CultureGrams

People’s Republic of China

General Attitudes

Read General Attitudes 1. Write a paragraph, of at least five lines, in

the words of a parent lecturing a child about what is expected of them.

Greetings

2. Which, in your opinion, is the most interesting greeting mentioned in the reading?

3. How would you address a stranger by the name of Xi Jinping?

Gestures

4. Draw a picture inspired by the reading.

Eating

5. Based on the reading, write a paragraph of five lines, giving a friend advice before their trip to China

Dating and Marriage

6. Is dating and marriage, in China, similar or different from dating in America? In a paragraph of five lines, give three examples from the reading supporting your case.

Diet

7. Imagine you are a teenager living in China. You ask your mother “what are we having for dinner?” Write her reply.

Recreation

8. The reading mentions at least eight forms of recreation.

Rank these eight in order of what you would least like to do, to what you would most enjoy doing.

Education

9. Imagine you are a foreign exchange student spending a school year in China. Write a letter home, of at least five lines, describing China’s school system.

Include three facts from the reading. Underline the facts taken from the reading.