... you think about a topic.
ã Try to give interesting responses to the examiners prompts.
ã Show your ability to express abstract ideas and support your
opinions.
ã Demonstrate a willingness to give ... tips for speaking
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Make sure you have a copy of the Howto prepare for IELTS – FAQs booklet in
addition to this booklet.
WWW.RUMENASIA.ORG/VIETNAM
Howto prepare for IELTS – Speaking
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Part ... (4-5 minutes)
The examiner will invite you to participate in a discussion of more
abstract issues linked to the topic of Part 2.
You could for example be asked to talk about people’s eating habits,
diets,...
...
contents
FINAL NOTES
Careful pre-teaching better understanding
Understand the text first, answer questions later
Being able to relate to the reading contents
students more interested
Answering ... they can
find the answers in the reading.
AFTER-YOU-READ
Adapt tasks
Life in the future: robots travel/
work
Higher education: Talking about
subjects Summarize the reading
contents
... the units: Teach Task 1 (vocabulary) before
reading
Motivate students to read
Give them a focus of reading: Read and locate the
words (key vocab.)
Make them curious by asking questions...
... banking. While many prominent Filipinos have Chinese ances-
try, there is considerable hostility toward the Chinese dominance of
business.
Arab traders introduced Islam to the Philippines in ... Filipinos do not arrange themselves in neat lines.
Instead, they form a pushing, shoving crowd, with each person
out for him- or herself. e only times that Filipinos have queued
in neat lines ... impolite to point at anyone with the forenger. Malays use a
forenger only to point at animals. Even pointing with two n-
gers is impolite among many Indians. When you must indicate
something...
... business partners to dinner, but not to a
luncheon. Expect to be invited to dinners and parties at the home
of your Filipino partner (unless he or she is Chinese; Chinese
rarely entertain ... popular in the Philippines at both lunch and din-
ner. If you are hosting a luncheon, be sure to provide a dessert.
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Social events oen end with dancing and singing. Expect to be
invited to sing.
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Despite ... Never decline an invitation to a social event.
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When you interrupt Filipinos during a meal, they are obliged to
ask you to join in. is is a formality; just thank them and decline,
saying that...
... Philippines,
that nger is pointed at the person or thing being insulted.
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Since pointing can easily be taken for an insulting gesture, Filipinos
rarely indicate objects or directions by pointing ...
traditions were suppressed, and Singapore was turned into a true
meritocracy.
Cultural Note
Foreigners are honored in the Philippines by being invited to family events: weddings,
anniversaries, baptisms, ... these stringent laws will ease
in the future, but to date, they are unfailingly enforced.
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WHAT’S YOUR CULTURAL IQ?
1.
Which of the following is true about driving in Singapore?
a. Singapore...
... generally in the morning.
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Always be on time for all business appointments. Making a Singa-
porean executive wait is insulting and impolite.
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Try to schedule appointments at least two weeks in advance. ... yours).
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Unwavering civility is the single most important attribute for suc-
cessful relationships in Singapore. However, diplomacy in no way
hinders the determination of Singaporean businesspeople to get ... not print
invitations on paper of these colors. Red or pink paper is a good
choice for invitations.
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Generally, spouses may be invited to dinners but not to lunch.
However, no business will...
...
missionaries. Instead, a Korean scholar studying in Beijing was
baptized a Catholic in 1777. It was this scholar, on his return, who
introduced Catholicism to Korea. Protestantism gained a foothold in ...
and Process Information
In South Korea, one nds a culture that is closed to many foreign
in uences. Its basic education teaches one to think associatively and
subjectively. In all situations, ... Busi-
ness dinners are common.
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Korean businesspeople vacation from mid-July to mid-August;
avoid trying to schedule appointments at this time of year. Other
bad times include early October, a...
... companies.
Information that should be proprietorial tends to leak during these drinking sessions. Volvo is
not the only foreign firm to have had problems in this arena.
Business Entertaining
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e ... have
a mutual contact. Try to obtain a personal introduction.
and leaving them sticking out of rice is in bad taste, because this is
how oerings are made to ancestors.
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Pass food with your ... down. Beckoning a person by mov-
ing a single nger toward you is very rude.
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Cover your mouth when yawning or using a toothpick. It is not
necessary to cover your mouth when laughing, as many...
... purity was historically a main reason for segregating interaction between castes.
The Sri Lankan View
When Buddhism went into decline in India, Sri Lanka emerged as
a Buddhist stronghold in southern ... status to the Tamil language. But the militant
troops backed out on their agreement to surrender to the Indian
peacekeeping force. e ghting continued, and Indian troops
remained in northern ... deadlocked. India became involved by
sending peacekeeping troops to help resolve the crisis. An accord
was signed that made concessions to some of the militants’ demands,
including giving ocial...