What is culture?

By the end of this session you will have developed your English speaking, listening and reading through
discussing the topic What is Culture? You will,
(A) Discuss what you understand by Culture
(B) Study about UK Heritage
(C) Discuss a figure from history

(A) What is Culture?

1. Choose the four factors below which you think are the most important in creating a culture?

Climate Language Ideas and beliefs Cuisine Arts

Geography Historical events Ceremonies Social customs Religion

and festivals and traditions

2. Have you ever been abroad? Talk about it.

3. What do you miss most about your country or culture when you go abroad?
4. Are cultures becoming more alike? Why? Is this a good or bad thing?

(B) Heritage

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5. Look at the word cloud - work with a partner and sort the words into these categories

Reading
6. Student A: Read Sheet 1 and complete the task.
Student B: Read Sheet 2 and complete the task

Vocabulary
7. Use your texts to help you match the words to their definitions to solve your puzzle. When you have
completed the puzzle, the shape you will have will look like this:

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Speaking
8. As a group you have to choose one place to visit. Discuss the places you would most like to visit, try to
convince the rest of your group to agree with you. Remember to explain why you prefer a particular
place.

(C) Figure from history

9. What is your favourite period of history? Why?
10. Is it useful to study history? Why? Why not?
11. What does this children’s rhyme refer to?
Divorced beheaded died
Divorced beheaded survived
12. What do you know about this man? Write down your ideas in 2 minutes

13. Read the text on Henry the Eighth and underline the ideas that you mentioned

Speaking
14. Describe who you are from The Wives
15. Play ‘Meeting in Heaven’.