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Understanding Cultural Diversity: Differences Between American and Vietnamese Cultures

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This lesson explores the distinct cultural practices of Americans and Vietnamese, focusing on values surrounding family structure, dining etiquette, and expressions of friendship. Students will compare and contrast aspects such as intergenerational living arrangements, marriage norms, and public displays of affection. Useful expressions for opinion sharing are introduced to facilitate discussion. Through pair work and group activities, learners will express their viewpoints and gain a deeper understanding of cultural diversity, ultimately writing a short paragraph summarizing their insights.

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Understanding Cultural Diversity: Differences Between American and Vietnamese Cultures

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  1. Unit 2: Cultural diversity Speaking

  2. warm up

  3. ………do not spend much time preparing food. ………spend a lot of time preparing food. ……..use knife, spoons, fork and plates when eating. ……..use spoons, chopsticks and bowls when eating. ……..do not exchange cheek-kisses to express friendliness. ……..exchange cheek-kisses to express friendliness. • Complete the sentences below with the word • “ Americans” or “Vietnamese”

  4. Americans and Vietnamese have different cultures

  5. Objective Differences between American and Vietnamese cultures Useful expression to express ideas

  6. Pre-speaking

  7. expression ideas

  8. I think/ believe/ feel… • In my opinion,… • For me… • As far as I’m concerned… • You know what I think, I think that… • I don’t agree… • It’s not true … • That’s wrong… Useful expression

  9. I think it’s a good idea to have four or three generations living under one roof. They can help each other. • That’s not true. In some countries many old-aged parents like to live in a nursing home. They want to lead independent lives. Examples

  10. While-speaking

  11. Task 1 Practicing expression

  12. Work in pairs. Express your point of view on the following ideas, using the expressions above. Exercise A

  13. In Vietnam, three or four generations may live in a home. • A happy marriage should be based on love. • In some Asian countries, love is supposed to follow marriage, not precede it. • In some countries, a man and a woman may hold hands and kiss each other in public. Exercise A

  14. Work in pair and use the expression you have learned to express your ideas for the following situation Exercise b

  15. Situation : Your friend’s mother had a car accident yesterday and she was taken to hospital. Your friend had to take care of his/her mother so she/he couldn’t go to class. Unfortunately, your teacher gave the class a test to do and your friend couldn’t take the test .Your teacher gave your friend a “zero” for the test. What do you think your friend should do? Exercise b

  16. Below are some typical features of American culture. Work in pairs, discuss and find out the corresponding features of Vietnamese culture. Task 2

  17. Work in groups. Talk about the similarities and differences between Vietnamese and American cultures, using the features discussed in task 2. Task 3

  18. There are differences and similarities between Vietnamese and American cultures. In America, two generations( parents and children) live in a home. In Vietnam, three or four generations live under one roof. Example

  19. Post-speaking

  20. Write a short paragraph about the differences between Vietnamese and American cultures. structure Structure1 Structure2 - Introduction - Differences - Similarities - Conclusion - Introduction - Similarities - Differences - Conclusion

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