Wednesday 24 July 2013

Culture and different points of view - Conversation Class 23/7/2013

Notes from discussion 24/7/2013

Some new vocab from yesterday's lesson (it's all about the 's'!):

strict (severo)
snobby (ovvio!)
stuck up (person who thinks they are better than / above others)
standoffish (aloof / reserved)
stereotypes

We also watched Derek Sivers: Weird, or just different?
on TED talks. Remember you can download the transcript to understand it in more detail.

More listening:
A few years ago HSBC put together a global campaign on cultural differences: it makes the point of cultural perceptions in a clear & funny way, giving examples from all over the world. Their slogan is “The world’s local bank”!  

Check out some of the adverts they made:

http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_weird_or_just_different.html

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