Every culture around the world has different customs and ways of communicating. When you learn a language, you learn more than words. You also learn a lot of rules. You learn what kind of greetings to use in different situations. For example, in English, we use formal and informal greetings. In China, a traditional greeting is: Have you eaten today? In addition, there are rules for making small talk when you meet a person for the first time. Once you have learned the rules of the language, you can communicate more easily and avoid misunderstandings.
People in different cultures also have different ways of using their bodies to exchange messages. Body language includes head nods and hand gestures. But there is one kind of expression that is universal all over the world. A smile can always connect people!
A. What of the subjects below would make good small talk and which wouldn't? Why? Add yours.
school income family food work sports religion ___________ __________
Watch the video to check your answers.
Do you enjoy small talk or are you an introvert? Whichever way, what are some tips you have kept?
B. Speak more fluently! Use already, (not) yet, ever, never/ Make your own sentences.
I've already been to Italy twice.
My husband hasn't traveled abroad yet.
Has your daughter ever learned a foreign language?
I have never made small talk with a Chinese person.
C. Starting a conversation. Choose a situation
Imagine you are meeting your partner for the first time ( on the first day in class, in a cafe, waiting for a meeting to start, presenting in the Get to Know Us) Talk for two minutes.
How do you like this weather?
Are you enjoying this class?
Did you hear about________?
Have you lived here for a long time?
When did you start working here?
How long have you been waiting (for the elevator/the bus/ the meeting to begin?)
Being thankful is a habit that research suggests can bring happiness and add resilience to life's challenges. Would you ever imagine making a holiday out of it? Well, someone did!
Read the article to find out more. Write 3 questions in Simple Past to ask your partner.
Remember the Rockettes? They are part of this tradition too!
Watch the video to find out how. Be ready to ask each other questions about what you see.
When I travelled to India, the dish I ate and loved most was rice biryani. It is a staple in Muslim families in India and every family had a unique recipe. It was rice cooked on a low flame with layers of healthy vegetables, a variety of masalas and chicken.
Simple Past Tense
Regular Irregular
travel- travelled eat- ate drink- give-
like- liked see-saw go- take-
try - tried have- had send- meet-
meet - metfall - be/was
A. Write about your own life. Use past simple of the verbs above or other verds
Guess! The first countries where pizza appeared were___________________
Although pizza has long winding roots from ancient Greece through Italy to the rest of the world, it is genuinely most people’s delight. With every slice comes a rich history of different parts of the world. Social, economic, and cultural markings are baked into pizza’s goodness.
Over time, the toppings have changed to accommodate the different cultures of the world. Despite bakers from all over the globe now custom-making the pizza, the bottom line remains the same. Every good pizza has a crust that holds it all together.
To top it all up, the world got a sight of the largest pizza in 2012, measuring more than 1,260 square meters.
Today, over 70,000 pizzerias offer the U.S. delicacy, not to mention its popularity across the world.
People thousands of years ago made flat bread and added _______________of different ingredients.
In ancient times the bread served as the ______________
_______________, pizza has changed to _______________ the cultures of every nation in the world
The common ingredient of all pizzas is ______________
Tomatoes from America in the 18th century are the reason for ______________pizza
Later pizza became a ______________ food for the upper class.
Nowadays, pizza is __________food in Italy and the USA.
prominent, toppings, crust, plate, over time, modern-day, accommodate, staple
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C. Make a list of popular foods that came from other countries. Where did they come from? Discuss.
D. Invent a new kind of pizza for Lombardi's, the oldest pizza restaurant in the USA. You should agree on toppings, sause and the type of crust.
Durian fruit is______________
E. Make a short video guide for tourists visiting your country. Describe the foods that are popular in your culture but people from other cultures might find unusual or even disgusting. Give reasons why tourist should try these foods.
