I. Complete the sentences with the words/phrases from the box.

a tradition         provider         death             gift

according to          clocks            cultural            a temple

unlucky            take off            the custom of break with           tradition 

1. Always take you shoes off before you enter_____________ in India. 

2. Feet are considered dirty in India, so ______________ your shoes before you step into someone’s house. 

3. In India, when the mother works in the fields or a factory, a grandmother commonly is the chief______________ of daytime care for a small child.

 4. (4a)________________ tradition, the arranged marriage is a traditional feature of every community in India, but now in big cities young couples (4b)_________ by following “love marriages”.

 5. There is __________ that Indian people never eat with their left hands, and never pass on anything to an Indian with your left hand.

 6. The lion dance is one of the famous Chinese ___________ traditions.

 7. When greeting, the Chinese have ____________ bowling, folding their hands on chest.

 8. When the Chinese come on a visit, they usually give a small_____________, such as some wine, tea or candy.

 9. If you happen to visit a Chinese family, you should bear in mind not to give an odd number of presents, because odd numbers are considered ____________ in China. 

10. You should not give presents in number of 4 or in black-and-white color, which are considered as symbols of ____________ in China. 

11. The Chinese should not be presented with ______________ because they also symbolize death and funerals.

I.   Fill in the blank with the one of the given words.

to go, taking off, follow, watching, break

1.    There is a custom of …………………… the shoes before going into the house in Japan.

2.    It's the tradition for the British …………………… to the pub.

3.    The American …………………… the custom of watching Super Bowl commercials.

4.    Nowadays, Vietnamese couples …………………… with tradition by not living with the bride's parents after getting married.

5.    According to tradition, …………………… a bullfight is in many Spanish people's ''must do'' list.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb from the box. You don’t need to use all of them.

live  turn  break  get  give  keep  come  take  find go

My aunt never really …………. over the death of her pet dog.

Complete the sentences with the word phrases

According to tradition

There's a tradition that

Following the tradition of

Break with tradition by

Follow the tradition of

Have the custom of

1.In Thailand,.....visitors should dress neatly in all religious shrines and temples, and never enter in shorts or sleeveless shirts

2.........,never climb onto a Buddha image to take photograph or anything that might indicate a lack of respect

3.........Thailand, a monk is not allowed to touch money, so if a man wishes to give money to a monk, he must place in a bowl

4.......,the'wai'-a slight bow with the palms together and the fingertips touching the face-is away of showing respect or thanks, but you can.....smiling or nodding

5.You have to......removing shoes when entering a private Thai home as a sign of respect

6......,you should never point your feet at someone or an object because this is considered disrespectful.

7.....Thailand it is considered very rude to touch people on the head,but now you can....touching youbg children on their heads

8 The Thai....using the word'Khun' as the best way to address someone and it is used in front of the name.usually the first name

Complete the sentences with the words in the box

•Break

•Chopsticks

•Custom

•Generations

•Menners

•Residents

•Respect

•Shoes

•Tradition

•Workshipping

1.In Viet Nam, we follow the tradition of.......the ancestors

2.You should take of your........before going into a Janpanese house

3.In my family there is a..........of having dinner together at 7.30 sharp.

4.We shouldn't.........with this tradition because it reflects our culture meal in Viet Nam

5.There is a British.........of having afternoon tea at 4p.m

7.We cook five-coloured sticky rice on the first of every lunar month, and our family has followed this traditon for......

8.According to our tradition, you should.......old people

9.In our community,it's the custum for the......to clean the streets on Sunday mornings

10.You should learn about British table.......so you can feel comfortable at dinner

Rewrite the sentences given about the Thai traditions and customs, using the following expressions. You can add some words or make changes.

There's a tradition that

According to the tradition

follow the traditions of

break with tradition by

have the custom of

1. Visitors should dress neatly in all religious shrines anf temple, and never enter in shorts or sleeveless shirts.

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2. Never climb onto a Buddha omage to take a photograph or do anything that might indicats alack of respect.

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3.A monk is not allowed to touch money, so if a man wishes to give money to a monk, he must place it in the bowl.

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Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb from the box. You don’t need to use all of them.

live  turn  break  get  give  keep  come  take  find go

You were going too fast! I couldn't ……………… up with you.