Preguntas de conversación
Preguntas sobre tradiciones en inglés (B1–C1)
Celebraciones, costumbres, tradiciones familiares e identidad cultural.
- Edad
- A partir de 13 años
- Nivel
- B1–C1
- Habilidad
- Expresión oral
- Formato
- Guía docente
Calentamiento
In pairs, describe a celebration you enjoy using only five words. Your partner asks yes/no questions to find out more, then you swap.
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B1 · 1 de 12
What's your favourite celebration of the year, and how do you usually spend it?
Las 12 preguntas
B1
- What's your favourite celebration of the year, and how do you usually spend it?
- What dish do people where you're from make for special occasions?
- Which custom in your country might surprise a visitor? Describe it.
- Is there a family tradition you'd like to keep in the future? What is it?
B2
- Why do some traditions survive for centuries while others disappear?
- What can people learn from spending time in a different culture?
- Are global brands, films and music making cultures more alike? Is that a problem?
- How should you behave when you don't understand a local custom?
C1
- When, if ever, is it right to change or abandon a tradition?
- Where would you draw the line between appreciating another culture and borrowing from it carelessly?
- Can a person truly belong to more than one culture? What does belonging involve?
- If you had to explain your culture using only three objects, which would you choose, and what might people misunderstand?
Actividad de cierre
In groups, invent a new tradition for your class or town: when it happens, what people do and why. Present it and explain what it says about your group.
Tarjetas de preguntas para imprimir
Doce tarjetas recortables con el nivel en cada una, además de las frases y el vocabulario.
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What's your favourite celebration of the year, and how do you usually spend it?
B1 · Culture and Traditions
What dish do people where you're from make for special occasions?
B1 · Culture and Traditions
Which custom in your country might surprise a visitor? Describe it.
B1 · Culture and Traditions
Is there a family tradition you'd like to keep in the future? What is it?
B1 · Culture and Traditions
Why do some traditions survive for centuries while others disappear?
B2 · Culture and Traditions
What can people learn from spending time in a different culture?
B2 · Culture and Traditions
Are global brands, films and music making cultures more alike? Is that a problem?
B2 · Culture and Traditions
How should you behave when you don't understand a local custom?
B2 · Culture and Traditions
When, if ever, is it right to change or abandon a tradition?
C1 · Culture and Traditions
Where would you draw the line between appreciating another culture and borrowing from it carelessly?
C1 · Culture and Traditions
Can a person truly belong to more than one culture? What does belonging involve?
C1 · Culture and Traditions
If you had to explain your culture using only three objects, which would you choose, and what might people misunderstand?
C1 · Culture and Traditions
Useful phrases
- Where I'm from, people tend to think that...
- I believe traditions matter because...
- For me personally, ...
- I agree completely. In my family, ...
- That's true, and it reminds me of...
- I'm not sure that's true everywhere...
- I can see why you'd say that, but...
- It varies a lot, but generally...
Vocabulary
- heritage — traditions and history passed down through generations
- custom — a usual way of behaving in a particular society
- cultural identity — a sense of belonging to a particular culture
- pass down — to give knowledge or traditions to younger people
- melting pot — a place where many cultures mix together
- etiquette — the rules of polite behaviour in a society