ok" by Olivia Rodrigo and then analyze what family problems she has mentioned in the lyrics
Homework
Watch the video and read the article about generation gap. Then make a summary combining what you have learned from both sources mentioning:
Watch the video and read the article about generation gap. Then make a summary combining what you have learned from both sources mentioning:
- what a generation gap is;
- what causes and consequences it has;
- tips for parents and children to bridge a generation gap
#4 TEST. What you have learnt