WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO THIS WEEKEND?

What kind of misunderstanding can you

notice?

Cross-cultural misunderstanding  occurs

when a word, gesture or social context have
different meanings in different cultures.
1) My bestie and I stopped being friends after a row over money.
2) Mum always puts me at ease when I’m nervous. She says there’s always a solution.
3) On a date I tried to avoid awkward silences. So, I try to talk a lot.
4) I put my foot in it yesterday. I called my girlfriend with a different name.
5) I hate parties where I have to make small talk with strangers.
6) People find me boring. I don’t hit it off with anyone in social situations.

1) row(n) ( 2 ) to make sb feel calm and relaxed.

2) put sb at ease (idiom) ( 3 ) uncomfortable or embarrassing.

3) awkward (adj) ( ) to get on well with a person immediately.
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4) put your foot in it ( ) to say sth by accident that embarrasses/annoys sb.
(idiom) 4
( ) a noisy argument or fight.
5) small talk(n) 1
( 5 ) conversation about unimportant things, often between
6) hit it off (phrase) people you don’t know well.