Let’s Learn about Cultural Differences
Hi! My name is Kim Minhee.
I have been living in America for ____ years.
____ my family moved here,
I have experienced ____ cultural differences between Korea and America.
I would like to share some of them with ____.
____ at this shirt. I like it.
It ____ nice. How much is it?
It’s 19 dollars and 99 ____.
That’s ____ expensive.
Yes, I agree. I ____ to buy it.
____ be 21 dollars and 20 cents.
Really? But the price tag says it’s only 19 dollars and 99 ____.
Here in America, in most states, ____ pay a tax when they buy goods.
It is called a sales tax.
Sales tax rates differ by ____.
They range from less than one percent to ____ than ten percent.
So when you buy goods in America, you usually need to pay more ____ the price on the tag.
Hello, Mrs. ____!
Hi, Jessica! Hi, Minhee! ____ are you?
Fine, thank you. We are here for a burger. Enjoy your ____.
Thank you. ____, too!
Jessica, ____ did you wave to Mrs. Johnson?
In America, people often greet each other by ____.
Waving to an older person is ____ regarded as rude.
When you come to America, you may feel uncomfortable about it at first, but why don’t ____ try it?
You can wave to and ____ at an elderly man walking on the street.
He may ____ back.
Minhee, try this apple pie.
No, thanks. I ____ want to.
Why not? ____ you like apple pie?
Then, ____ some. It’s delicious.
No. I just said I ____ like apple pie.
Americans ____ ask negative questions,
____ as “Aren’t you coming?” and
____ you go to the hospital?”
It can be difficult to answer ____ questions correctly.
Here is ____ advice.
In response to negative questions, such as “Don’t you like apple pie?” you should ____ “No,” if you don’t like it.
And you ____ answer “Yes,” if you like it.
These answers are the same as the answers to positive questions, such as “Do you like apple ____?”
Which cultural difference is ____ surprising to you?
I have ____ learning about cultural differences since I came to America.
____ surprised me at first, but now I am getting used to them.