A Multicultural Person
Gunnar Beeth
1 A multicultural person is someone who is deeply convinced that
all cultures are equally good, enjoys learning the rich variety of
buy it. That’s a critical difference.
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3 No one likes foreigners who are arrogant about their own
culture. Customers are turned off by monocultural salespeople. The
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Before you read the next article, practice your skills inferring the meaning of some new words and idiomatic expressions. Using what clues you can, match each of the words and expressions listed below on the left with its best definition on the right. Then scan the article until you have located each word or phrase (they’ve been underlined to help you find them faster), and look for context clues to check the accuracy of your inferences.
culture, until that person has accepted you. A multilingual
salesperson can explain the advantages of a product in other
languages, but a multicultural salesperson can motivate foreigners to
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Understanding Idiomatic Expressions
The meaning of idiomatic expressions can be very hard to guess. Word formation clues don’t always help, and can even mislead us entirely! But effective readers don’t give up on the first try. They keep reading, in search of context clues – examples, explanations, contrasts or parallel phrases – that can help them figure out the meaning of idiomatic expressitivities
7) make the call 8) fall for sth. 9) like a bull in a china
shop 10) at that 11) right and left 12) swallow one’s pride
C) make the decision
G) probably K) create by hard work
D) vital, critical I) do in the end, after hesitation,
discussion, etc. B) investigate or examine very
thoroughly
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trouble is, most people are arrogantly monocultural without being
aware of it. And even those who are aware of it can’t hide it.
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1) be turned off by sb. / sth.
2) chances are 3) forge 4) crucial 5) wind up doing 6) probe
J) dislike sth., be offended by sth.
cultures in the world, and most likely has been exposed to more than
one culture in his or her lifetime.
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2 You cannot motivate anyone, especially someone of another
A) be fooled by sb./ sth.
F) causing a lot of troubles, damages, etc.
H) too E) in every situation, at every
opportunity L) accept humiliation
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21st Century College English: Book 2
Unit 3
Text B A Multicultural Person
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