Module 2
Unit 2
Lesson 1
Student’s Book pages 20-21
Customs and traditions
Before you begin
1 What is the polite way to greet people in your country? Do you think this is the same or different from other countries?
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2 DW Read the words in the box. Which words are connected to eating or having a meal? Check the meaning of any words you don’t know in the Activity Book glossary or in a dictionary.
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bowl chopsticks doorbell host hostess impolite invitation noodles offend shake tap |
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shake, bowl, chopsticks, noodles, host, hostess
3 Read and listen to some customs and traditions in different countries. Which customs and traditions are similar to those in your own country?
Customs and traditions across the world
Every society and culture has its own customs and traditions. When you travel to another country, you should make sure that you know these unwritten ‘rules’ so that you don’t offend anyone.
If someone gives you a present in India, you mustn’t open it in front of the person who has given it to you. You must open it in private.
In many countries around the world, you have to take off your shoes before entering someone’s home.
In Jordan, if you are drinking black coffee with your host, you should show that you have had enough coffee by shaking your cup from side to side. If you would like more coffee, you simply hold out your cup.
In the countryside in Brazil, many homes haven’t got doorbells. So when you visit someone, you must stand outside and clap Customs and traditions across the world your hands. If nobody comes to open the door, you can knock, but you can’t go inside until it is opened. If you are waiting to shake the hand of the Queen of England, you have to wait until she puts out her hand first.
Accepting invitations can be very confusing. If you are invited to a dinner party which starts at seven o’clock, what time should you arrive? In Turkey, you should arrive exactly on time. In Argentina, you should arrive up to an hour late as arriving on time is considered impolite!
In Asia, it’s considered rude to tap your chopsticks against your bowl. You shouldn’t point to someone while holding chopsticks, either.
Even if you’re very hungry and you’re eating a meal in China, you mustn’t finish your food. It’s considered rude because it suggests that you are very hungry and that you haven’t had enough to eat.
You are allowed to eat noodles noisily in Japan – it shows your host or hostess that you are enjoying your meal!
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Comprehension
4 Read and listen to the text again and continue the following sentences.
1 If someone gives you a present in India, you must …
2 In Jordan, you should …
3 In the countryside in Brazil, you can’t …
4 To shake the hand of the Queen of England, you have to …
5 If you are invited to a party in Argentina, you mustn’t …
6 In Asia, you shouldn’t …
7 In Japan, you can …
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1 ... open it in private.
2 ... shake your cup from side to side to show that you have had enough coffee.
3 ... go inside a house until the door is opened.
4 ... wait until she puts out her hand first.
5 ... arrive on time.
6 ... point to someone with your chopsticks.
7 ... eat noodles noisily.
Speaking
5 Work in pairs. Compare the sentences in exercise 4 with the customs in your country. Are they the same or different?
If someone gives us a present, we don’t have to open it in private. We can open it in front of them.
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Unit 2
Lesson 1
Activity Book page 15
Customs and traditions
Vocabulary
1 Complete the following questions about daily customs and traditions in Jordan using words from the box below. Then answer the questions. One word is not needed.
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Impolite bowl shake doorbell offend host |
Daily customs and traditions in Jordan
1 Do you…….. hands when you want to greet each other?
2 Do you enter a……………… ’s house with your shoes on?
3 Is it…………….. to arrive on time to a dinner party?
4 Do you…………… people if you eat noisily?
5 If someone doesn’t have a……………………. , do you enter their house without knocking?
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1 shake
2 host
3 impolite
4 offend
5 doorbell