Roleplay: Discussing The Advantages Of Chinese And American Culture

The Best of East and West: Ranking and Role-play on the Cultural Advantages of China and the United States

What can American people get or learn from China? Make a list of the five top things according to your opinion.

Following are some examples: Dragon boat racing Dumplings Spring festival traditions

Sometimes individual desires must be sacrificed for the good of the group (family, class, country). This helps promote social unity and harmony.

Tea and the Art of Drinking Tea Silk Ping pong Kung Fu Chi Gung Acupuncture Chinese Traditional Medicine Chinese Herbalism Health Practices How to save money. How to work hard How to cooperate with a group How to make ceramics and pottery Calligraphy Tai Chi Cooking Chinese painting Peking Opera Paper cutting Chinese Traditional Philosophy Tao Te Ching Lao Tzu Taoism Now I want you to work with a partner. Make a new written list of the top five things that China has to share with the world. Rank them in order with one being the best or most important thing. This list should be a negotiated combination of your opinions so you will need to discuss, debate and perhaps compromise to complete this task.

Now let’s turn the question around. What are some of the best things that Chinese people can get or learn from America?

Examples: Christmas Skating Movies Fried Chicken Hip-Hop Music Basketball Music Cartoons Boxing Car Racing Education (For more creative and independent thinking) Planning in advance (Some secretaries in the U.S. have this little sign on their desks “Your failure to plan ahead is not my emergency.”) Hamburgers, pizza, chips and other fast food Respect for the individual’s time and needs (while maintaining an ability to work with a group) Punctuality=being on time Great music Pragmatism Creativity Critical thinking Maple syrup Games and sports Basketball Football Baseball Frisbee High technology How to educate children and others Films Drinking coffee The spirit of exploration Sales and marketing Living a comfortable lifestyle Open mindedness Willingness to fight for rights Dancing Now I want you to work with a partner. Make a new written list of the top five things that the United States has to share with the world. Rank them in order with one being the best or most important thing. This list should be a negotiated combination of your opinions so you will need to discuss, debate and perhaps compromise to complete this task.

Role play: Discussing the Advantages of Chinese and American Culture Role 1: You are an American person but you think Chinese culture is better in many ways. Explain the advantages and benefits of Chinese culture. Role 2: You are a Chinese person but you think American culture is better in many ways. Explain the advantages and benefits of American culture.