Culture and Tradition

Their latest project seeks to __________ the cultural practices that have been forgotten.

• develop

• development

• developed

• developing

They struggled to __________ the cultural significance of the festival to tourists.

• explanation

• explain

• explaining

• explained

The professor provided a detailed __________ of how traditions have evolved over time.

• explanation

• explain

• explained

• explanatory

The villagers took pride in their __________ food and customs.

• tradition

• traditionally

• traditional

• untraditional

The __________ factors that influence culture vary from region to region.

• environment

• environmental

• environmentally

• environments

Match the following expressions with their corresponding definitions

• Influenced by

• Derived from or established from a culture or tradition

• Based on (tradition/a culture)

• Affected by something

• Shaped by

• Formed or influenced by specific factors

• Immerse yourself in (a culture)

• To differ from one thing to another.

• Vary from (noun) to (noun)

• To become part of a culture or absorbed completely by a culture.

Which expression fits best in the following sentence: Some people don't want to _________ in a specific culture for fear of losing their identities.

• influenced by

• immerse themselves

• vary from

• shaped by

Which expression fits best in the following sentence: A lost the cultural traditions in Ecuador are _________ indigenous traditions that were integrated to Catholic practices.

• immerse themselves

• based on

• influenced by

• shaped by

Which word best completes the sentence: The novel explores the __________ between tradition and modernity in a rapidly changing society.

• conflict

• conflicted

• conflicting

• conflicts

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: The festival is a __________ of cultural heritage and modern entertainment.

• celebration

• celebrate

• celebrated

• celebrating