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Cultural differences Reported speech


1 In pairs. Discuss the questions about culture.


a What experience do you have of meeting people from different cultures? b What have you noticed is different or interesting about the way people in different cultures do things?


3.3 Federico Rossi is an Italian student in the UK and works for a university radio station. Listen to him interview some international students. Tick the topics they mention for each country.


Britain


a Where people eat b The times that restaurants are open c The habit of apologizing


3 In pairs. Complete the sentences about the conversation. a Federico asked if he could


b He asked them what they found


e Omar explained that in his country, families must eat f


Julia said the British were . Dubai Greece


them all for the radio show.


c Omar said he noticed that people in the UK don’t eat much d Maria agreed that that was really


or different about living in Britain. .


.


Julia said she didn’t agree with that and that a lot of women in the UK also g Mei-Ling said there could be


h She described how she had tried to get a meal in a little i


k Omar said Maria couldn’t be l Takis thought the guy had wanted an 4 I 3.3 Listen again and check your answers. English for the 21st Century • Unit 3 45 . to talk to Maria.


j Maria disagreed and said it was quite sweet when a man had then had said sorry to it!


. about when food can be served. in England at two, but she couldn’t. and they were always saying sorry. kicked her suitcase and


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