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English · Stage 4

Cultures Meet

Oracy — compare a custom, story or value from your own culture with another: find a like and a difference, speak for examples not 'all', and never say 'always' or 'weird'

✦ English📘 Stage 4 · S4⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 8–9★ Free to start
I can compare a custom, story or value from your own culture with another, without stereotyping.
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Kavi Meets a New Friend

"I met my friend Nadia today, and her family celebrates in a different way from mine!" said Kavi. "When two cultures meet, I compare them kindly. First I find a like — something that is the same. Then I find a difference. And I speak for the people I actually know — I say 'in my family' or 'some people', never 'everyone' or 'all'. I never say a custom is 'weird' or that people 'always' do a thing. Different is not weird — it is just different, and that is wonderful!"

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What your child will learn

1Kavi and Nadia share their new yearTap each line to hear it. Kavi and Nadia compare how their families celebrate. Listen for a like, a difference, and the kind words 'in my family' and 'some'.
2Find a like and a difference — speak kindlyWhen your culture meets another, compare it with care. Find one thing that is the same (a like) and one thing that is different. Speak only for the people you really know — say 'in my family' or 'some people', not 'everyone' or 'all'. And never call a custom 'weird' or say people 'always' do a thing.
3Kavi's day and Nadia's dayKavi makes two boxes to compare the two celebrations — kindly. Tap each box to hear what goes inside!
4Which words compare cultures fairly?
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A peek inside

Watch me compare. My family tells stories at bedtime. My friend's family tells stories around a fire. I want to start kindly. Should I say: "We both love stories!" or "Their way is weird."?
a fair comparison starts with a like, and never says 'weird'

Try this at home: When your culture meets another, what two things do you look for first?

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