ESL listening activity

1. CULTURE SHOCK
1. What are the major features of your culture? How would you describe the people in your country?
2. Imagine a foreigner is coming to visit you. What special advice would you give him/her so that he does
not face any serious cultural misunderstanding?
The Joy Luck Club Culture Shock –
Watch the movie segment from the movie The Joy Luck Club. Make a list of 5 cultural mistakes the
American man made during his first dinner party with his fiancee´s Chinese family.
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Adapted from “Movie Warmups and Follow ups” by Claudio Azevedo.
http://warmupsfollowups.blogspot.com/search/label/Culture%20Shock