Home work#1

Answer these questions using complete sentences and based on your personal opinion.
What do you think of
® What am I good at?
when you hear the word
What are my talents
“weirdo”? and skills?
® Do you think that ® What do I believe is
the people that are right and wrong? What
around you are my values?
determinate your ® What are some things I
success or failure? really enjoy doing or
® What do you think feel passionate about?
about the power of ® What are my dreams
networking and goals for the
Ask some people: future?
® What steps can I take
® How would you to understand myself
describe me in a better and continue
few words? growing?
® What do you think ® What activities do I
are my greatest find myself completely
strengths and captivated in?
weaknesses? ® What are some
® What do you think achievements I'm
motivates me or proud of?
makes me excited? ® How have I changed or
® How do you think I grown as a person in
communicate with the past year or a
others? specific time period?
® What kind of impact ® What have I learned
do you think I have from my successes and
on people around failures?
me? ® What important events
® Where do you think or experiences have
I can improve and influenced who I am
grow as a person? today?
® What are some
important things that
defines you? Think of
language, food, music,
art, history etc.
® What do people think
of you? Which of these
aspects are accurate
and which are
inaccurate?
 ® How can I make the most
of my strengths and work
on my weaknesses?
® What advice would you
give to yourself when
you were younger?
® Would that advice change
® How do I think in some who your
my friends, present?
family, or ® Are there any changes
classmates see that you have to do in
me? order to have the future
® How might you dream?
people from
different
cultures or
backgrounds ® How would you
perceive me?
describe your friends?
® Do my actions
match my ® How did you meet your
intentions? friends??
® How do I handle ® Do all your friends get
challenges or alone together?
difficult ® Are they similar or
situations? different from you?
® How do I ® What have your friends
contribute to taught you?
group activities
Answers
Personal questions
What do you think of when you hear the word “weird”?

In a person who does something different or unusual.

® Do you believe that the people around you determine your success or failure?

Yes, since many times we create habits according to those around us.

® What do you think about the power of networks

It is a way to obtain benefits or disadvantages very quickly depending on the use that is given to it.

1. Which of the following do you think are the most important in culture?
Climate Language Ideas and beliefs Cuisine Arts Geography Historical
events
Ceremonies and festivals Social customs and traditions Religion
Language, Ideas and beliefs since I feel that the way we express ourselves and the ideas we
have says much more about who we are inside.
2. Do you think cultures are becoming more alike? Is this a good or bad thing?
I do feel that in some way some countries look more and more like more developed
countries and unfortunately we do not appreciate what is unique and proper to our
culture.
3. How has your culture shaped you? How has it influenced your
values, preferences and beliefs?
When buying an item, perhaps due to tradition I prefer
certain brands or certain items.
4. How do you think you learned your culture? Despite the
differences in culture in our school, what are some things
that everyone has in common?
More than anything I learned it at home, especially
with my grandparents.

5. What do you like about your culture? What do you dislike?

What I like is the geographical part such as landscapes, fauna, flra and their food
and what I don't like is the language
6. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”
Do you agree with this? Is it good advice?
I don't feel that it is always good wherever we go to always leave the essence of
our country, culture and ourselves.
7. What do people from other countries associate with your country’s culture? Which are
accurate and which are inaccurate?
 Nature and its fauna
8. Do different areas of your country have different customs? Discuss them.
Yes, and quite marked since in the GAM there are more activities adapted to the
city, on the other hand, in the more remote areas, it truly maintains pure culture
such as the most iconic dances and foods.
9. What are the best and worst aspects of your country’s culture?
The best food and the worst I think that there are many people who get drunk
at cultural festivals.
10. Are there any customs from other countries that your country has adopted? Are they
positive or negative?
Quite a lot in reality and I feel that it is negative since in a certain way what we
truly are and our roots are not preserved.
11. Does your culture have any problems with racism, sexism or homophobia? How?
Yes, since our culture is quite conservative and religious, society is divided a lot
in that aspect.

12. What advice would you give someone from a different country on how to behave in
terms of good and bad manners when they visit yours? What are the biggest “no-nos”?
I feel that having a good attitude and good values or at least mutual gratitude and conserving
our fauna and flora as well as safeguarding it.