Vocabulary
1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
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1. We should __________ our customs and traditions.
2. A lot of countries in the world have the tradition of __________ their ancestors.
3. You shouldn't __________ a gift in black or white paper.
4. In a lot of countries, the __________ usually invites everybody to start eating.
5. In Viet Nam, the __________ we mostly use is chopsticks
6. For __________, my family has visited this pagoda.
2. Write sentences with the following expressions.
there's a tradition that
according to tradition
follow the tradition of
break with tradition by
have the custom of
1.________________________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________________________
4.________________________________________________________________
5.________________________________________________________________
3. Complete the following wordwebs with the customs and traditions you know or have learnt.
Grammar
4. Complete the sentences, using should or shouldn’t and a verb from the box.
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1. In Viet Nam you __________ for the eldest person to sit before you sit down.
2. In Viet Nam you __________ only the first name to address people older than you.
3. You __________ your promise to the children.
4. If you are Vietnamese, you __________ your customs and traditions.
5. You __________ another person's head because it's disrespectful.
5. Identify one mistake in each of the following sentences. Correct it.
1. When you visit a temple in Thailand, you has to follow some important customs.
2. People should wear short shorts and tank tops. This is disrespectful.
3. People can wear sandals, but these have to has a strap around the back.
4. People should to lower their voice inside the temple.
5. Women have avoid touching monks.
Communication
6. GAME: WHAT SHOULD I DO?
In small groups, take turns to choose one of these scenarios for each other. Once everyone has had a turn at answering, vote for the person who gave the best advice.
| Finished! Now I can.… | ✔ | ✔✔ | ✔✔✔ |
| • use different expressions to talk about customs and traditions • use should and have to to express advice and obligation about customs and traditions • pronounce words containing clusters /spr/ and /str/ correctly in isolation and in sentences • write a description of a traditional dance |
