A. Vocabulary
stereotype – a generalized belief about a particular category of people
typical wedding – standard matrimonial event
etiquette – set of rules and customs that dictate appropriate behavior in social and cultural
situations
B. Questions
- Are there any stereotypes about your culture that are not true?
- Is there anything you don’t like about your own culture? What is it?
- Which country do you think has a strange culture? Why is it strange to you?
- What happens at a typical wedding or birthday party in your culture?
- What are the roles of mothers and fathers in your culture?
- What is a traditional meal in your home country?
- Would you be able to move overseas and live in a foreign culture for a long time?
- What is the traditional style of clothing where you are from?
- How are men and women different in your culture?
- Has your country’s culture changed much in the past 50 years? In what ways?
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