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Continue Activity 2 below

• Pick three cultural habits you would like to talk about. Look at the example.

For our conversation

Example:
The cultural habits we find most interesting

Unusual jobs Eating breakfast A regular school day

• Gather information about the three cultural habits you selected. You can
check your Reader’s Book, page 5 to find information about food around
Book page 5
the world and different types of houses. Reader's
IT

search
There’s a lot of information available online. If you type, "types of families" or engine (n.):
“standards of beauty around the world”, the search engine will display several buscador
articles from online magazines.

3. Look at the chart below. Read the activities you will complete in this practice in
order to have a conversation about cultural habits in different countries. Remember
to tick each activity as soon as you finish it.

Week 1 WARM-UP STAGE

Negotiate topics
• Determine topic.
of conversation
• Present points of view.
about cultural
• Support points of view with reasons, examples and evidence.
habits.
Week 2 BUILDING STAGE

Exchange opening • Start a conversation in a natural way.
statements and • Express and interpret opening statements and opinions.
opinions to start a • Distinguish facts from opinions.
conversation. • Exchange opening statements and opinions.

Week 3 BUILDING STAGE

Ask and answer • Ask questions based on what others said.
questions to • Answer questions.
broaden a • Modify questions according to others’ reactions.
conversation. • Monitor conversations.

Week 4 CLOSURE STAGE-SOCIALIZATION

Manage strategies • Detect absence of information.
to maintain • End the conversation with kind and cordial expressions.
and conclude a • Explain the strategies used in a conversation to others.
conversation. • Assess the process and product.

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