1. Week 8 - Unit 13: Cultures Quote of the Week –The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. - Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 - 1951), Austrian philosopher

2. Week 8 - Unit 13: Cultures Definition of Money –http://dict.die.net/culture/http://dict.die.net/culture/ –http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultureshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultures

3. Week 8 - Unit 13: Cultures Discussion - Starting Up –Discuss the importance of cultural awareness in business »Exercise A »Exercise B »Exercise C »Exercise D »Exercise E

4. Week 8 - Unit 13: Cultures Discussion - Additional Resources –Businessculture.com http://www.businessculture.com/ A site specialising in business and culture, and includes links to pages on individual countries and reports on culture, communication, proper gifts and negotiating tactics Reports on culture –http://www.businessculture.com/cgi- bin/shop.pl/page=list.htmlhttp://www.businessculture.com/cgi- bin/shop.pl/page=list.html

5. Week 8 - Unit 13: Cultures Texts - Listening: Cultural awareness –An interview with an expert on cultural awareness Claire Bebbington, External Affairs Manager BP »Exercise A, 1 st part of interview, 13.1 »Exercise B, 2 nd part of interview, 13.2

6. Week 8 - Unit 13: Cultures Texts - Reading: Business across cultures –Doing business across cultures "Liverpool to Tokyo" »Exercise A »Exercise B »Exercise C »Exercise D »Exercise E

7. Week 8 - Unit 13: Cultures Language Review - Modal verbs Ability –We use can to say that someone or something is able/not able to do something. Could is used for a past ability. Obligation –We use must or has/have to to indicate what is compulsory. Permission & requests –May and could are a little more formal than can.

8. Week 8 - Unit 13: Cultures Language Review - Modal verbs Possibility –We use can to say that something is possible and cannot if it is not. Probability –We use modal verbs to express the degree of likelihood. »Exercise A »Exercise B