a. Culture stands for the way we live. It includes: 1.

Cuisine : The way we cook and eat our food 2. Architecture The way we build and design our houses 3. Our way of dressing 4. The way we greet each other 5. The way we establish orders and law 6. The way we celebrate our feasts and particular occasions 7. The way we express ourselves in arts, writings and other forms of expressions 8. The way we worship and practice our religious rituals. b. Issues : important topics that people are discussing or arguing about. c. Values : the values of a person or group are the moral principles and beliefs they think are important.

Universal values: honesty, integrity, tolerance and other values believed to be common to the worlds
cultures.

Some global values:

1. Tolerance # intolerance 2. Co-existence # conflict 3. Citizenship 4. Altruism # selfishness 5. Partnership # individuality 6. Cooperation # individuality 7. Initiative 8. Harmony # conflict 9. Equity # injustice 10. Love # hatred 11. Responsibility # irresponsibility

Collocations:
a. Culture shock b. Civic education c. Moral obligations d. Cultural misunderstanding e. Culture shock f. Cultural diversity g. Common good h. Global citizenship

Mohamed Lahbib KATHI