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Chapter 12
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1. Preparing to Listen 5. The author told her daughter that in Japan .

You are going to listen to an interview with a. she should remove her shoes when entering a
an author. Before you listen, think about the home
following question. b. she should play nicely with other children
c. she should not sleep on the floor
What advice would you give to parents who are
6. The author took her daughter to a Japanese home
moving to another country with small children?
to .
a. have lunch
2. Listening for Main Ideas b. learn about Japanese culture
Read questions 1 and 2. Listen to the c. play with a classmate
interview. Then choose the correct answer 7. Which culture teaches that the floor is dirty?
for each question. a. Japanese
1. Rachel Asher believes . b. American
a. her experiences raising a child overseas can c. both a. and b.
help other parents in the same situation 8. How did the author’s daughter feel about
b. the experiences of other parents have helped removing her shoes before entering a Japanese
her to successfully raise her children overseas home?
c. the experiences of foreign parents she met a. confused
overseas have helped her to be a better mother b. happy
2. Asher’s main point is that children may have c. angry
difficulty . 9. Why did the author’s daughter think that
a. adjusting to cultural differences Makiko’s family was dirty?
b. remembering to take their shoes off a. because they sleep on the floor
c. playing with other children b. because they do not wear shoes
c. because they do not sweep the floor
3. Listening for More Detail 10. How did Makiko’s grandmother react to Susan?
Read questions 3—11. Then listen to the a. She told her to leave.
interview again and choose the correct b. She listened to her.
answer for each question. c. She explained Japanese culture to her.

3. Rachel Asher worked . 11. What does the author believe children need
a. for a Japanese company in order to deal successfully with cultural
b. overseas differences?
c. with children a. They need to learn about cultural differences
through trial and error.
4. The author and her husband .
b. They need to have a tutor from another
a. lived in Tokyo
culture come speak to them.
b. are Japanese
c. They need to learn about the thinking that is
c. had trouble learning Japanese customs
behind a custom.

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