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Lesson 1: Foreign Things

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  • There's another kind of language that varies across cultures. It is ______________.
    body language
  • In the _________, many people usually put ketchup on French fried potatoes.
    United States
  • What are the main languages that are spoken in the Americas?
    English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
  • In ___________, a country in Western Europe where this kind of fried potato was "invented," people enjoy their fries with mayonnaise.
    Belgium
  • Haitians and some other West Indians speak _______.
    French
  • Most of the other nations in the Americas are _______-speaking.
    Spanish
  • _______ is an important cattle-raising country.
    Argentina
  • Many people in the ____________ area prefer fish and seafood.
    Caribbean
  • Many __________ prefer vinegar with their French fried potatoes.
    Canadians
  • There are over ___________ different languages spoken in the world today.
    2,000
  • Both ________ and ____________ are official languages in Canada.
    French and English
  • People in the United States celebrate a special holiday called ______. It's also known as Independence Day because it honors the date on which the Declaration of Independence was approved in 1776.
    The Fourth of July
  • This includes the customs, way of life, values, and beliefs of a certain people.
    Culture
  • TRUE or FALSE: When people from different countries speak the same language, the words they use also have the same meanings.
    False
  • Most people in the United States and Canada, as well as some in the West Indies, speak ______________.
    English
  • ___________ eat an enormous amount of beef.
    Argentines
  • TRUE or FALSE: Latin American food is very spicy.
    False
  • Brazilians speak _________.
    Portuguese
  • On ____________, they celebrate Canada Day, also called Dominion Day. It is in honor of the British North America Act of 1867, which made Canada a dominion.
    July 1
  • A ______ is a self-governing nation that has close ties with Great Britain.
    dominion
  • ______ includes gestures, facial expressions, and even how closely people stand to one another when they are speaking.
    Body language
  • Why is it important to learn something about the cultures of other people and countries?
    To know/understand other people and countrie
  • TRUE or FALSE: The ideas, skills, arts, tools, and even the language of a people are also part of their culture.
    True