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Unit 2 Culture What kind of culture do they represent respectively? Pre-reading Q1: Why did the author visit Russia? He was in Russia to provide some technical assistance in the area of agricultural labor management . Q2: How did the author realize that he had made a cultural blunder? He was politely corrected by a Russian during his third visit. Q3: Why did Yiena not decline his offer of banana? Because the author was a foreigner and he did not know the taboo in Russian culture and he was also the guest of the couple. Q4: How can we get to understand other cultures according to the author? We can understand other cultures through concrete and alive experience instead of generalization. Q5: What do the cultural differences listed in the passage suggest? Acting on generalization have a serious negative consequences. Structure of Passage B Part I (Paras1-7) The author tells the blunders he has made because of the cultural differences. Part II (Paras8-12) The author cites some examples of cultural differences to illustrate the theme of the articles. PartIII(Para13) Conclusion: We should not act on only some of the generalizations on cultural differences. 13.There are cultural and ideological differences and it is good to have an understanding about a culture’s customs and ways. Aaron Pun, a Canadian ODCnet correspondent, wrote: “In studying cross-cultural2 differences, we are not looking at individuals but a comparison of one ethnic group against others. Hence, we are comparing two bell curves3 and generalizations cannot be avoided.” Another correspondent explained the human need to categorize. True and true, but the danger comes when we act on some of these generalizations, especially when they are based on faulty observations. Acting on generalizations about such matters as eye contact, personal space, touch, and interest in participation can have serious negative consequences. (781 words) There are cultural and ideological differences and it is good to have