1. Study the following terms.
Intercultural communication is a process that comprises an open and respectful exchange between individuals, groups and organisations with different cultural backgrounds or world views.
Communication is the act or process of using words, sounds, signs to express or exchange information, ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc. by speaking, writing, or using some other medium to someone else.
Geographic position is the position of a point on the surface of the earth expressed in terms of geographical coordinates either geodetic or astronomical.
State system is a system involving government and its politics which includes the members who are in power within a country.
Sightseeing is the activity of visiting interesting places, especially by people on holiday.
Kingdom is a country ruled by a king or queen.
Sovereignty is a sovereign or independent state, community, or political unit.
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over the territory.
Nature protection is policies and procedures aimed at conserving the natural resources, preserving the current state of natural environment and, where possible, reversing its degradation.
Pollution is making water, air, atmosphere dirty and dangerous for people and animals to live in.
Ecology is a natural balance between plants, animals, people and their environment.
Technological progress is an improvement in the ability to use the factors in the production of goods and services.
Information technology is the technology involving the development, maintenance, and use of computer systems, software, and networks for the processing and distribution of data.
Tradition is a mode of thought or behavior followed by a people continuously from generation to generation.
2. Match the words to their definitions.
1. Intercultural communication |
a) an economic measure of innovation |
2. Communication |
b) the time when a country or region gains political freedom from outside control |
3. Kingdom |
c) the use of any computers, storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data |
4. Sovereignty |
d) the scientific analysis and study of interactions among organisms and their environment |
5. Independence |
e) the protection, preservation, management, or restoration of wildlife and of natural resources such as forests, soil, and water |
6. Nature protection |
f) a territory or group of people ruled by the same monarch |
7. Technological progress |
g) a way of thinking, behaving, or doing something that has been used by the people in a particular group, family, society, etc., for a long time |
8. Ecology |
h) a form of communication that aims to share information across different cultures and social groups |
9. Information technology |
i) the purposeful activity of information exchange between two or more participants |
10. Tradition |
k) the full right and power of a governing body to govern itself without any interference from outside sources or bodies |
