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Study Time

a. Listen to the audio, and tick the best answers.

i. Social kissing in Britain is acceptable between-------------------.

(A) men and men (B) men and women

(C) women and women who are strangers
ii. The speaker --------------------------------- kissing and being kissed.

(A) enjoyed (B) felt excited (C) felt awkward
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iii. The next morning the speaker ------------- kissing the ladies on the
hands.

(A) stopped (B) started (C) held

iv. -----------------------told him about the tradition of kissing in Britain.

(a) his wife (b) his host (c) his friend

v. His wife ------------------------- about greeting traditions in Britain.
(A) informed (B) was well informed (C) had no idea

b. Listen to the audio again and answer the following questions.

i. Why did the writer adopt a new style of kissing form the next
morning?
ii. Why did he have to stop his new style?

iii. What would you have done if you were in the same situations as
the writer was?

iv. Who felt sorry? Why?
v. Is it necessary to know about the traditions of the people we
converse with? Why?

Put into Practice

Talk to any person who has been to any foreign country. Ask him/her
about a popular culture in the country and share it with your friends.

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