163 After returning from a great trip abroad, you came across the quote on the right. It has inspired you to write a blog post about your experiences with the new culture you encountered on your trip. WRITING 14 a Individual long turn: Intercultural issues Give a 5-minute talk on learning to understand a different culture. SPEAKING 15 In your blog post you should: present a positive experience you had with the new culture point out how it affected your view of cultural differences encourage readers to visit the country you travelled to Give your blog post a title. Write around 250 words. Write the same blog post in around 400 words adding details to the 250-word version. Or write the 400-word blog post first and then see how you can shorten it to 250 words. See Writing coach, pp. 182/183 on how to do this. b Strategies box To encourage someone to do something means to give them confidence by giving them advice or letting them know that they are doing the right thing. Italophile2k12 When I was an exchange student in Italy, my host family was lovely, but there was always a lot going on in their house – neighbours dropping by, siblings fighting, parents scolding them. Sometimes I would go into my room and close the door for a bit of peace and quiet, but someone would always knock after a few minutes and ask me to join the family. I couldn’t understand why at first. Later, they told me they had been really worried about me. They thought I must be terribly homesick and sad, and they didn’t want me to feel lonely in my room. reply In your talk you should: comment on the cultural misunderstanding described in the blog post explain cultural misunderstandings based on the Iceberg Model of Culture point out the importance of developing intercultural understanding Paired activity: Intercultural understanding You and your partner have been invited to an international youth conference on improving intercultural understanding. At the conference, you should present activities that support this goal. You have 10 minutes to discuss the options below and agree on the two best ones to suggest at the conference. participating in a work placement abroad spending time with immigrants in your country watching films and series from other cultures staying with a host family as an exchange student volunteering with a humanitarian organisation abroad 16 “Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” (Miriam Beard) Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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