PIRI REIS UNIVERSITY

DELTA SPEAKING PRESENTATION

UNIT 2

PREPARED BY LECTURER ANDREW J. LASLETT

 CUSTOMS AND
TRADITIONS
HOW DO YOU SAY HELLO TO PEOPLE IN YOUR COUNTRY?
 LET’S TALK ABOUT CUSTOMS
• HOW DO YOU SAY ‘NO’ IN TURKEY?

CAN YOU USE BODY LANGUAGE?

WHAT’S THE MOST POLITE WAY TO SAY ‘NO’?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTION?

NO!
 WHAT ARE SOME FAMOUS TURKISH
TRADITIONS?
• LET’S LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLES

CAN YOU THINK OF ANY OTHER

TURKISH CUSTOMS?
CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN EACH PICTURE?
TRADITIONAL TURKISH DRINKS
• LET’S LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLES

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE

DRINK? CAN YOU THINK OF ANY OTHER DRINKS?
DRINKS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

DO YOU DRINK ALCOHOL OR ARE YOU

TEETOTAL?

CAN YOU GIVE MORE

EXAMPLES OF DRINKS
FROM DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES?
 TRADITIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
• CAN YOU UNDERSTAND WHICH COUNTRIES ARE IN THE PICTURES?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
VISIT ANY OF THESE
COUNTRIES?

WHY? IF YOU WANT TO VISIT A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, WHY

DO YOU WANT TO GO THERE?
 CULTURES……?????

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE FROM A DIFFERENT CULTURE?

HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED A DIFFERENT CULTURE?

 TRADITIONAL FOOD FROM AROUND
THE WORLD

WHICH COUNTRIES DO THESE FOODS COME FROM?

IF YOU HAVE TRIED FOREIGN FOOD, WHICH

IS YOUR FAVOURITE?

DO YOU PREFER TRADITIONAL FOOD OR DO YOU LIKE TO TRY NEW THINGS?

STRANGE TRADITIONS…….??

WHICH OF THESE TRADITIONS

DO YOU THINK ARE STRANGE?
CAN YOU THINK OF ANY MORE STRANGE TRADITIONS?

WOULD YOU DO THIS?

AND FINALLY……….
• CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE CUSTOM OR
TRADITION??
• WHERE DO YOU LEARN CUSTOMS FROM?
• WHAT DO YOU DO AT CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR?
• ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPECIAL CUSTOMS OR TRADITIONS?
SOURCES
• https://www.googleimages
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com
• https://www.wikipedia.com
• https://gettyimages.com