6. Cultural values
≈ 5 minUnits 6–102 exemples4 questions
Culture, traditions and cultural diversity, with gerunds and infinitives.
AaRésumé du cours
Vocabulary
Culture, customs, traditions, values, heritage, identity, hospitality, tolerance, respect, cultural diversity, culture shock, multicultural, stereotype, to adapt to, to integrate.
Grammar: gerund or infinitive
- + verb-ing: enjoy, avoid, mind, finish, suggest, keep, look forward to, be used to, after prepositions.
- + to + verb: want, decide, hope, plan, agree, refuse, promise, would like.
- Both with a change of meaning: remember, stop, forget, try.
Function: expressing likes and dislikes, describing customs
I’m fond of… I can’t stand… It’s customary to… People usually…
Writing: describing a traditional celebration
Name and date → preparations → what people do, eat and wear → meaning of the event.
✎Exemples corrigés
Exemple 1
Choose: I look forward to (meet / meeting) my pen friend.
Voir la correction
meeting — “look forward to” is followed by a gerund.
Exemple 2
Explain the difference: He stopped smoking / He stopped to smoke.
Voir la correction
stopped smoking = he no longer smokes; stopped to smoke = he stopped what he was doing in order to smoke.
?Teste-toi
Clique sur la bonne réponse.
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She decided ___ abroad.
Réponse
b) to study — decide + to. -
I enjoy ___ traditional music.
Réponse
c) listening — enjoy + -ing. -
Culture shock is…
Réponse
b) a feeling of confusion in a new culture — Adaptation difficulty. -
Hospitality means…
Réponse
a) welcoming guests generously — A Moroccan value.
Résumé rédigé par Nqraw selon le programme officiel marocain.