Answer for exercise 3
The solution for exercise 3 in chapter 3 - Things are different there of Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book by Carol Nuttall and Amanda French
Question
Listen to three conversations about society and culture in different countries. Answer the questions for each conversation.
Answer
Conversation 1
- People and how they interact (hypocrisy / take the mickey / polite / superficial)
- No, the speakers are talking about their culture compared to Mehdi’s.
- Negative (Mehdi doesn’t like it / can’t fit in)
Conversation 2
- Bureaucracy and people’s attitudes to it
- No, the speakers are talking about where they currently live (the bureaucracy here).
- Negative (drives me insane / frustrates me)
Conversation 3
- People (hospitality / traditions / women’s roles)
- No, the speakers are talking about the culture of a place both speakers have visited (the people there / they).
- Positive feelings from the first speaker (amazing hospitality / loved ... the fact that they’ve managed to maintain their culture and traditions) More negative feelings from the second speaker – it must be difficult if you don’t conform / women are still looked down on and have fewer rights