CULTURAL CHANGES LISTENIG ACTIVITY

Part I:

1. According to the passage, which country has experienced accelerated cultural

change in the last decade?

 China

2. In the passage It is implied that…

 People spend far too much time on the Internet

3. In the context of the passage the word discrimination' could be replaced with:

 Prejudice

4. In the passage It can be inferred that…

 To some extent Canada's immigration policy has been successful

5. What is the main theme of the passage from minute 2:02 to 3:02?

 Intercultural contact and change

6. What would be a good title for this passage?

 Theories of Cultural Change

7. What could you predict as the main idea of the next subtopic in the passage?

 Other possible reasons for cultural change

 Part III

For many it is difficult to face cultural changes or other cultures different from yours,
with which you grew up and were raised. It is a mixture of feelings of confusion and
nervousness that a person may have after leaving a familiar culture to live in a new and
different one. We may feel sad, anxious, frustrated, and want to go home. These
changes have affected in many ways, but the main ones I think are, the language, jokes,
food, music. The adaptation is done at our own pace. All people go through changes in
their life, and it may seem that you go through more than the average person. However,
as long as you hold on to what is important to you and find a good mix between the new
and the old, you will be fine.
 Part II:

In some of them, it
CULTURAL happens faster than
All cultures change others.
CHANGES

The cultural changes Some of these changes can

have been studied have negative effects.
over time for some
people, who try to
understand them.

These cultural changes are

related to many aspects, for
example; technology and
medicine.

In some countries these cultural

changes are changing the way of
people life in some countries,
since they are adapting foreign
traditions, which is a very
important aspect in the different
cultures.

Some countries want to resist

sudden cultural changes, although
there are others who see this as a
great opportunity for interaction, as
in the case of Canada, where a
policy of multiculturalism was
implemented.