Here's a little listening / conversation activity I designed.
Student 1 (boy from Spain)
Student 2 (boy from Germany)
Student 3 (girl from New Zealand)
Student 4 (boy from Norway)
Student 2 again (boy from Germany)
There's a lot of school spirit in America
Stuff is big in America
Americans don't kiss each other on the cheeks
Measurements
American high schools have organized sports teams and cheerleaders
Americans drive on the wrong side of the road
A lot of food has peanut butter in it
Conversation questions:
If you were an exchange student in America, which of these cultural differences would affect you the most? Which would you enjoy and which would bother you? Why?
What cultural differences would exchange students in your country have trouble with? Which cultural differences might they enjoy?
Posted by James Trotta at September 8, 2009 10:24 AMESL blog is one of many Blogs for learning English & teaching English. Translation services information.