Warm up
List some typical American characteristics
Warm up
List some typical American characteristics
Independence.
Individuality.
Equality.
Timeliness.
Directness.
Future orientation
Warm up
List some typical Vietnamese characteristics
Warm up
List some typical Vietnamese characteristics
Friendliness
Hospitality
Hard Work
High Sense
of National Pride
Modesty
UNIT 7: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
WRITING:

How are we different?
Task 1: The following jumbled-up paragraphs are from a text about typical American characteristics. Put them in order to make a meaningful text
Vocabulary
Character /ˈkærəktə(r)/ (n):
tính cách, cá tính, nhân vật
Ex: Independence and individuality are believed to be part of the American character.
Characteristic /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/ (n):
nét đặc trưng, đặc điểm
Characteristic /kærəktəˈrɪstɪk/ (a) = typical (a): tiêu biểu, điển hình, đặc trưng




Vocabulary
Race /reis/ (n): chủng tộc



Prestige /preˈstiːʒ/ (n): uy tín, thanh thế

Ex: Money is more important than prestige to them.



Vocabulary
Individuality /ˌɪndɪvɪdʒuˈæləti/ (n):
cá tính, tính cách riêng


Individual (n/a) /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/: cá nhân
Practical /ˈpræktɪkəl/ (a): tính thực tế, thiết thực
Practice (n): thực tiễn, sự luyện tập





Vocabulary
Character /ˈkærəktə(r)/ (n): tính cách, cá tính, nhân vật
Characteristic /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/ (n):
nét đặc trưng, đặc điểm
Characteristic /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/ (a) = typical (a):
tiêu biểu, điển hình, đặc trưng
Race /reis/ (n): chủng tộc
Prestige /preˈstiːʒ/ (n): uy tín, thanh thế
Individuality /ˌɪndɪvɪdʒuˈæləti/ (n):
cá tính, tính cách riêng
Individual (n/a) /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/: cá nhân

Practical /ˈpræktɪkəl/ (a): tính thực tế, thiết thực
Practice (n): thực tiễn, sự luyện tập




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
TASK 2: READ THE TEXT AGAIN AND COMPLETE THE OUTLINE
Introduction:_______________________________________
Characteristic 1: ____________________________________
Evidence: __________________________________________
Characteristic 2: ____________________________________
Evidence: __________________________________________
Characteristic 3: ____________________________________
Evidence: __________________________________________
Characteristic 4: ____________________________________
Evidence: __________________________________________
Conclusion:_________________________________________
TASK 2: READ THE TEXT AGAIN AND COMPLETE THE OUTLINE

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 American. 
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 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 are beyond their ability.

Introduction:
Characteristic 1:
Characteristic 2:
individual
practical
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. 
Characteristic 3:
Characteristic 4:
Conclusion:
materialistic
independent
TASK 2: READ THE TEXT AGAIN AND COMPLETE THE OUTLINE
Introduction:____Most Americans share some characteristics.
Characteristic 1: ______individual
Evidence: _____value freedom and do not like to be dependent
Characteristic 2: _____practical
Evidence: ___ place great value on doing things for themselves,
avoid taking jobs which are beyond their ability
Characteristic 3: _____materialistic
Evidence: ___________money is more important than prestige
Characteristic 4: ______independent
Evidence: ___Children can choose their own partners
Conclusion:_____These features are believed to be part of the American character, but they may change.
The outline of a paragraph
Introduction: introduce the topic by 1-2 sentences (the typical characteristics)
- It is believed that there are some + Noun …..
- Most + Noun (Vietnamese people) + have some of the following characteristics.
Body: support the main idea
- Characteristic 1 + evidence
- Characteristic 2 + evidence
- Characteristic 3 + evidence
* Connectors (từ nối)
- First of all/ secondly/ thirdly, S + V
- Moreover: thêm vào đó - Furthermore: hơn nữa
- Another + N + tobe ….. một …khác là ….
Conclusion: summary the main idea
In conclusion/ to sum up/ in short …, these features are believed to be part of ……
Vietnamese people
Task 3: Work in groups. Think of three typical characteristics of the Vietnamese people (characteristics of Vietnamese women, characteristics of Vietnamese elderly people…) and examples to support each of them.
Sample outline
hard-working
helpful
skillful
devoted to family
Introduction:
Conclusion:
Introduction: A typical Vietnamese woman is ……….
Conclusion: In short, the above mentioned characteristics are ………………………………………..

Work in groups

Group 1: introduction and conclusion
Group 2: characteristic 1 – hard -working
Group 3: characteristic 2 - skillful
Group 4: characteristic 3 – devoted to family
HOMEWORK
Remember the outline of a paragraph
- Rewrite the paragraph about typical characteristics of the Vietnamese people
- Prepare looking back
Discussion
Work in groups in 1 min
Compare the typical characteristics between American and Vietnamese

Introduction: A typical Vietnamese person is hard-working, hospitable, and helpful.
Conclusion: ______________________________________
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
No punctuality: be often late in the meetings
Love to learn new knowledge: understand quickly and create what they learnt
Patriotism: be willing to protect the country when it has difficulties