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Is food the only way to discover a foreign culture? (300 words)

Quel type de texte est attendu ?

Une argumentation nuancée et structurée sur l'accès à une culture étrangère

Un article scientifique sur l'accès à la culture à travers la gastronomie

Un texte bref sur les conséquences de la mondialisation dans le domaine de la gastronomie

Une réflexion personnelle sur les habitudes alimentaires en vacances à l'étranger

Quelle structure le texte doit-il respecter ?

Une brève introduction, un développement en deux voire trois parties et une conclusion brève avec ouverture

Un en-tête avec annonce du destinataire, un développement succinct et une formule de politesse

Une introduction avec annonce de plan, un développement en quatre parties, une conclusion qui reprend ce qui vient d'être dit

Un titre, une annonce de plan, un développement linéaire, le nom et prénom de l'auteur

Quels éléments lexicaux anglais permettent d'articuler des idées ?

Of course, if, also, finally

Necessarily, extremely, interesting, depending on

Someone, more people, some musicians, the locals

First hand, to some extent, international, specific

Quelle expression montre que les voyages, plus abordables, facilitent l'accès à une culture étrangère ?

Travelling has become cheaper over the last decades, whether it is by plane or by train, and more people have access to new cultures.

Of course, it implies curiosity and to some extent an adventurous mind.

For some destinations, food is the most efficient way to discover a whole new world.

To be even more efficient, people should never forget that original versions are by far the best way to experience international movies and novels.

Quelle expression souligne l'importance de la langue dans l'accès à une culture étrangère ?

To be even more efficient, people should never forget that original versions are by far the best way to experience international movies and novels.

Food is undoubtedly one of the most direct ways to discover a foreign culture but it is not necessarily the only one.

Depending on the instruments used, the voices, etc. it can open up new doors from a cultural point of view.

In my opinion, spending time abroad should be compulsory and should be part and parcel of school projects.

Il s'agit de produire un texte argumentatif conséquent d'une longueur de 300 mots.
Le texte doit être clairement articulé et surtout nuancé.
Le sujet implique que la "gastronomie" est bel et bien une porte d'accès sur une culture étrangère. Il convient d'en trouver d'autres.

Food is undoubtedly one of the most direct ways to discover a foreign culture but it is not necessarily the only one. There are so many different ways for someone to apprehend a new culture.

Needless to say that to experience a new culture first-hand, there is no better way than travelling to the place where that culture is expressed. Travelling has become cheaper over the last decades, whether it is by plane or by train, and consequently more people may have access to new cultures, not just the elite. Of course, it implies curiosity and to some extent an adventurous mind. For some destinations, food is the most efficient way to discover a whole new world – countries with extremely different customs in terms of food such as places where people eat insects. But thanks to (or because of) globalization, there's always a way to escape exotic foods like these if it upsets you.
If you're of the less adventurous kind, you can always resort to cinema, music and literature. Going to the cinema (or theater as the Americans call it) is another interesting way to discover a country's culture. To be even more efficient, people should never forget that original versions are by far the best way to experience international movies and novels.
Music can also be seen as a typical element of a foreign culture. Depending on the instruments used, the voices, etc. it can open up new doors from a cultural point of view. Besides, some musicians have been awarded great prizes like Bob Dylan who received the Literature Nobel Prize.
Finally, I do believe that besides vacationing in a specific place or reading books from or about a particular place in the world, there's nothing that compares with living among the locals. That's what more and more young students decide to experience through the European Erasmus scheme.

In my opinion, spending time abroad should be compulsory and should be part and parcel of school projects.