Get together in pairs and read what two people from different parts of the world think about culture.

“Culture
is the most interesting
thing we have. We have different
ideas, beliefs, religions etc. We are human
beings and we can understand each
other if we have a free soul and
an open mind.”

Irene De La Fuente (Spain)

“Culture
is the basic thing in every
country. It means everything…
history, past, present, future,
traditions, beliefs, religion etc.”

Noor Al-Wahaibi (Oman)

a) Who do you think best describes culture? Why?

b) Write your own definition of culture.

c) Which words would best describe our culture? Circle ten words/expressions from the box below.

proud poor romantic religious diverse educated political
modern corrupt old-fashioned misunderstood pessimistic rich
open-minded tolerant family-oriented friendly and welcoming
superficial hospitable optimistic violent kind intolerant
uneducated fun-loving unfair sports-oriented apathetic interesting

d) In your opinion, how do people from different countries see our culture? Choose five words from the box above.

e) Use the words you chose in c and d to write a paragraph describing how you see Brazil and the Brazilian culture and how would a foreigner see it.