Unit 5
CULTURAL IDENTITY
GETTING STARTED
Preserving cultural identity
1. Listen and read.
-identity (n)
-costume (n)
-belief (n)
-religious (a)
-essential (a)
-submission (n)
2. Complete the diagram.
1. language
2. food
3. clothing
4. beliefs
5. cultural practices
3. Answer the questions.
1. Because it’s essential to understand their family history and traditions.
2. they wear kimonos on special occasions and celebrate Japanese festivals. They eat sushi, sashimi and udon noodles. They also speak Japanese at home.
3. She doesn’t know whether her home is Japan, where her parents come from, or Viet Nam, where she was born and grew up.
4. -Language: Vietnamese;
-food: square and round sticky rice cakes, pho;
-clothing : ao dai, ao ba ba;
-beliefs: ancestor worship;
-cultural practices: Hung Kings’ festival, Quan ho singing
4. Find the verb or adjective that goes with each of the nouns.
1. express/ protect
2. traditional
3. cultural
4. understand
5.maintain
5. Write the correct tenses of the verbs.
1. have been living/ have lived
2. have been