Reading between the lines: direct and indirect cultures
A cross-cultural trainer explains high- and low-context communication; students analyze a real misunderstanding and rephrase messages.
C1Adults55 minPodcastFree
About this lesson
A C1 listening lesson (podcast). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Podcast
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Countries & cultures
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, True / False, Gap-fill
- Key words
- high-context culture, low-context culture, blunt, vague, a tendency, the stakes are high, take something personally, at fault
- Access
- Free
By the end, students can
- Follow an extended podcast discussion of cultural communication styles and identify the speaker's stance
- Recognize and use idiomatic phrases for clarifying and softening messages