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LESSON 7

A multicultural
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COMMUNICATION & CULTURE /
CLIL

LESSON 7

WARM-UP

COMMUNICATION & CULTURE
/ CLIL
Board race

EVERYDAY
ENGLISH

CULTURE

- Task 1: Listen and complete the conversations. Then practice
in pairs.
- Useful expressions
- Task 2: Work in groups of three. Use the models in Task 1 to
make similar conversations.

- Task 1: Read the following text and put a tick (✓) or cross
(✗) in the box next to the pictures
- Task 2: Work in groups. Discuss the questions.

CONSOLIDATION

- Wrap-up
- Homework

WARM-UP

Board race
- Work as four teams.
- Come to the board one by one to write down a name
of a festival
- Time allowed: 2 mins
- If the answer is correct  one point for their team.
- The team with higher score is the winner.

WARM-UP
WARM-UP

Everyday English- Watch a short clip and answer
the question

Have you ever found it hard to
communicate with a new friend?

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
1

Listen and complete the conversations with the expressions in the box.
Then practise them in pairs.

1
B. I'd like you to meet Mr Paul
Ms Hoa: Good morning, class. (1) ___________________
Smith. He's a culture specialist. Today, he'll talk about cultural
diversity in the UK.
A. It's nice to meet you all
Ms Hoa: Hello, everyone. (2) _______________________.
Class: Good morning, Mr Smith. It's nice to meet you too!

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
1

Listen and complete the conversations with the expressions in the box.
Then practise them in pairs.

2
C. this is Alan Samson, our new classmate from
Mai: Nam, (3) _________
Australia ... Alan, this is my friend, Nam.
D. Pleased to meet you Alan.
Nam: (4) _____________________,
Alan: Pleased to meet you too.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
2

Work in groups of three. Use the models in 1 to make similar conversations for
these situations. One of you is a, the others are B and C. Use the expressions below
to help you.

Situations:

1. A is a teacher, B is an exchange student
from America, and C represents the class.
A introduces B to the whole class. B and C
respond to the introduction.
2. A is a member and B is the president of
ASEAN culture club. C is a new member. B
introduces C to A. A and C respond to the
introduction.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Sample conversations:

1.
Student A: Hello class. I would like to introduce Nam – a new member of
our class. He has just moved from Thai Phien High school. Please welcome
him.
Student B: Hello, everyone. My name is Nam. It's nice to meet you.
Student C: Hi, Nam. Nice to meet you, too. Welcome to our class
 

2.
Student B: Hey, Long. Have you met Pit? He has joined our football club
this week.
Student A: Not yet. Hi, happy to meet you, Pit. I'm Long.
Student C: Hi Long, great to meet you, too.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Useful expressions
Introducing people

Formal/ Semi-formal
• I'd like you to meet ...
• I'd like to introduce/ present ...
• It's a pleasure to introduce ...
• May I introduce/ present ...?
Informal
• This is ...
• I want you to meet ...
• Let me introduce you to ...
• Please meet ...
• Have you met ...?

Responding

Formal/ Semi-formal
• It's nice to meet you.
• How nice to meet you.
• It's a pleasure to meet you.
• How do you do?
Informal
• Hi, great/ nice to meet you.
• Pleased/ Happy to meet you.

culture shock (n)
/ˈkʌl.tʃə ˌʃɒk/
a feeling of confusion felt by
someone visiting a country or
place that they do not know

Sốc văn hóa

tipping (n)
/ˈtɪpɪŋ/
the act of giving an amount of
money to someone who has
provided a service, especially in a
hotel or restaurant:

Tiền boa, tiền típ

insult (v)
/ɪnˈsʌlt/
to say or do something to
someone that is rude or
offensive

Xúc phạm

ban (v)
/bæn/
to forbid (= refuse to allow)
something, especially officially

Ngăn cấm

chewing gum
/ˈtʃuː.ɪŋ ˌɡʌm/
a sweet that you keep in your
mouth and chew to get its
flavour, but do not swallow

Kẹo cao su

illegal
/ɪˈliː.ɡəl/
not allowed by law

Trái pháp luật

CULTURE
1

Read the text and put a tick (✓) or cross (✗) in the box next to the pictures
to show the appropriate behaviour in different cultures.

READ THE TEXT AND CHOOSE WHETHER THE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE
OR FALSE
STATEMENT
TRU FASLE

E

1. Culture shock can never be caused by language
barriers, unfamiliar lifestyles, different climate, or
strange food.
2. Tipping in Japan can be considered impolite and
even insulting in many situations.
3. Learning about cultural diversity helps
understand various ways of thinking about the
world, gain new knowledge and experiences, and
promote economic growth.
4. Always remember that culture shock is not a bad
experience, but the beginning of an exciting
learning journey to cultural diversity.

CULTURE

2

Work in groups. Discuss the questions.

What kind of culture shock do you think foreigners may experience
in Viet Nam? What will you do to help them overcome it?
Suggested answers:

Visitors may experience different kinds of culture shock when they
come to Viet Nam. For example, they may not be used to using
chopsticks when eating or enjoying many dishes in streets. Some may
find Vietnamese people in different regions (the North, Middle and
the South) have different dialects.
To help these visitors, we can make friends with them and guide
them when they want to explore the city or culture. Moreover, we
can design some clips or leafleat to introduce special features of
Vietnamese culture and some taboo topics they should avoid.

CONSOLIDATI
ON
1 Wrap-up

What have you learnt today?
• Gain knowledge about culture shock;
• Review expressions for making introductions and responding;
• Talk about culture shock that foreign visitors may experience in
Viet Nam.

CONSOLIDATI
ON
2 Homework

- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Prepare for the next lesson
- Looking back and Project.

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