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BBC - Culture, behaviour and stereotypes
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- 1How can culture have an effect on us?Culture can have a large effect on our daily lives, influencing what we may wear, say, or find humorous.
- 2How can culture shape us?Cultural belief systems can shape our thoughts and behaviors.
- 3What is culture for you?Culture is part of a collective memory, of our perception of ourselves.
- 4Why is it important to experience other cultures?Experiencing other cultures makes us more open-minded, tolerant and global.
- 5What creates our sense of identity?The way people see us forms part of our sense of identity, while another part comes from our ethnic identity.
- 6Why is melting pot important?A society made from people of different countries who live together can create a new shared culture.
- 7When does a person become integrated into a new culture?A person becomes integrated nto a new culture when they change their habits and customs.
- 8Who do you think you are?I am kind of person who wear my heart on my sleeve
- 9What is the meaning of clothes?The meaning of clothes can really influence what people think of us. Rightly or wrongly, they can make snap- judgements about us.
- 10What kind of role do clothes can play?Clothes play a key role in expressing without words how we see ourselves.
- 11How do you ussually react?I generally let people know how I feel. I don't go over the top, but also I don't sulk about things.
- 12Do you get angry?I consider myself to be a very well balanced and grounded person.
- 13How do we react to different situations?We'e very good at reading situations that we find ourselves in. We pick up on signals and can trigger the appropriate response.
- 14What is a cultural icon?A cultural icon is a person or an object that is readily recognised by a lot of people and it has a lot of importance to them.
- 15What is a role model?A role model is a person or figure, who is admired and whose behaviour others are inpired to copy.
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- These flashcards discuss about culture and bevahiours. Most of the phrases portrayed here were extracted from the following shows of BBC 6 minute English: Who do you think you are?, The meaning of clothes, Is aggression useful?, and Barbie's 50th anniversary.
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- Gabriela Paola Ribeiro Banon
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