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