India
Korea
Vietnam
America
China
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2
3
4
5
Japan
6
Have you ever attended a wedding ?
Which of the following factors is the most important
for a happy life ? Why ?
love
money
parents’ approval
a nice house/flat
a good job
good health
WELCOME TO OUR LESSON.
UNIT 2:
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
A. READING
II. PRACTICE
I. Vocabulary
diversity [dai`və:siti] (n)
Romantic (adj) : [rou`mæntik]
Contractual ( adj): [kən`træktjuəl]
Precede (v) : [pri:`si:d]
Confide (v) : [kən`faid]
Physical attractiveness: [`fizikl] [ə`træktivnis]
Partnership (n): [`pɑ:tnə∫ip]
Determine (v): [di`tə:min]
Sacrifice (v) [`sækrifais]
Oblige (v) [ə`blaidʒ]
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Hi sinh
Bắt buộc
Traditionally, Americans and Asians have very different ideas about love and marriage. Americans believe in “romantic” marriage - a boy and a girl are attracted to each other, fall in love, and decide to marry each other. Asians, on the other hand, believe in “contractual” marriage - the parents of the bride and the groom decide on the marriage; and love - if it ever develops - is supposed to follow marriage, not precede it.
To show the differences, a survey was conducted among American, Chinese and Indian students to determine their attitudes toward love and marriage. Below is a summary of each group’s responses to the four key values.
Physical attractiveness: The Americans are much more concerned than the Indians and the Chinese with physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband. They also agree that a wife should maintain her beauty and appearance after marriage.
Confiding: Few Asian students agree with the American students’ view that wives and husbands share all thoughts. In fact, a majority of Indians and Chinese think it is better and wiser for a couple not to share certain thoughts. A large number of Indian men agree that it is unwise to confide in their wives.
Partnership of equals: The majority of Asian students reject the American view that marriage is a partnership of equals. Many Indian students agree that a woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man.
Trust built on love: Significantly, more Asian students than American students agree that a husband is obliged to tell his wife where he has been if he comes home late. The Asian wife can demand a record of her husband’s activities. The American wife, however, trusts her husband to do the right thing because he loves her not because he has to.
The comparison of the four values suggests that young Asians are not as romantic as their American counterparts.
Task 1. Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B
Task 2 : Answer the questions.
What are the four key values in the survey?
2. Who are much more concerned with physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband, the young Americans or the young Asians ?
3. What are the Indian students’ attitudes on a partnership of equals?
4. Why does the American wife trust her husband to do the right thing?
5. What is the main finding of the survey?
Game Show
Who is
the winner?
Task 3: Choose the best option
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
GO
Please choose the number
Question 1
A.
B.
C.
D.
Americans believe in .......... marriage – a boy and a girl are attract to each other, fall in love and decided to marry each other.
romantic
contractual
lucky
honest
Asians believe in ……....... marriage – the parents
of the bride and the groom decide on the marriage.
A.
B.
C.
D.
traditional
romantic
lucky
contractual
Question 2
LUCKY NUMBER
Question 4
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Americans agree that a wife should maintain the beauty and ……..... after marriage.
personality
appearance
disappear
characteristic
Question 5
The majority of Asian students reject the
American view that marriage is ..................
A.
B.
C.
D.
based on love
to sacrifice
contractual
partnership of equals
Question 6
More Asians students agree that a husband
is obliged to tell his wife....................
A.
B.
C.
D.
about his income
about his work
about his secret
where he has been
A.
B.
C.
D.
contractual
agreed
share
sacrificed
Many young people have objected to ______ marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and groom.
Question 7
LUCKY NUMBER
HOMEWORK
- Review the lesson
- Learn by heart new words and questions
- Prepare Speaking
THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION !
nguon VI OLET
