- •Intercultural communication contents
- •2.1 Reading:
- •3.1 Reading:
- •Embarrassing Situations
- •Ecotourism
- •Agree or disagree with the following statements, explain your viewpoint.
- •In the box there are 14 words from the recording. Below are the definitions of these words. Put the words into the gaps in the sentences.
- •Ecotourism
- •Consider the following open statements and enlarge on them expressing your point of view on different aspects of holiday travel. You are free to discuss other issues referring to (eco)tourism.
- •1. Before reading the text look at the title and sub-heading of the article and try to answer the following questions:
- •Body language
- •2. Read the text and find out what body language people use to say:
- •3. Read the text again and decide if the following statements are true or false according to the text.
- •Vocabulary. Match the following words to their Russian equivalents.
- •5. Match phrasal verbs to the correct meaning.
- •6. Fill in the gaps with the correct particle out or up:
- •7. Underline the correct word in each pair.
- •Match the words from the text “Cross-Cultural Communication: Translating Non-Verbal Cues” with their definitions
- •6. Now come up with your own suggestions, ideas, and considerations that may help deal with the following situations:
- •Below are the definitions of the words in the box. Match the words and the definitions.
- •A management consultant talks about intercultural competence as a vital business skill for today’s global workers. Listen to the interview, then for each question, select the best answer.
- •III. Answer and discuss the following questions with your partner:
- •Universities
- •10.Text 6. The Pros and Cons of Studying in a Foreign Country
- •11.The Pros and Cons of Studying in a Foreign Country
- •1.Experience Abroad and Employers
- •2.Financial Issues of Living Abroad
- •3.Dealing With Foreign Culture
- •4.Academic Issues of Spending Time Abroad
- •5.Full Time or Part Time Study?
- •3.3 Speaking: learning styles
- •Reading
- •Vocabulary
- •Speaking
- •Have you changed your attitude to British people after reading the text?
- •Is there any surprising or shocking information in the text?
- •4.2 Text 8. Doing business in Russia
- •1. Find the right meaning for the words from the text:
- •2. Match the words with their definitions:
- •3. Complete the sentences using these words from the text:
- •4. Decide if the statements are true or false.
- •5. Read the text again and summarize each paragraph in two or three sentences.
- •6. Discuss in pairs or small groups:
- •4.3 Text 9. Doing Business in the usa
- •3) Decide if the following statements are true or false.
- •4) Match the words with their definitions
- •2. Complete the sentences with a word or phrase from the box
- •5) Discuss the following questions
- •6) Fill in the table using the chart and information from the text Differences between the business cultures
- •Vocabulary
- •5.1 Read the text Major Religions and do the tasks after it.
- •2. Match the names of the religions with the facts about them.
- •3. Answer the questions about the four major religions.
- •4. Answer these questions.
- •5. Match the places of pilgrimages with their descriptions. Find more information about the places and share it in class.
- •6. Complete the text with the derivatives from the words in the right-hand column
- •7. Have you ever heard the name of Confucius ? Say where he lived and when and what made him famous. Then read the text to see if you were right. Do the task after the text.
- •5.2 Read the text and do the tasks (1—5) after it circling one of the letters (a—d).
- •9.Find in the text Religious Education (Ex. 8) the words and word combinations which mean the same as the words and phrases below. Make up your own sentences with them.
- •10.Choose the best item to complete the sentences.
- •11. Express the same in English.
- •117997, Москва, Стремянный пер., 36.
5. Match the places of pilgrimages with their descriptions. Find more information about the places and share it in class.
1. Lourdes 2 Bethlehem 3 Mecca 4 Jerusalem
a) city of Israel, which is of great historical importance to Jews, Christians and Muslims. It has many important places for all these religions, such as the Wailing Wall, the Mount of Olives and the Dome of the Rock, an ancient and very holy Muslim building. This city is regarded by Israel as its capital city, but many Arab people do not accept this.
b) a town on the Western Bank of the River Jordan, in Israel, thought to be where Jesus Christ was born.
c) a small town in south-western France where Roman Catholics believe that Saint Bernadette saw the Virgin Mary appear. They consider this town a holy place, and many sick people go there because they believe that the water there is holy and has the power to cure them.
d) a city in Saudi Arabia where the prophet Muhammad was born. It is considered the holiest city of Islam. People who are not Muslims are not allowed to go there, but every Muslim must try to make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lifetime.
6. Complete the text with the derivatives from the words in the right-hand column
Moses
Moses grew up in Egypt, but his parents were Israelites. Once
he killed an Egyptian and had to 1 from the country. He APPEAR
hid himself in the desert. In the 2 Moses found a job as a WILD
shepherd. One day, as he was tending his sheep on Mount Horeb, he saw
an 3_____sight: a bush which seemed to be on fire. Yet there was no smoke, USUAL
and the bush was not 4_________. DESTROY
Out of the 5______bush a voice spoke: "I am the God of your fathers. BURN
I have seen the 6_____of my people in Egypt. I have come down to bring SUFFER
them to a 7_______land, land flowing with milk and honey. Moses, MARVEL
my 8_______, I send you to Pharaoh so that you may lead my people SERVE
out of Egypt." It was God speaking, there could be no 9_____about it, TAKE
and Moses bowed until his face touched the ground. "Who am I," he cried,
"that I should appear before Pharaoh?" "I am God," said the voice,
"and I have sent you. Now go. And 10________I will be with you. CERTAIN
" The voice ceased and there was only the wind on the 11_____ LONE
mountain, and the bush was only a bush with Moses kneeling before it.
7. Have you ever heard the name of Confucius ? Say where he lived and when and what made him famous. Then read the text to see if you were right. Do the task after the text.
Confucius
Confucius was one of the greatest moral teachers of all time. He lived in China about five hundred years before Christ. Confucius studied ancient Chinese writings from which he took ideas that to him seemed important to the development of fine characters. Then he taught these ideas to the princes and to the students of all classes who came to him for instruction. The rules he laid down 2,400 years ago are still respected.
Confucius' Chinese name was Kung-Fu-tse. At the age of twenty-two Confucius began to teach men how to live happily. His principle rule for happiness, "What you do not wish done to yourself, do not do to others," was much like the Golden Rule. He tried to teach people the right moral conduct based on love, justice, reverence, wisdom, and sincerity.
One of his teachings, the reverence for parents, had a powerful effect on China, because it teaches reverence and worship of all ancestors. It made China for a long time to look to the past instead of moving forward.
Confucius did not consider himself a god. In fact, he taught nothing about a supreme being. He believed that man was naturally good and could preserve this goodness by living harmoniously with his fellow men.
Within five hundred years after his death, his teaching became the philosophy of the state. But when Buddhism appeared, the teachings of Confucius were almost forgotten for a period. They were later revived, and even today his teachings influence the lives of millions of people.
Discuss the connection between philosophy and religion. Mention the following:
1) which, in your view, appeared earlier — religion or philosophy
2) where they are similar
3) where the two are different
4) if you know any names of famous philosophers who based their teachings on religious ideas