UNIT 7: CULTURAL DIVERSITY WRITING: How are we different? WORD SEARCH  Time:  Work in pairs  Find out words about characteristics ANSWERS VOCABULARY RACE (n) /reis/ Chủng tộc Prestige (n) /preˈstiːʒ/ Money is more important than prestige Uy tín to them Individuality (n) / /ˌɪndɪvɪdʒuˈỉləti / Cá tính  individual right : quyền cá nhân Perhaps (adv) /pəˈhỉps/ Có lẽ, Practical ( adj) /ˈprỉktɪkəl/ Tính thực tế VOCABULARY RACE (n) /reis/ Chủng tộc Prestige (n) /preˈstiːʒ/ Money is more important than prestige Uy tín to them Individuality (n) / /ˌɪndɪvɪdʒuˈỉləti / Cá tính  individual right : quyền cá nhân Perhaps (adv) /pəˈhæps/ Practical ( adj) /ˈprỉktɪkəl/ Có lẽ, Tính thực tế • Skimming When you want to read something quickly to get a general idea How to do: • Scanning When you want to read something quickly to find a specific piece of information How to do: Task 1: The following jumbled-up paragraphs are from a text about typical American characteristics Put them in order to make a meaningful text b d f c e a The typical American characteristics b America is a large country with people from different backgrounds and races so it is difficult to talk about the typical American However, it is believed that there are some characteristics shared by most Americans d Perhaps the most important of these is individuality and individual rights This characteristic originates in the days of the founding fathers, who were very strong individuals Americans value and freedom and not like to be dependent on other people f The second characteristic is that Americans are practical They place great value on doing things for themselves They also avoid taking jobs which beyond their ability c Another typical American feature is the importance they place on money and the things it can buy In fact, money is more important than prestige to them e Finally, in most American families, parents have less influence on their children than parents in other parts of the world Children can choose their own partners, even if their parents object to their choice a In short, these features are believed to be part of the American character, but like many other things in modern society, they may change over time Task 2: Read the text again and complete the outline for it There are some characteristics shared by most Americans Individuality and individual rights Americans value freedom and not like to be dependent on other people Practical They place great value on doing things for themselves Important about money Money is more important than prestige to them Parents have less influence on children Children can choose their own partners, even if their parents object to their choice These features are believed to be part of the American character The outline of an essay • • • • Introduction : introduce the topic by 1-2 sentences ( the typical characteristics) • • • • • • • • • Body: support the main idea • • • Conclusion: summary the main idea Cues : It is believed that there are some + Nouns … Most Nouns + have some of the following characteristics Characteristic + evidence Characteristic + evidence Characteristic 3+ evidence Cues: First of all/ secondly/ thirdly, S + V Moreover: thêm vào Furthermore: xa Another + N + tobe … …khác … Cues: In conclusion/ to sum up/ in short, these features are believed to be part of …… Task 3: Work in groups Think of three typical characteristics of the Vietnamese people and examples to support each of them • BRAINSTORMING Solidarity: help each other in difficult situations and poverty Love to learn new knowledge: understand The typical Vietnamese quickly and create what characteristics they learnt Patriotism: be willing to protect the country when it has difficulties No punctuality: be often late in the meetings WRITING • • • Time: 10 Work in groups and write a short essay into the paper write a short text which includes introduction, a typical characteristic + evidence and conclusion, using the outline in and • show your essay on the board brainstorming • Introduction : introduce the topic by 1-2 sentences ( the typical characteristics) • • • Cues : • • • • • • • • • Body: support the main idea • • • It is believed that there are some + Nouns … Most Nouns + have some of the following characteristics Solidarity: help each other in difficult situations and poverty Characteristic + evidence Characteristic + evidence Characteristic 3+ evidence Cues: First of all/ secondly/ thirdly, S + V Moreover: thêm vào Furthermore: xa Another + N + tobe … …khác … Conclusion: summary the main idea Cues: No Love to learn new knowledge: The typical Vietnamese characteristics punctuali ty: be understand quickly and create what often late they learnt in the meetings In conclusion/ to sum up/ in short, these features are believed to be part of …… Patriotism: be willing to protect the country when it has difficulties Discussion • • Work in groups in Compare the typical characteristics between American and Vietnamese HOMEWORK Write again task into their notebook Prepare the new lesson: communication and culture about the topic ... protect the country when it has difficulties No punctuality: be often late in the meetings WRITING • • • Time: 10 Work in groups and write a short essay into the paper write a short text which includes... characteristics between American and Vietnamese HOMEWORK Write again task into their notebook Prepare the new lesson: communication and culture about the topic