Workplace English: Tuesday's assignment

Workplace English: Tuesday's assignment: Good morning, everyone, How to Work Well in Canada is our theme this week. Trying to observe and understand culture is like trying...

Good morning, everyone,

How to Work Well in Canada is our theme this week.
Trying to observe and understand culture is like trying to observe and
understand an iceberg. Anyone who is either looking for a job or starting out a
new job will require some time to figure out the expectations, culture, and
customs of any or prospective workplace.

Task 1:

Look up the meanings of the vocabulary words below.

Aggressive                                    
equality                            
          rituals  

Annoyed                                      
minimize                                      
task

Collaborative                                
oblivious                                    
valuable

Customs
                                        promptness          
                     values

Embarrassment

Task 2:

Use at least five of these vocabulary words to write
an email to a friend describing to him/her the Canadian culture.

1Aggressive  adjective characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks,invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing

2 Rituals noun

an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite

3 equality noun

the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree,value, rank, or ability equality

4 task noun

a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person;duty.

5 customs noun

a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances