Learning About Other Cultures

What are we learning today?

You will read about other places and say how they are the same or different.

Explanation

• People in the Sundarbans region in Bangladesh live near about 400 tigers.
• They look for tiger marks on the forest floor and listen to the sounds of other animals.
• If they see a tiger, they do not run away. They look at it and make lots of noise.
• People sing songs and tell stories about tiger gods.
• In Kazakhstan, people eat the national dish besbarmak at the dastarkhan (the Kazakh table).

Examples

1. In Bangladesh people live near tigers, but in Kazakhstan we eat besbarmak at the dastarkhan.
2. In Australia people call a snake catcher, and in Bangladesh people listen to the sounds of the forest.

Remember!

• Say that another culture is different. Do not say it is strange or bad.
• Use facts when you compare.

Check yourself

1. What should you do if you see a tiger in the Sundarbans?
2. What is the Kazakh table called?