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155 On returning from a great journey abroad, you came across the quote on the right. It has inspired you to share your travel experiences in a blog post. WRITING 15 a “If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.” ( James A. Michener ) Strategies box To encourage someone to do something means to give them confidence by giving advice or by letting them know that they are doing the right thing . In your blog post you should: present a positive experience you had point out how it affected your journey encourage readers to visit the country you travelled to Write around 250 words. Give your blog post a title. Write the same blog post in around 400 words adding details to the 250-word version. Or write the 400-word blog post first and then see how you can shorten it to a 250-word version. See Writing coach , pp. 182/183 on how this can be done. b In your talk you should: compare the pictures recommend two ways of getting to know a different culture explain how young people might benefit from getting to know a different culture Paired activity: Your English language assistant wants to know which aspects of culture you might find difficult to learn about when spending some time with a family with a different cultural background to your own. Discuss the aspects below and agree on two. attitude towards elders class consciousness etiquette ideals of family life attitude towards animals 17 Individual long turn: You have been asked to give a 5-minute talk on intercultural issues. SPEAKING 16 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv