eee tn Ree a aes en Le eerie! Pha cco cal Perera es Hpallities may leave a lot to be desired lean experience life on the inside and Wage. Avoid tourist bub sightseeing coaches oloured “Chicken Buses f you from village to villag and squeeze ed to having a checklist when we to want to see and do as much as Is foreign country. Nevertheles: Iwerth being Spontaneous on’ ithe checklist to do som: ry. All these new exper fions not only help us 9) jother culture, but also pe u: ding of our own culture. TP eereeting with a local Sau" a eaach me how to make ain an ( Road the text again and answ Choose a, b, ¢ ord the questions. 1. What is the writer's purpose in the first paragraph? 4 to point out what qualifications a travel writer must have . to emphasise how good he Is at his job . t0 explain how tiring being a travel writer can be @o detine what the job of a travel writer involves 2. Why ld the editor disapprove of thé writers choices? 8, He was making the places sound too beautiful ie deserved stereotypes rather than ratty : His style of travel writing wasn't what it should be 4. He was paying tao much money for his experiences 3. What are ‘cutura 2608 tine 202 (CB places where cultural activites are reproduced for tourists at a cost b. museums, ancient sites and other cultural places to vst places that offer culture from around the world 4. places where tourists can buy cultural items 4, According tothe writer, which ofthe following isn't an ‘authentic’ moment? a. taking a selfie with an elderly Samoan who offered you a drink b. traveling ona vilage bus }©poinina crowds at famous ours atractions & hanging out at places wit loca teenagers 5. In the fourth paragraph, what i the water's main point? 8. To experience culture you need toleave the comfort of you b. Krowing the local language is very important ® tiving ikea loca nelps you become aware of the culture 4. Buses are a good place to start experiencing culture 6. What does the writer believe is the best souvenir? a. memories of sightseeing b. food from the particular country ¢. staying in touch with people in foreign countries @ne experience which cultural encounters offer Look at the highlighted words inthe text and match 0 Look hele areanings. There I one extra meaning wretch you do not need to use [Bp] @ actearunderstanaing a b. to become completely involved in sth ] 2.recreated 1 ¢. geiveratety aranged fr a desired impression 4. made to exist or happen again (cevaly sth from the past Goin tings without planing them 1. 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The leeture was both \YWO tone eve the father of the bride to walk her down the aisle. ‘and interesting. You should have come. INFORM ——forelgner tourist stranger immigrant 8, Allthe events described in the Book are ro Ory, 114. A man started talking to me on the bus, saying tafrenerngzte tne nevr acon 1 ayer ETI SE ci oi boy in 16. More than 3 milion HOO C4 visit the pr a - voucantetnatanes ten COSC XOPEL rom” ia we IMAGINEf Present Simple vs Pr ces below and answer F the questions that fol French this year iworks for a big Computer cor sate with my frie Mexico with some friends 1 summer. Tefers tO 9 permanent situation? Wi jatlon? Which tense Is used? foters to a repeated/habitual action? Wh i fefers toa temporary situation? Which se Is used? de refers to a future arrangement? Which tense | about other uses of the Present Simple in the west. 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A. reverse @ 5, at first glance emblem at sth without ‘emblems of Vocabulary 8 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the shapes rectangle % — IO4 1. The children held hands and formed a _¢ 4 around a a Ficsechee facing the stage 3. A_ SX CxeS _ has four straight sides with equal lengt 4. Pyramids have four sides which are allin the shape of a ASONG\E | Yn 2 Nca Sts ills a Messi ceshtsaoe bot | ( 8. Complete the sentences with the words in the boxes. signal sign symbol gesture 1. When you make this genre in my country, means tas you're bored 2. The teacher gave us the Sigaa national anthem. ane oe | to begin singing the alike similar same _ identical 5. My sister and areso_ A\\ WE 6. This hotel room is very BA WAL that everyone thinks we're twins to the one we stayed in last year 7. Fay and Sally are them apart. ‘8. My grandfather and my brother have the 1 AES Cs. irr te peo con tn | | word since she found out Sane single rare 9. Mandy hasnt said tn) 5 OVE avout the accident | think she's stil i shock rate ‘opportunity to experience the ‘unique 11. This tp otters a OSCY) focal culture ‘common typical regular normal 12 It may have been quite cold these past few weeks. but I's perfectly TPONO\ _for this part ofthe country. gaits _COVTMOT. to see parades and reworks displays on Independence Day \ 14. Everyone should get Sey) \Q,___ medical check ups because prevention is better than ct 15, Do they serve a_ Figical English breakfast at this hotel?“| Grammar artictes + p. 164 8. Read the examples below and answer the questions that follow. referring to the examples. 1. A national flag isnt Just fabric hanging from a flagpole, 2. Its common for flags to have an emblem. For me, the of Wales has the most Impressive one, a red dragon. 3. I've always wanted to visit Scotland, and when my friend who lives in Edinburgh invited me to his wedding, accepted the invitation immediately. 4, Mike and Tom decided to sit on the beach and enjoy the sun, 55. There was an article on the Museum of Modern Art in the Daily News today. Which article do we use before a singular countable noun when we mention it forthe fst time? 4, A i, Which article do we use before nouns which are specific, defined or have been mentioned before? “Tho ‘© Which article do we use before nouns which are unique? {he 4. Do we use an article before plural countable nouns when we refer to them in genera? NO, We don't ©. Which words do not take the definite aticle the? f. In which other cases do we use the definite article he? Dai 'Y New Read the text and complete the blanks with a, an, the or ~ erson5, EXC 1_\b& current national tlag of 2 — _ Mexico was adopted on3_= __16"September 1968, but 4_ [hE _ overall design has been used since 1621. thas 5_— __ three vertical stripes onit; 6 weer? ANE letttnand side.8_O red cone on’ righthand side and 10 OL __white one in 1_4N€_ middie. on 12 kY€ white stripe thereis 13 Ne Mexican coatof arms. This emblem shows 14 Gy _ eagle holding 15 _O\__ serpent, while standing on 16_G\.__ prickly pear cactus:17 TE cactus is on 18 a. __ rock that rises above 19__Q lake. 20 XY eagle races to21 YL. ett on 22 BE frontside and to23_Wr€ right on24_RWE reverse side of 25_MNE_ tag. 26 V2 design ot 27 SWE emblem was based on 28 _OXX_ Aztec legend and was created by 29 <= Francisco Eppens Helguera, 30 G. Mexican artist famous for his paintings and murals, coca Ta about terion tap of yatdburty. Ollie i vendor any interesting information you know about it its history and what its details (Le. colours, emblems) gow Listening 4) Rell all poopie atin situations. For questions 1-6, cho, answer a, b oF ¢. Prey before you hear Perera te). eet Prat rere ere Lon Set ‘question. Don't choose an option just ee en eT ane or + Choose an option after you have heard Srey ct tee Tl 1. You hear a man and a woman an Australian custom, Why di segiotheraive er hostess an en “fa. She misunderstood somethin b. She thought tnat what they no was a joke. . She was used to doing so. 2. You hear a man and a woman talki learning a language. What is the mar todo? a. move to Russia bb. take more Russian lessons . study with a native Russian speak: 3. You overhear two people talking about 3 awkward situation. What did the womar upset her friena? a. She played a practical joke on her. b. She tried to kiss her on the cheek ‘c. She stepped away when her friend tries kiss her. 4. You hear a man and a woman talking about Indian food. What does the woman like mos about the indian restaurant? 1. The food is better than home-cooked Indian food, b. It reminds her of her trip to India. «. It's close to her house. 5. You hear a man talking about a popular ev in Spain. What is the man’s purpose? a. to give information about the event bb. to describe the origin of the event €. to warn people of the dangers of the ev 6. You hear aman and a woman talking abou time capsules. What does the man think o! ' woman's time capsule? ‘a It will be useful for historians. b. Itis of no value. ¢. Its better than the one he made at hoo!Writing anintormat e-mail (describing an event) i 4 A Discuss. 8 Read the writing task below and undertine ;, + What are the most important words. Then read the @-mail written in respon, national holidays, festivals do you think of the celebration described? and celebrations in your Below is part of an e-mail you hay country? received from an English-speaking fr + Which of them is your favourite? Why? 1am working on an article about festiva celebrations around the world to university website. | was wondering if me out. Can you describe a popular cel your country and tell me what you lik Hope you write back soon. Thanks, Write your e Annabel (140-190 wo Dear Annabel, C Read the e-mail on the was great to hear from you. Of course, I'll help you left again and answer th with your assignment. We have loads of festivals and questions. elebrations here in Shanghai but I'm going to tell you about my favourite one: the Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival, during which tea’s long and significant history is celebrated. 1. Who is writing the e-m to whom? M Od + 2. Why is this person writ roe fice Wye 3. wnat is tre parpdeso This festival is held in late April and lasts for one week. You Paragraph? wouldn't believe the variety of activities that take place! There are competitions and exhibitions, as well as tasting 4. Is this e-mail formal o sessions for numerous varieties of tea. There are also Informal? What feature seminars on tea culture and lectures on the importance of aed eee the le 2 Can you tea, auctions of beautiful tea sets, and many performances of eae eo pee of Chinese, Japanese and Korean tea ceremonies. examples Gf these featu vokos ro), a Ka always look forward to this festival, not only because enjoy learning more about our tea culture, but also because it's a great way to make new friends. You see, the festival attracts tea lovers from all over the world. | love mingling with them and getting to know them over a cup of tea Well, | think that's about it. Would you like me to send you some pictures, too? I'd be more than glad to, so don't hesitate to ask! Take care MiaHon to the sente Fooents often tin tne use ofthe fo Bonetuaion marks contusing: comma, colon 4. Atthe semicolon ; ge a semicolon to connect two compl tance entences when they are too closely related to Te ta ful stop.oF when there is no connecting Ford (e9, $0. ut, that requires a comma, Moroec Iayrotner prefers coffee I preter tea The following e-mail has a number of mistakes, which have been marked us ead the e-mail and correct the mistakes. Jo: _annabel@reenet.com From: frank007@yazoo.com Re: National Multicultural Festival fa Anabel Peer you 20 Wo nave mony festvae andelpaton herein Ausra he one avays ook forward Js he National Muticultural Festival. The purpose tis to bring all the dfferent cultures of the people ‘Australia together floe ThgNational Mutcutural Festival takes Bat in February, in Seopa: ity of Australia, Canberra. There are so nen 49 See and do there that is no wonder that it lasted for thiBS GAYS! Believe itor not, it has about 400 stalls fest thelleod: customs and tistory of approximately 80 different CulURS: There are also fantastic cutural performances trom Aste gob i vistors can enoy Over 250,000 Beene attend every year and anyone eas haSeated oh his festa wit te you that tis a ye experience, Personally, | consider it the beer! I's both tant anbeteatonal You gto meet pany ipRSfeeling people HM about their cultural haci“Bund. Last year. | met from the following Ae ya, Peru and 1. Can you ag if? ee hope Utaon Sane help to you, but here's an question when yol alt coming for a vig you RA defintely come dur t's festival and see tat i's like ‘Yourself! what 4 question man ser “pmething sect ae 6. We bought tradit ve cing the correc © F. Imagine that Annabel is a friend of yours. Read the writing task in activity B again and write an e-mail 040-190 words) responding to her. Use the TIP below and the pian and set phrases on page 161 When writing an informal letter/e-mall, use: on erent) SO ee eee e Seu ne Se Meee See re ererey Chee Meee Tn teed + standard grammar and spelling conventions. Avoid eectChoose a, b, cord. 1. 1 ke this dress, but the colour doesnt really to me. ‘a. entertain ovpeat appreciate . distinguish, 2. I'm fed up with seeing Fred's holiday __. He's been showing them off around the ofice al week °@- snaps e.trends bisions 4. stripes 3. Some people think language's one of the __ which ‘most defines a culture ‘backgrounds emblems bsettings @reatures 4. My daughters attitude is___to that ot most young People her age. equal d.same 5. The region i famous fo its oranges, so visitors to the focal festival dress up in afferent of orange @staves symbols Bmateriats 4. values {6 Inrecent years. there have been many archaeological discoveries, which have given historians ‘resh insight into ancient cultures. ‘a considerable awkward Bidentical Significant 7 Origami is a type of Japanest art made with paper. It is and should be nanaled with care. iinat sensible Birsie 4.typicat '& My __ choice was a weekend ata luxurious hotel by the 2a, But when | saw the prices! changed my mind: Jlended up staying ata B58. primary unique f beauthentic @iniia 1 Complete withthe correct form of the words in capitals. 1. Agood team leader must be QEC\S\NE confident. DECIDE 2. W youre planning on exploring the old city, be sure to. wear: footwear. SENSE 3. You should double-check the information on that and site itstdoesnt sem ke a very source nevy 4. The Kea of staying n'a dormitory i not very ANG) t0 seme people APPEAL 5 Hewes bythe way ‘everyone welcomed hino sincerely othe oneterrrt OVERWHELM 6. An GDZENOM eyewitness managed to take down the number plate ofthe cr observe 2, bus tothe success of ur recent ‘identity, we are on the way t 0 { Complete the dialogue with the Present si, the Present Progressive of the verbs In bra: 1:1 Db sjou WOE you / nea trom sean, Where ene these days? You know what he's theshe 2 OWI. py (always / move) from place to place. He's, (live) up in the mountains of Mongolia at the Hea \Wrire (write) me a letter ey, and then. Hes SerAS teen you teters i from Mongolia Hasnt he heard of mato Well, that’s the point, isn't it? He 6 BES (not use) technology so he can immerse him Me of the locas there. That7_SoO NAS (sound) pretty toug Hguessitis. bute VINK thin, arr» ee oa that big ees wil gratually absorb everyone 10 (pe i xpeenc ne lifestyle before that 1_! thapp ‘A Wel one thing is certain. | 12 Serv eM) envy him, When 13 ¥5 NE COMNNNS) ae backhome? The winert4 cpa’ Be As fara know. he 15 5 SOX ANWKN oe coming back before January. 8. Complete with a, an, the or 1, “Th rational ag ot CX country is often ins Dy =< _ historical events 2, My aunt Emily knows everything about —~ tea. 3 she says that ___ tea grown in <= China st quality, I beieve her 3. Forme, SNE_most important part of SS experi abroad tasting — local cuisine 4, We decided to take Ox taxi down to XW seasn and watch 3X. moon rise 5. There was Se. accident on Ludlow Avenue yesterday “~ afternoon, Luckily no one was hurt 6. “Wve. Metropolitan Museum has © significant collection of = Mesopotamian art. Read the following and tick the appropriate boxes. the points you are unsure of, refer back to the relev> sections in the module. ) discuss issues related to different aspects of culture ) use shapes, and adjectives derivingyfrom verbs ‘and nouns ) distinguish between permanent and temporary situations ) describe festivals and flags make speculations, express my opinion and come _: toa decision