2 BAC / UNIT 6 : Culture / Vocabulary Focus Mr.

Abdelkarim Foulfoula

A. MATCH THE ITEMS WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING DEFINITIONS.

TERMS DEFINING EXPRESSIONS DEFINITION

1. culture a the ideals or important things that we believe in such as love, freedom..

2. society b the beliefs and practices that have existed in a society for a long time.

3. race 1 c the traditions , values, customs and lifestyle of a group of people.

a group of people sharing physical traits such as hair, eyes ,or skin
4. mutual understanding d
color.
5. culture shock e absence of understanding between individuals or groups of people.

6. gender f the physical aspect of culture manifested in food ,clothes, architecture …

7. ethnic group g a large group of people who live together in an organized way.

8. stereotype is h a range of different and diverse things.

9. anthropology means i holding extreme political or religious views or opinions .

10. prejudice refers to j presence of understanding between individuals or groups of people

11. cultural relativism k existing and living in peace with each other.
stands for
a sense of confusion and a feeling of anxiety and shock when exposed to
12. extremism l
is referred to as a new or a totally different culture from yours.
13. material culture m a negative opinion formed in advance without knowledge or reason.
has been defined as
14. non-material culture n the social condition of being male or female
is referred to as being
the idea that a person’s social practices and beliefs are relative to his
15. tolerance o
own culture and should be regarded within such context.
a group of people who share a certain cultural, religious, linguistic ,
16. values p
and racial heritage.
17. traditions q the non-physical aspect of culture including beliefs, values, ideas …

18. diversity r a fixed idea about an individual or a group of people.

19. misunderstanding s intense dislike or hostility

20. co-existence t the study of human societies and cultures and their development.

21. hatred u the belief that one race is better than or superior to another race.

22. racism v the ability to accept and tolerate different people, cultures, and beliefs.

B. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH :

diversity - mutual understanding - prejudice - gender - extremism - traditions - culture shock - stereotype - society - values

1. Globalization is seen by some as an attack on our traditional and cultural ___________________________________.

2. “Communication is key to achieve ________________________________and respect between our peoples,” said the diplomat.
3. ______________________ equality can only be achieved when men and women can enjoy the same rights and opportunities.
4. The _______________________________of an Arab in Hollywood is someone who lives in the desert and rides camels.
5. Ali , who has recently arrived in Canada, is jobless, homeless, friendless, and suffering from ________________________ .
6. A _______________________________is formed when people make generalizations about people they don't really know.
7. They were discussing the dangers of religious _________________________________ across all cultures.
8. We need to do more to help the poorer members of our ____________________________ .
9. We try to create some cultural _________________________in the workplace by hiring workers from different ethnic and
racial backgrounds.
10. Morocco’s new generations have started to break with some old ______________________________ .