Unwritten rules: culture shock and everyday etiquette
Jack and Emma compare surprises from living abroad; students learn language for nuanced generalization and analyze cross-cultural misunderstandings.
C1Adults55 minDiscussion
About this lesson
A C1 speaking lesson (discussion). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Discussion
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Countries & cultures
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Reading text, True / False, Gap-fill, Word order, Table to fill in
- Key words
- It's a sweeping generalization, but …, In my experience, …, It varies enormously., That rings true., I'd go so far as to say …, I'm inclined to think …, take something at face value, read between the lines
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Discuss cultural differences while hedging and avoiding stereotypes
- Analyze cross-cultural misunderstandings and suggest what each side could do differently