English 12
UNIT 2: Cultural Diversity
Reading
India
Korea
Vietnam
America
China
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2
3
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5
Japan
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English 12
UNIT 2: Cultural Diversity
Reading
Period: 8
Listen to the passage
I. VOCABULARY
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]
Tính đa dạng
Lãng mạn
Thỏa thuận
xảy ra trước
Chia sẻ
Sự hấp dẫn ngoại hình
Quan hệ đối tác
Xác định
Hi sinh
Bắt buộc
II. PRACTICE
Task 1. Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B
1. According to paragraph 1, who have the rights to decide on their marriage?
A. Americans B. Asians C. Americans and Asians D. None of them
2. Who are not much more concerned with physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband?
A. Americans B. Indians C. Chinese D. Indians and Chineses
3. Americans believe in marriage, a boy and a girl are attracted to each other, fall in love and decided to marry each other.
A. romantic B. contractual C. lucky D. honest
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Asians believe that love is supposed to follow marriage, not precede it.
B. Physical attractiveness, confiding, partnership of equals, trust built on love are four keys values in the survey
C.The Indian students agree that a woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man.
D. Indian and Chinese students think that a couple should share certain thought with each other
5. The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to
A. Indians B. Americans C. Chinese D. Indians and Chineses
6. The word “couple” in paragraph 4 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. a wife and a husband B. a pair of students C. two members of the family D. two men
7. All of the following are mentioned EXCEPT.
A. Physical attractiveness B. Confiding C. Partnership of equals D. Loyalty
8. What are the Indian students’ attitudes on partnership of equals?
A. They believe that a man has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a woman.
B. They agree that both women and men are equal in marriage.
C. They agree that a woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man.
D. They believe that marriage is a partnership of equals.
9. The Americans agree that a wife should maintain the _ after marriage.
A. beauty and money B. beauty and love
C. beauty and appearance D. beauty and personality
10. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Indian men agree that confiding in their wives is wise
B. Asian students agree with American students that marriage is a partnership of equals
C. The main finding of the survey is that young Asians are as romantic as their American counterparts
D. The American wife trusts her husband to do right thing because he loves her not because he has to.
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?
KEYS
They are physical attractiveness, confiding, partnership of equals, trust built on love.
The young Americans
The Indian students agree that a woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man.
4. Because he loves her not because he has to.
5. The main finding of the survey is that young Asians are not as romantic as their American counterparts.
Game Show
Who is
the winner?
Task 3: Choose the best option
1
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
