TASK

Look at the sentences and based on your expereince try and write down a reaction of a person from
the culture in brackets.


1) One of the world leading figures is the Pope.

    Chinese reaction:



2) Are you planning the trip in winter?

    Argentinean reaction:



3) How old are you?

    Korean reaction:



TASK 2


Look at the statements and choose the best answer.


1) “Academic 15 minutes” means


a) it is tolerated if a teacher appears in class 15 minutes late

b) it is tolerated if a student appears in class 15 minutes late

c) the class has to start 15 minutes later than what is written in the official timetables

d) it is just a saying that has no effect to teaching


2) When a student comes after a session asking for help with the subject matter.


a) Always, the teacher has to deal with that issue at that moment of the student request.

b) The teacher should never deal with that issue in the time of a break. Instead, they should
inform the student about their consultation hours and instruct them to come for that time to their
office.

c) It depends on the student´s request, on situation, on how busy the teacher is at the moment.










TASK

Look at the situations entences and based on your expereince try and write down a reaction of a
person from the culture in brackets.



Task 1

Instructions:
What other words do you associate with the following ones? For each word, write the first two or
three free associations that come to you mind (they can be nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.) Please
separate the words by commas.


Europe:

Russia:

United States:

Money:

City:

School:

Family:

Religion:

Elite:

Individualism:

Freedom:

Success:

Work:

Culture:

Democracy:

Taxes:



Task 2

Instructions:
Please complete the following sentences. You are encouraged to write two or three examples for each
sentence. If you do so, separate them with commas.


A good neighbour is someone...


A good parent is someone who...


A good student is someone...


A good teacher is someone...


A well-behaved child is someone...


A rude person is someone...


A good job is a job...


My privacy is invaded when...








Task 3

Instructions:
Please respond to the following hypothetical situations, saying how you would react. State the
first thing you would think/feel or do.


You are at the movies. The people sitting right behind you make loud comments about the film.





You are in the non-smoking section of a restaurant. Someone at the next table lights a cigarette.





You have been waiting in line for ten minutes. Someone cuts the line in front of you.





You are walking down the street and someone in front of you throws some waste papers on the
pavement.





You see a mother in a supermarket slap her child.





You see a student next to you cheating on an exam.





You are cashing a personal check at a bank, the employee reads your name on the check and addresses
you with your first name.