CULTURE, COLOMBIA

AND THE WORLD,

CULTURAL HABITS
ILEX 6th
Camilo Betancur
 For you, what is culture?
Take a minute to think what is culture for you, how can you define it and how do you see being part of one.
GO TO THE SCHOOLOGY FORUM AND PARTICIPATE POSTING ONE IMAGE REPRESENTING
CULTURE AND GIVE YOUR DEFINITION.
 Simple present Simple past Present Continuous

Let’s read some academic definitions of

CULTURE

01
Kluckkohn(1951) in Lebrón (2013)
Culture consists in patterns ways of thinking,
feeling, and reacting, that are acquired and
transmitted by symbols, constituting the
distinctive achievements of human groups,
including their embodiments in artifacts: the
essential heart of culture consists traditional
(i.e. historically derived and selected) ideas
and specially their attached values.
02
Lee (2006)
Culture refers to society and its way of
life. It is defined
as a set of values and beliefs, or a
cluster of learned behaviors that we
share with others in a particular
society, giving us a sense of
belongingness and identity
 Simple present
Let’s read some academic definitions of
CULTURE
03
Ting-Toomey (1999)
Culture is a complex frame of reference
that consists of patterns of traditions,
beliefs, values, norms, symbols, and
meanings that are shared to varying
degrees by interacting members of a
community.
Simple past Present Continuous
04
Khols (1996)
Culture is an integrated system of
learned behavior patterns that are
characteristic of any society.
Culture refers to the way of life of
particular groups of people. It
includes everything that a group
of people thinks, says, does, and
makes.
Simple present Simple past Present Continuous

DID YOU FIND ANY

PATTERNS?
What was common to all
definitions?
...

Was it similar to what you

responded in the forum?
If you search “Colombian Culture” on Google
images, this is what pops up.

How can you describe

Colombian Culture?
 Simple present Present Continuous

CULTURAL HABITS
The world is constantly changing and evolving, but
cultural traditions are kept over time in some societies.

Colombians are always doing things that are very

particular of our culture like kissing women to begin a
social interaction (before COVID).

Cultural habits are practices that everyone within a

community accepts as normal or necessary to continue
with the cultural interaction.

Si en la zona central de Colombia entras a una casa de

último y no cierras la puerta “entraste a caballo” y eres
un grosero.
Let’s check some other cultural habits around the world.
02
Session.
Welcome!
Cultural habits, Colombia
and the world
Let’s activate a little with a Kahoot.

The 3 winners earn some Extra points in the reading

comprehension results.
10%
Let’s talk about
Cultural Habit
Breakdowns

What happens when a person does

not abide by the rules of cultural
habits?
 CULTURAL HABITS

TIPPING OPENING GIFTS NOSE-BLOWING

USA and Europe Asian Countries Asian Countries

 CULTURAL HABITS

SHOWERING SHOES INDOORS POINTING

Asian Countries and Colombia and
Brazil
USA Thailand
 CULTURAL HABITS

SQUILLO GOODBYES NAPPING

Spain and Latin
Italy Spain and Argentina
America
BEING DIRECT- GERMANY
What is wrong with this sentences?
2. When and where
WERE you born?

3. DO you live in a
house or a flat?

4. Why ARE you

studying English?

5. Which foreign
countries have you been
TO?
6. What DID you do
yesterday evening?

7. What are you going

TO do after this lesson?
 WHERE ARE WE IN THE LEARNING
PROCESS?

WE TALK ABOUT
Courses 1-2 THE WORLD IN
PRESENT SIMPLE
AND PROGRESSIVE
WE INCLUDE THE
PERFECT TENSES WE INCLUDE THE
Course 5 Courses 3-4 PAST SIMPLE
TO GIVE
INFORMATION AND
ABOUT ACTIONS PROGRESSIVE
STILL OCCURRING

INTEGRATION
Course 6
Let’s make a
short revision
Cultural habits ARE activities done by
people of a particular culture.
We use the present simple to talk about FACTS, HABITS,
THINGS THAT ARE ROUTINE

- The verb BE has three forms AM - IS - ARE

- If the subject is a third person singular, we include
an -S to the end of the verb.

Let’s see some examples:

- Tipping varies (vary) from country to country.

- Offering showers to visitors happens in Brazil
- Travelling abroad does not require learning a new
language.
- Germans are very direct. A German is always
straightforward.
When I was in Bogotá I asked for a Perico, and
they brought me Coffee with milk.
We use the present simple to talk about FACTS, HABITS,
THINGS THAT ARE ROUTINE
- The verb BE has two forms WAS - WERE
- In negatives and questions the verb stays normal,
you only include DID

Let’s see some examples:

- For many years, white actors imitated black people

in the movies and in songs, that was offensive, and it
stopped in the 1960s
- Some years ago, Christmas was super noisy, all
children shot fireworks. Many children lost their
fingers.
- Last year we did not make any group celebrations.
When I was in Bogotá I asked for a Perico, and
they brought me scrambled eggs.
We use the past simple to talk about ACTIONS THAT
STARTED AND FINISHED - TO TELL STORIES
- The verb BE has two forms WAS - WERE
- In negatives and questions the verb stays normal,
you only include DID

Let’s see some examples:

- For many years, white actors imitated black people

in the movies and in songs, that was offensive, and it
stopped in the 1960s
- Some years ago, Christmas was super noisy, all
children shot fireworks. Many children lost their
fingers.
- Last year we did not make any group celebrations.
CULTURAL Yes, I am
TIP No, I’m not
FOR Yes, I do
ENGLISH No, I don’t
SPEAKING Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t
Yes, I have
No, I haven’t
In all English countries, It is considered unpolite to
answer a person with only YES or NO. That is why,
we always use the auxiliaries of the appropriate
tense.
I have lived in Risaralda for 20 years, and so far
I haven’t gone to the Otun Lagoon.
We use the present perfect to talk about SITUATIONS
THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND CONTINUE.
(Todo lo que en Español tenga el verbo haber)

- The third person of singular goes with HAS

- The verb goes in the participle form.

Let’s see some examples:

- Queen Elizabeth II has been the queen of more than

10 countries for almost 70 years.
- We haven’t had a break since the beginning of the
class.
- Have you learnt something new in this class?
 ACTIVITY AND
BREAK TIME

CREATE 6 QUESTIONS THAT YOU

WOULD ASK A CLASSMATE TO
KNOW HIM/HER MORE.

ASK 2 QUESTIONS IN PRESENT

2 QUESTIONS IN PAST
2 QUESTIONS IN PRESENT
PERFECT.

Be ready to ask and answer.

Wheel of numbers.
If your hands could talk? HAND-TIONARY

Drink water Delicious

Run fast Terrible

Play video games Sleep

I will show a list of things or actions, and you will show how you would say it with your
hands
One of the most important aspects of culture is what
you say with other parts of your body.

Which are the hand gestures that we

Colombians use to communicate things?
Let’s check some vocabulary

Thumbs up Abroad
Let’s check some vocabulary

Hitchhiker Up yours (Fu*k you)

Let’s check some vocabulary

Dropping Hunky-Dory
Let’s check some vocabulary

Worthless Hell
 HAND GESTURES…
Take notes and be prepared to answer some questions
 The pool of
verbs
From the pool of verbs present below, each player has to create one sentence in
past or present perfect as fast as possible. The player who first does it correctly
wins a point. The player who gets the most points wins.

Grow Know
Buy
Forget
Find
Take
 Let’s get to practice
some basic questions
and answers to know
each other.
SENTENCE HUNTERS
HOW CAN YOU DESCRIBE THIS IMAGE?

What do you
know about
the expression
“BLACK
LIVES
MATTER”
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political
and social movement protesting against incidents of
police brutality and all racially motivated violence
against black people.

Black Lives Matter is a phrase, and notably a hashtag,

used to highlight racism, discrimination and
inequality experienced by black people.

Its use grew in the US after high-profile killings by

police, but it has also been used in the UK and
elsewhere.

Supporters point to the fact that black people are

much more likely to be shot by police in the US. They
say that in the US and many other countries, they
also suffer many other forms of discrimination.
 Chatting: 5 Questions of Social movement
1 How did BLACK LIVES MATTER begin?

Do you know about Martin Luther King Jr? What is

2 his impact in the racial movement

Do you know cases like George Floyd and Ahmaud

With your podcast
3 Arbery? What happened to them, what was the
group, create a google
community’s reaction?
meet session and spend
25 minutes to look
Is racism present in Colombia? Has BLM affected in
4 some way our context?
information and talk
about this questions.
THE
Have you experienced bullying because of your skin CONVERSATION
SHOULD BE IN
5 colour, genre, religion, or sexual orientation? If so, do
ENGLISH.
you think it is a cultural problem?
GENERAL CONVERSATION TIME
 05
Conversational
Fillers
STOP BEING ROBOTIC IN
CONVERSATIONS.THEY LOOK
UNNATURAL
In real
conversations
We do not have the same
time to think and give
perfect answers or organise
the ideas.
That is why, we use filler
words.
 FILLER WORDS IN ENGLISH.
You know!: Sabes?
That’s the thing: Esa es la
cosa
Well, … : Bueno...
A little bit: Un poco
So, …. : Entonces...
Just : Justo
I mean, : O sea,
Actually : De hecho
Kind of/ Kinda: Algo así
Quite : Bastante/Muy
Right : Correcto
Rich Roll Podcast
 WATCH THE VIDEO AND BE PREPARED
TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS

1. There is a film that Pastor Allen wants to show, what is it

about?
2. What is Pastor Allen learning in the university?
3. Did Byron Davis and the Host of the podcast know each
other before?
4. What is the position the interviewees have on George
Floyd’s dead?
5. Do the people use fillers? Which are the fillers that they
use the most?
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