Intercultural Workshop for Students

While taking a walk in the daytime when you happen to run into other people in Germany, the best way to greet them is by saying...

• Guten Tag

• Hallo

• Wie geht es Ihnen?

• Wie geht's?

You have questions about your course. You see your teacher in the corridor of the institute. You will...

• go to her and ask her to help you with your doubts/queries.

• greet her and ask her when is it a good time to meet her to clarify your doubts.

• ignore her and ask other classmates instead.

• greet her and walk away.

You find out that your classmate has called in sick. You will..

• call up the person immediately to check on them.

• plan with others to pay the person a surprise visit.

• ignore and keep working.

• send a message to wish them a speedy recovery.

You are at the signal and late for your class. But you will wait for the green signal because.....

• you represent your country and it's important to behave properly in a foreign country.

• you could cause an accident.

• everyone else is waiting too.

• it is important to follow rules everywhere and all the time.

At a social gathering, a special authentic variety of food is offered to you. However, you somehow do not like the look/ smell/ flavour. You will...

• thank them, but politely refuse.

• thank them, accept it, but dispose it when no one is looking.

• eat it as you don't want to hurt their feelings.

• act sick and refuse to eat at all.

Your newly found friend gets you a gift. You will

• refuse to accept it.

• thank them and pack it in your bag.

• thank and ask if you could open it in front of them.

• take it and go away to open it.

You are invited for an event. You will plan to...

• reach 20-30 minutes earlier

• reach 20-30 minutes later

• make an excuse and not attend

• reach a few minutes earlier.

You borrowed a book from a classmate or a library which you have misplaced. You will...

• buy another book and pretend nothing had happened.

• be honest and tell them the truth. Learn to face the consequences.

• avoid meeting the person or going to the library.

• lie or make an excuse.

It's your teacher's birthday on a Saturday. You will..

• wish them belated happy birthday on Monday.

• wish them on Saturday by calling them on mobile phone.

• wish them on Friday, the day before the birthday.

• not wish at all.

It
It's Thursday afternoon and you realise that there is an important assignment that needs to be submitted by Friday 4 pm. But you haven't started working on it. You will...

• call up your German Professor and ask for an extension.

• submit it by Sunday.

• call in sick.

• ask your classmate to help you with it.