CROSS CULTURAL

AWARENESS

Demonstrate the importance of crosscultural awareness; describe expected

standards of work and behaviour at sea

Grammar: Present Perfect and Past Simple;

adverbials of time ever, never, before, for,
since, recently, so far, ago, once
Vocabulary: adjectives and phrases
connected with aptitude; forming opposites
with prefixes and suffixes; adjectives and
nouns connected with maritime folk lore
Listening and speaking: talking about
differences in cultural norms; suggestions for
reducing culture clash
Reading and writing: comprehending and
describing ways to minimise culture clash on

Skim read this form. What do you

think it is used for?

Read the expressions below describing

peoples aptitude at work. Match each
underlined word or phrase with a word in
the form which has a similar meaning.

1.
2.
3.
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6.
7.
8.

He works very hard; It shows how dedicated he is.

Hes very good at solving problem on his own.
Hes very careful and systematic about all his work.
His training sessions always run smoothly because hes
efficient and well prepared.
Hes always precise when he does the calculations.
Hes good trainer because hes calm and he gives you
time to do the work
Hes friendly person and very popular with his
colleagues
Hes trustworthy. If hes in charge, you know you can
depend on him.
STIP

SELF ASSESSMENT
How would you describe yourself? Assess
your own aptitude at work by circling the
sections of the appraisal for in exercise 1
which apply to you.

STIP

Notice that the adjective with a positive

meaning can be changed into an adjective
with a negative meaning by adding some
letters at the beginning of the word. This is
called a prefix.
Example:
Accurate - innacurate
unreliable

Reliable -

Look at the appraisal form again. Find three more

examples of adjectives and their opposite meaning.

STIP

Try another form of Prefixesand

suffixes for making opposites of
adjectives
Honest

Dishonest

Patient

Relevant

Tactful

Useful

Happy

Possible

Mature

Perfect

STIP

Exercis
e
Use prefix with the words below to find what is being
describe in each sentence.

Sane fortunate usual movable - courteous

necessasry legal grateful
1. An ________ event is on which is not likely to happen.
2. An object which cannot be moved is ________.
3. An ________ person give no thanks for kindness
received.
4. Another word for unlawful is ________.
5. An ________ person is not responsible for his actions.
6. An ________ thing is something you can do without.
7. The word ________ means not lucky.
8. A ________ person is rude and ill-mannered.

Culturalawareness in a multicultural workplace

Build your cultural knowledge:

Treat people as individuals.
Implement your cultural
knowledge
Withhold assumptions
Avoid blame
Listen actively
Relay your knowledge.

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TIME EXPRESSION
EXPRESSION

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