Centro Educacional Sesc Cidadania Ensino Fundamental Anos Finais
Goiânia, ____/____/2020. 6º ano Turma: ______
Nome do (a) Aluno (a): ______Professor (a): Lívia
Atividade do 1º Trimestre – Disciplina: Inglês
1. In Japan, it is common to bow the head as a greeting, to express thanks and to apologize.
Shaking hands is not usual among the Japanese.
2. Cheek kissing is a form of greeting among Brazilian women. Men usually shake hands.
3. American men shake hands. It is not common to kiss.
4. The French prefer to shake hands and kiss.
5. In India, they hold their palms together, bow their heads and say “Namastê”.
6. In the Maori tribes of New Zealand, people rub their noses.
7. In South Africa, greetings depend on ethnic heritage. Shaking hands, just smiling, bowing
the head, or kissing are different forms of greetings there.
READING COMPREHENSION
A) Read the text and write T (true) or F (false).
1. ( ) Japanese people bowing to each other is a gesture for greeting, apologizing and thanking.
2. ( ) Brazilian women usually kiss each other on the cheek.
3. ( ) French people bow to each other.
4. ( ) American men always kiss to greet each other.
5. ( ) In South Africa, there is more than one kind of greeting.
B) Match the sentence halves according to the text.
1. Shaking hands ( ) is common in Brazil and France.
2. Bowing ( ) is common in Brazil, in the United States and in South Africa.
3. Kissing on the cheeks ( ) is a gesture for greeting or apologizing.
C) Complete the sentences with words from the box.
among – depend – express – kissing – uncommon – usual
1. It’s ______for men to kiss each other in Brazil.
2. Shaking hands is not ______among the Japanese.
3. Rubbing noses is a common way of greeting ______the Maori.
4. In South Africa, greetings ______on ethnic heritage.
5. In France, shaking hands and ______is a common way of greeting.
D) Search the internet for other gestures used for greeting people in different countries and
write what you found here. Your answer can be written in Portuguese.
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