DIFFERENT PLACES

DIFFERENT WORLDS
 OBJECTIVE

Describe customs and expectations

belonging to different cultural contexts.
 CUSTOM:
Something that is a common practice.
It is related to cultural celebrations,
holidays and behaviors based on social
or religious precepts.
In many countries, it’s the custom to celebrate
the arrival of the new year with fireworks.
EXPECTATION:
What others expect from people who
are native of a place or from people
who visit a place in order to not break
any social rule or convention.
If you have a date with someone,
you are expected to arrive on time.
 A/THE
IS
CUSTOM
IT
ISN’T
ADJECTIVE
+ INFINITIVE

YOU ARE SUPPOSED

S AREN´T
EXPECTED
“You are supposed to bow” “It’s not customary to shake hands”
It is the custom to bow. It is not a custom to shake hands.
“You are expected to take off your shoes at the door”

“You aren’t supposed to wear shoes inside the house”

“It’s common to eat while sitting on the floor”

“You are supposed to eat with chopsticks”

“It’s unacceptable to pass the food with chopsticks”
“It’s okay to drink from the bowl”
 THE SECOND PERSON ‘YOU’
IS IMPERSONAL.

IT IS USED TO TALK IN GENERAL.

IT IS A GENERIC SUBJECT.
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In other countries…
Describe the custom or expectation for each country,
using the new gramar.

custom

supposed/
expected

common

Example: In Brazil, it’s the custom to kiss friends three or four times on the cheeks as a greeting.
 In other countries…
In Denmark, it’s the custom to arrive on time for most occasions.
In Denmark, it’s not the custom to arrive late for most occasions.

In Egypt, it’s the custom to allow their hosts to treat them to meals in restaurants.

In France, you are not expected to tip servers in restaurants because the service
is included in the price of the meal.

In Japan, people are supposed to bow when they see or meet someone they know.

In New Zealand, you are supposed to pay for your own meal.

In Spain, it’s common to arrive late for most appointments.

It’s not common to arrive on time.
In the United States, it’s common to leave a tip of 15-20 percent in restaurants.
 IN SENTENCES WITH ‘IT’ AS A SUBJECT,
TO REFER TO A SPECIFIC POPULATION:
FOR + POPULATION
BEFORE THE INFINITIVE.

* In some countries at Halloween, it’s a custom for children to ask for sweets.
* In some Eastern countries, it is the custom for women to cover their faces
in public.
 was traveling in after eating and talking the whole body I was growing up I lived in

they drink soup uncomfortable people eat At first When I lived in Spain
wasn’t acceptable to Women put something
One thing that to worry about you’re expected to
really secure
until ten for a while
all the time
their head
It bothered me
surprised
Listening practice
they’re really enjoying

I lived in
CARLA: 1. ____________Saudi for a while
Arabia 2. _____________. Women put something over 4. _______________
3. _____________________ their head and wear clothing
the whole body
that covers 5. _________________. At first
6. ______________, uncomfortable
I felt 7. _________________ and found it a real nuisance, but after a while,
really secure
I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel 8. _________________, to worry about
and you also don’t have 9. _________________ what to
all the time
wear 10. _________________.

NATE: 11. When I lived in Spain

_____________________, surprised
I was 12. ____________at people eat
how late in the evening 13. ____________. When you’re invited to
dinner, 14. ___________________ until ten
you’re expected to come around nine o’clock, and you usually don’t start dinner 15. _____________. And people stay
really late, sometimes until two in the morning or even later. I found that difficult.
after eating and talking
How do you get up and go to work the next day 16. __________________________ until three in the morning?

One thing that I had to get used to when I 18. _________________

SHAUNA: 17. ________________ was traveling in South Korea was the way people make noise
they drink soup
when 19. _________________. they’re really enjoying their food so they make a
I think it’s because they want to show that 20. ______________________
It bothered me
slurping noise. 21. _________________ I was growing up it 23.
at first, but then I got used to it. I guess it’s because when 22. _________________,
wasn’t acceptable to make noise at the dinner table.
_____________________
ONLINE PRACTICE ANSWERS
 Only in Ecuador…
When you go to a funeral,
you are expected to wear
dark clothes.
When you go to a funeral,
you are not supposed to wear
colorful clothes.
expected / supposed

custom acceptable
In the Holy Week,
it’s the custom On New Year’s Eve,
to prepare it’s acceptable for men to dress
a special dish as women.
called ‘fanesca’.