UNIT 7: CULTURAL DIVERSITY

WRITING:
How are we different?
 WORD SEARCH
 Time: 2 min
 Work in pairs
 Find out 9 words about characteristics
ANSWERS
 VOCABULARY
RACE (n) /reis/ Chủng tộc

Prestige (n) /preˈstiːʒ/ Money is more Uy tín

important than
prestige to them.
Individuality (n) / Cá tính  individual
/ˌɪndɪvɪdʒuˈæləti / right : quyền cá nhân

Perhaps (adv) /pəˈhæps/ Có lẽ, có thể

Practical ( adj) Tính thực tế

/ˈpræktɪkəl/
 VOCABULARY
RACE (n) /reis/
Chủng tộc

Prestige (n) /preˈstiːʒ/ Money is more Uy tín

important than
prestige to them.
Individuality (n) / Cá tính  individual
quyền cá nhân
/ˌɪndɪvɪdʒuˈæləti / right :

Perhaps (adv) /pəˈhæps/ Có lẽ, có thể

Practical ( adj) Tính thực tế

/ˈpræktɪkəl/
• Skimming • Scanning
When you want to read When you want to read
something quickly to get a something quickly to find a
general idea. specific piece of information.
How to do: How to do:
Task 1: The following jumbled-up paragraphs are from a text
about typical American characteristics. Put them in order to
make a meaningful text

b d f c e a
 The typical American characteristics
b. America is a large country with people from different backgrounds and races
so it is difficult to talk about the typical American. However, it is believed that
there are some characteristics shared by most Americans.
d. Perhaps the most important of these is individuality and individual rights.
This characteristic originates in the days of the founding fathers, who were very
strong individuals. Americans value and freedom and do not like to be
dependent on other people.
f. The second characteristic is that Americans are practical. They place great
value on doing things for themselves. They also avoid taking jobs which beyond
their ability.
c. Another typical American feature is the importance they place on money and
the things it can buy. In fact, money is more important than prestige to them.
e. Finally, in most American families, parents have less influence on their
children than parents in other parts of the world. Children can choose their own
partners, even if their parents object to their choice.
a. In short, these features are believed to be part of the American character, but
like many other things in modern society, they may change over time.
 Task 2: Read the text again and complete
the outline for it.
There are some characteristics shared by most Americans.

Individuality and individual rights.

Americans value freedom and do not like to be dependent on other people.

Practical
They place great value on doing things for themselves.
Important about money.
Money is more important than prestige to them.
Parents have less influence on children
Children can choose their own partners, even if their parents object
to their choice.
These features are believed to be part of the American character.
 The outline of an essay
• Introduction : introduce the topic by 1-2 sentences ( the typical characteristics)
• Cues :
• It is believed that there are some + Nouns …..
• Most Nouns + have some of the following characteristics.

• Body: support the main idea

• Characteristic 1 + evidence
• Characteristic 2 + evidence
• Characteristic 3+ evidence
• Cues:
• First of all/ secondly/ thirdly, S + V
• Moreover: thêm vào đó
• Furthermore: xa hơn nữa
• Another + N + tobe ….. một …khác là ….

• Conclusion: summary the main idea

• Cues:
• In conclusion/ to sum up/ in short, these features are believed to be part of ……
Task 3: Work in groups. Think of three typical characteristics of the
Vietnamese people and examples to support each of them.

• BRAINSTORMING
Solidarity: help each other in
difficult situations and
poverty
Love to learn
new No
knowledge: The typical punctuality: be
understand Vietnamese often late in
quickly and characteristics the meetings
create what
they learnt

Patriotism: be willing to protect the

country when it has difficulties
 WRITING
• Time: 10 min
• Work in groups and write a short essay into
the paper
• write a short text which includes introduction,
a typical characteristic + evidence and
conclusion, using the outline in 2 and
brainstorming.
• show your essay on the board
• Introduction : introduce the topic by
1-2 sentences ( the typical characteristics)
• Cues : Solidarity: help each other in
• It is believed that there are some + Nouns
…..
difficult situations and
• Most Nouns + have some of the following poverty
characteristics.

• Body: support the main idea

Love to No
• Characteristic 1 + evidence learn new punct
• Characteristic 2 + evidence knowledge uality
The typical Vietnamese
• Characteristic 3+ evidence : characteristics : be
• Cues: understan often
• First of all/ secondly/ thirdly, S + V
•
d quickly late
Moreover: thêm vào đó
and create
• Furthermore: xa hơn nữa in the
• what they
Another + N + tobe ….. một …khác là ….
learnt meeti
• Conclusion: summary the main idea ngs
• Cues: Patriotism: be willing
• In conclusion/ to sum up/ in short, these to protect the country
features are believed to be part of ……
when it has difficulties
 Discussion
• Work in groups in 1 min
• Compare the typical characteristics between
American and Vietnamese
 HOMEWORK
1. Write again task 3 into their notebook
2. Prepare the new lesson: communication
and culture about the topic