2. Scan the text and decide whether the following statements are True or False

1. Culture quizzes can be either open-ended or multiple-choice.

2. Intercultural incidents cannot be used for learning purposes.

3. Both quizzes and intercultural incidents are complicated.

4. Ethnographic projects are useful for students intending to travel or work in cross-cultural environments.

5. Students collect data from UK citizens on 'attitudes towards the European way of life' for their cross-cultural case study.

6. The outcome of a cross-cultural project is written up in the target language and formally presented.

7. Electronic media is valuable in enhancing intercultural awareness.

8. Electronic communication contributes to creative individual learning tasks which focus on cultural issues.

3. Read the text again and answer the questions

1. What is the purpose of culture quizzes and intercultural incidents?

2. What activities are effective as a basis for debates?

3. What are the main features of intercultural incidents?

4. What skills are students trained to do while preparing ethnographic projects?

5. What is the strength of the ethnographic project?

6. How is the outcome of the ethnographic project presented?

7. How is the use of electronic media of communication linked to intercultural awareness?

8. What are the main features of electronic media?

4. Cover the extracts and look at the headings. Tell your partner what techniques can be used to develop intercultural awareness.

LISTENING

Multiculturalism

1. What are the pros and cons of multiculturalism? Complete the table with your partner. Change your partners and share your ideas.

	Pros	Cons
Language
Culture
Religious tolerance
Traditions
Jobs
Food

2. Listen to the recording and decide whether the following sentences are true (t)

or false (F)

1. The German leader has said multiculturalism isn’t working in Germany.

2. She was speaking to a gathering of several thousand immigrants.

3. Ms Merkel said people in the 60’s thought immigrants wouldn’t stay.

4. Ms Merkel said it wasn’t necessary for immigrants to learn German.

5. Other German politicians have aired anti-immigration feelings.

6. Ms Merkel is the sister of the leader of the CSU Party.

7. A man called Stephan Kramer suggested people were over-reacting.

8. All of Germany’s immigrants migrated there for the social benefits.

3. Look at the words below. Try to recall the context where the following words are used.

Student A Student B

• attempts

• attended

• shocking

• fooled

• reality

• learn

• series

• strongest

• concept

• recent

• negative

• social