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Unit 5: Cultural Identity

Period
40:
CULTURAL
IDENTITY IN MODERN SOCIETY
Reading

Vocabulary

Integrate /'ɪntɪɡreɪt/ (v)

Hòa nhập

integrate into / with something

Take it for granted that ...

Example:
She took it for granted that
I would go with her.
Cô ấy cứ nghĩ là tôi sẽ đi
cùng với cô ấy.

Cứ nghĩ là ...

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)
Từ bỏ

= Give up

Vocabulary
- Abandon /ə'bændən/ (v)

Từ bỏ

- Integrate /'ɪntɪɡreɪt/ (v)
hòa nhập
integrate into / with something
-Take it for granted that ...

cứ nghĩ là ...

- Take sb / st for granted
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

Task 1. Use the words or phrases in the box to
complete the sentences with their correct form.

integrate (n)
aspect (n)
for granted (phr) cultural identifier (np)
1. He had taken it _________________
that his
for granted
friend would tell the truth.
2. ____________________
are characteristics
Cultural identifiers
shared by individuals belonging to the
same group or community.
3. When he studied abroad, he successfully
_________________
into the local culture.
integrated
4. His book covers all _________________
of
aspects
a migrant's life.

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).

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.

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) ________________
b
(2) ________________
d
(3) ________________
c
(4) ________________
a

Task 3. Read the passage again and answer
the questions.
1.
2.

How
themselves?
____ do individuals define
_________________
What happens in the ____
first and the second
_______________
_______
stages
______ of the formation of cultural identity?
3. When
reach the final
stage?
______ do people ______
__________
4. Why
can people's cultural
identity be affected
____
______________
________
by other
cultures even if they live in their native
_____________
country?
5. What
are
the
three
ways
people
react
when
_________
__________
_____
they move to a new culture?

Game

2
1
7

3

Lucky
numbers

6

4
5

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.

Thank
you

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.

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.

Activity 3 (page 63)

Question 3:
When do people reach the final stage?

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.

Activity 3 (page 63)

Question 4:
Why can people's cultural identity be affected
by other cultures even if they live in their
native country?
Suggested answer:
Because access to the Internet and the media
provides instant contact with many cultures.

Activity 3 (page 63)

Question 5:
What are the three ways people react when
they move to a new culture?
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.

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