Across Cultures - Listening U5 P63

During a class lecture, Isak _______.

• felt uncomfortable and left early

• argued with a classmate

• disagreed with the professor

Liang says Isak’s behavior is ________ in her culture.

• kind of unusual

• pretty common

• extremely rude

What do the underlined words refer to?

Liang: “He’s the expert.”

• the professor

• Isak

What do the underlined words refer to?

Liang: “. . . it isn’t exactly rude, but some people might think it’s a little aggressive.”

• asking questions

• disagreeing

What do the underlined words refer to?

Isak: “You know, at the school where I come from . . . the teachers kind of expect it.”

• students to disagree with teachers

• students to agree with teachers

What do the underlined words refer to?

Liang: “Students here do it all the time, too."

• disagree

• ask questions

True or false?

Isak says, “I didn’t mean to be rude.”

He means: “I wasn’t trying to be impolite.”

• True

• False

True or false?

Liang tells Isak, “It was an honest mistake.”

She means: “You made a mistake because you didn’t know the rules.”

• True

• False

True or false?

Liang tells Isak, “You don’t want to put another person on the spot . . .”        

She means: “You don’t want to confuse someone.”

• True

• False