Unit 1: Cultural Issues and Values
Vocabulary: Expressions of definition
…is…
…refers to…
…refers to…
… is referred to as…
…is defined as…
…has been defined as...
…is the way of…
Culture is the way of life of a particular group of people.
A stereotype is defined as being a belief about an individual or a group based on the idea that everyone in a
particular group will behave in the same way.
Hospitality and tolerance are values that are deeply rooted in the Moroccan culture.
If you happen to go to live in a foreign country with a different culture, you have to adjust to it, otherwise you will
feel as a fish out of water.
Different cultures have different values. Values vary from culture to culture.
People from rural areas stick to customs and traditions more than urban people.
Cultural issues arise when groups of people believe another group behaves wrongly. Culture is learned and transmitted from generation to generation.
Deeper insights into other people’s customs, values and ideas minimize conflict due to ignorance and intolerance.
Asking for clarification:
- What is another word for ‘aware’?:
- Conscious
Vocabulary: (p 12)
uneasy: uncomfortable
unlike: as opposed to
to obey: to respect, to abide by
dissimilarities: differences
natural: healthy
wrongly ≠ rightly
Conditional: types 1 and 2
- If you pay attention in the classroom, you’ll understand better.I
- ’ll continue my studies abroad if I get high grades in by bac exams.M
- ariam won’t marry Nabil if he isn't an honest person.
- If I were you, I’d give up smoking.
- We wouldn’t have so many car accidents if both drivers and pedestrians were careful enough.
- If Souad had money, she could buy a new laptop.
Asking for, giving and responding to advice:
Patient: I’m afraid I’m putting on weight, doctor. What do you think I should do?
Doctor: It’s a good idea not to eat between meals and you’d better exercise at least three times
a week. May be you should eat more vegetables and less fatty food.
Patient: It sounds like a good idea! Thanks for your advice, doctor.
Doctor: It’s a good idea not to eat between meals and you’d better exercise at least three times
a week. May be you should eat more vegetables and less fatty food.
Patient: It sounds like a good idea! Thanks for your advice, doctor.
Vocabulary:
Expressing lack of understanding, interrupting and asking for clarification:
The Past Perfect vs. The Past Perfect Continuous:
Form: P. Participle: had + past participle of the verb
P. Participle Continuous: had + past participle + v…ingAfter the cultural anthropologist had finished the lecture, he flew to Tangier.
By the time I went to see the doctor, I had been ill for at least two weeks.
Adib had bought a brand new car before he got his driving licence.
Once Ilham had read the advert about the job, she went to the Office of Admission.
Jane had done her homework before she went out.
When he arrived to the airport, there was no plane. It had already taken off. She didn’t go to bed until she had set her alarm clock.
“Why didn’t you tell her that you had divorced your first wife?”
The fire had already spread to the neighbouring houses when the fire brigade arrived.
Mounia and Jamal had been e-mailing each other before they got married.
Jim had been studying computer science for three years before he graduated.
Phrasal Verbs: (p 24)
I’ve tried explaining how it works, but I just can’t get through to him. (communicate with)
I’m taking the Baccalaureate this year, I will certainly get through. (pass)
I still don’t know how to use Excel. Could you possibly go through the instructions again? (repeat)
One of my classmates has been very ill, but her doctor says she will pull through. (recover/survive)
I’ve looked through the editorial twice and can’t see the issue the editorialist is arguing for.(read
carefully)
