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WARM-UP:
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Period 40: Reading
CULTURAL IDENTITY IN MODERN SOCIETY
Unit 5: Cultural Identity
Vocabulary
Integrate /′ɪntɪɡreɪt/ (v)
Hòa nhập
integrate into / with something
Take it for granted that ...
Think that ...
Example:
She took it for granted that I would go with her.
Take sb / st for granted
Coi ai / thứ gì là điều hiển nhiên
Example:
Children take playing for granted.
Trẻ em coi vui chơi là hiển nhiên.
aspect /′æspekt/ (n)
Mặt, khía cạnh
Cultural identifier /′kʌltʃərəl aɪ′dentɪfaɪə(r)/ (np)
bản sắc văn hóa
abandon /ə′bændən/ (v)
= to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever:
Eg: As a baby he was abandoned by his mother.
- integrate /′ɪntɪɡreɪt/ (v)
integrate into / with something
hòa nhập
- take sb / st for granted
- take it for granted that ...
cứ nghĩ là ...
coi ai / thứ gì là điều đương nhiên
- aspect /′æspekt/ (n)
mặt, khía cạnh
- cultural identifier /′kʌltʃərəl aɪ′dentɪfaɪə(r)/ (np)
bản sắc văn hóa
Vocabulary
- abandon /ə′bændən/ (v)
Từ bỏ


1. He had taken it _________________ that his friend would tell the truth.
2. ____________________ are characteristics shared by individuals belonging to the same group or community.
3. When he studied abroad, he successfully _________________ into the local culture.
4. His book covers all _________________ of a migrant’s life.
integrate
aspect
for granted
cultural identifier
for granted
Cultural identifiers
integrated
aspects
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Task 1. Use the words or phrases in the box to complete the sentences with their correct form.
a. On the other hand, there are people who choose to abandon their heritage culture and assimilate into the new culture of the majority.
b. Cultural identity is usually understood as the identity or feeling of belonging to a group that has its own culture.
c. However, people often do not confine themselves to one culture.
d. The first stage, known as unexamined cultural identity, occurs during childhood, when culture is taken for granted.
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Task 2. Read the passage about cultural identity. Four sentences have been removed from the passage. Choose a sentence (a-d) to complete each gap (1-4).
(1) ________________
(2) ________________
(3) ________________
(4) ________________
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Task 2. Read the passage about cultural identity. Four sentences have been removed from the passage. Choose a sentence (a-d) to complete each gap (1-4).
Task 3. Read the passage again and answer the questions.
How do individuals define themselves?
What happens in the first and the second stages of the formation of cultural identity?
When do people reach the final stage?
Why can people’s cultural identity be affected by other cultures even if they live in their native country?
What are the three ways people react when they move to a new culture?
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Activity 3 (page 63)
Question 1:
How do individuals define themselves?
Suggested answer:
They define themselves by cultural identifiers such as nationality, ethnicity, location, history, language, gender, belief, customs, clothing and food.
Unit 5: Cultural Identity
Activity 3 (page 63)
Question 2:
What happens in the first and the second stages of the formation of cultural identity?
Suggested answer:
In the first stage, children take culture for granted, and easily accept cultural ideas and values without much critical thinking.
In the second stage, teenagers may become more curious, and willing to explore, analyse, and compare their beliefs with other cultures.
Unit 5: Cultural Identity
Activity 3 (page 63)
Suggested answer:
People reach the final stage when they develop a clear sense of cultural identity, know which special group they belong to and feel satisfied with their cultural identity.
Question 3:
When do people reach the final stage?
Unit 5: Cultural Identity
Activity 3 (page 63)
Suggested answer:
Because access to the Internet and the media provides instant contact with many cultures.
Question 4:
Why can people’s cultural identity be affected by other cultures even if they live in their native country?
Unit 5: Cultural Identity
Activity 3 (page 63)
Suggested answer:
First, they keep their cultural identity. Second, they assimilate into the new culture of the majority. Third, they integrate into the new cultural environment while keeping their own cultural identity and flexibly adjusting to the different aspects of the new culture.
Question 5:
What are the three ways people react when they move to a new culture?
Unit 5: Cultural Identity
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Task 4. Work in pairs to dicuss this question:
What should you do to develop your cultural identity in today’s modern society?
Wear our traditional costumes
Cook and eat our traditional foods
Celebrate traditional holidays and festivals
Preserve our religious beliefs and practices
Speak our native language
Summarize the reading passage in your own words.
Homework
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