Comprehension Check
How are the beliefs of Benjamin Spock related to the way many US families raise their children?
His beliefs influenced how American families see their children.
Mexicans often have ______ (large/families) Chines.
Mexicans often have __larger families than__Chinese
One of _______(big) differences between my culture and traditional US culture is the way ___(open-ended).
One of _ the biggest_ differences between my culture and traditional US culture is the way children speak to their parents.
One of _______(important) topics to learn about other cultures is their communication style.
One of _ the most important _ topics to learn about other cultures is their communication style.
In Latin America, __ families include __mother, __father, __sisters, __brothers, __aunts, __uncles, and __ cousins.
In Latin America, _x families include _a mother, _a father, _x sisters, _x brothers, _x aunts, _x uncles, and _x cousins.
(articles precede nouns: a/an for singular nouns; x/no article for plural nouns or general nouns)
Who might young Latino adults live with when they finish college?
Young Latino adults might live with their parents after college.
The concept of family is _____________easy/define in some cultures) in others.
The concept of family is easier to define in some cultures than in others.
I think ______ (important) thing to know about my culture is ________________.
I think _the most important__thing to know about my culture is _the way/how parents show affection to each other.
In high-context cultures like South Korea and Japan, the communication style is ________(direct)that of people in low-context cultures.
In high-context cultures like South Korea and Japan, the communication style is _more direct than_ that of people in low-context cultures.
I haven't met __family that lives across __street from my house.
I haven't met _the family that lives across _the street from my house.
(THE is used when the writer and the reader share common knowledge about the noun)
Who might college graduates in traditional U.S. families live with?
Young American adults may live on their own.
Some people talk___________ (quickly) others.
Some people talk more quickly than others.
I think ______(difficult) to understand about a culture is_________.
I think _the most difficult_ thing to understand about a culture is_why/how/the way they eat rats, snakes or other animals_.
In high-context cultures like England, words are not the only tool of communication. In low-context cultures, words are _____ (essential) thing.
In high-context cultures like England, words are not the only tool of communication. In low-context cultures, words are _the most essential_ thing.
Each person in __ family has __moral responsibility to aid other members of __ family experiencing __ financial problems.
Each person in _a family has _a moral responsibility to aid other members of _the family experiencing_x financial problems.
(The is used when the noun was introduced earlier/you give more information)
What does the writer mean when they say that "it is wise not to stereotype cultures"?
The writer means that these ideas may not apply to everyone in Latino and U.S. cultures.
In general, The Japenese treat the elderly___________ (respectfully) others.
In general, The Japenese treat the elderly more respectfully than others.
The _____(significantly) different thing between my culture and Asian cultures is_______.(open ended)
The _most significantly_different thing between my culture and Asian cultures is_their eating habits/their discipline/the way they.....
Facial expressions, gestures, and tone of voice are often____(important) in low-context cultures.
Facial expressions, gestures, and tone of voice are often_more important_ in low-context cultures.
Mexico is__ country that is located south of the U.S.
Mexico is_the country that is located south of the U.S.
(The is used when we define 'which one')
Do you think the writer avoids stereotyping cultures in this essay?
The writer avoids stereotypes in this essay.
If people from traditional U.S. culture knew more about other cultures, they perhaps would be _________________(understanding) than they are.
If people from traditional U.S. culture knew more about other cultures, they perhaps would be more understanding than they are.
The person in my family who works______ (hard) is ____.
The person in my family who works_the hardest is _my son because/as/since he is starting his own company_.
Degree of individualism is one of ___(big) issues to consider when observing cultural differences.
Degree of individualism is one of _the biggest_ issues to consider when observing cultural differences.
__CIA, __UN, __ FBI
__NASA, __NATO
__media, __military
__rich, __elderly
__president, __Alps, __moon, __equator
_the CIA, _the UN, _the FBI (for abbreviations
_x NASA, _x NATO (not for acronyms)
_ the media, _ the military (for groups)
_the rich, _the elderly (adjectives that refer to a category)
_the president, _the Alps, _the moon, _the equator (when there is only one)