Stacks of EFL materials on cultural differences and similarities. If you like anything here and want more, please support TEFLtastic.
Updated 1 November 2021
Index pages in this section
British culture EFL materials page
Taboo topics cultural training worksheets
Body language/ gestures cultural differences worksheets
Food and drink cultural differences worksheets
Business EFL cultural training worksheets
Cultural training worksheets for specific language points
and see the index pages above for many more
Emails from other countries guess the place – NEW
Talking about cultural differences with ‘be used to’ and ‘get used to’
Explaining cultural differences modals practice (with functional language review)
Making arrangements cultural differences and useful phrases modals practice
Meeting people cultural differences and useful phrases
Present Simple cultural customs bluffing game
Present Simple guess the country
Presentations Advice on Cultural Differences
Advice about visiting your country modals
Cultural rules modals pairwork
Passives guess the country game
Special occasions Reported Speech
Checking English, Australian and NZ names (with checking/ clarifying phrases)
Travel advice guess the country
Other cultural training worksheets
Cultural differences extended speaking (longer version of the worksheet below)
Cultural differences monologues
The Great International Night Out guess the country
Social customs in your country
IELTS-style presentations on cultural differences
Family and friends vocabulary and cultural differences
Britain or America? Business and social cultural differences
Common cultural misunderstandings
Country/ nationality definitions game
Politeness guess the country and discuss
Reasons for cultural differences
Transport in the UK trivia quiz
Flashcards
Other relevant pages
Cultural differences in EFL articles
Worksheets for Koreans (including describing typical festivals, etc)
Worksheets for Japanese students (including explaining Japanese food, etc)
Xmas and New Year worksheets etc (including lots on cultural differences)
These are amazing worksheets. They can help assess a person’s cultural awareness, and can provide an insight on what they need to be reminded of and take at heart. Cultural training is very important, whether for a company who is after global expansion or hiring foreign staff. Understanding culture can help foster understanding, trust, and acceptance, something that can help improve relationships within a company.