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Note: A full contents list at the front of the book provides a completelist of the activities, the suggested level at which each activity canbe used, and an approximate guide to the time an activity will take.The summary below aims to give a general idea of the book'sorganization. ; The authors and series editor; Foreword; Introduction;How to use this book; 1. Recognizing cultural images and symbols (14activities); Activities to familiarize students with popular images andsymbols in the target culture; 2. Working with cultural products (14activities); Activities based largely on realia such as money,photographs and stamps. The aim is to help students build up languagefluency by using authentic material from the target culture, and tocompare these objects with others in their own culture. The activitiesalso give scope for a personal response; 3. Examining patterns ofeveryday life (12 activities); Activities intended to revealinformation about the lifestyles current in English-speaking cultures,and also to encourage comparison and discussion of how these options orpatterns may be similar to, or different from, those in the students'culture; 4. Examining cultural behaviour (11 activities); Activities toincrease awareness of, and sensitivity to, culturally different modesof behaviour; 5. Examining patterns of communication (10 activities);Activities designed to develop students' understanding of thedifferences in communication styles between their own andEnglish-speaking cultures. Some of the activities focus on theimportant area of non-verbal communication; 6. Exploring values andattitudes (12 activities); Activities to increase students'consciousness of cultural differences in values and attitudes. Theactivities aim to help students become aware, not only of theassumptions of English-speaking cultures, but of their own culturallyinfluenced assumptions; 7. Exploring and extending cultural experiences(8 activities); Activities designed to allow students to discuss anddraw conclusions from their own experience of the target culture,either directly or as a result of what they have heard or read. ;Bibliography; Appendix: Sources of cultural information; Language focusindex