culture

Everyday

1. The way of life of a group of people: their language, food, clothes, beliefs, customs, festivals, music and art. tree →
2. Art, music, books, theatre and other creative activities, all together. tree →
3. The ideas and habits shared by people in a group, like a school or team (a culture of kindness). tree →
4. (science) Tiny living things, like bacteria, grown on purpose in a dish for study. tree →

In the lessons

In social studies and history, pupils learn about many cultures: Indigenous cultures, cultures of the countries their families come from, and how cultures mix in modern cities. Respecting other cultures is part of manners and citizenship. In science, a culture is bacteria grown on agar in a petri dish. Phrases: different cultures, culture shock, popular culture (pop culture), Māori culture, Aboriginal culture, cultural (adjective), multicultural.

Examples

• Every culture has its own festivals and foods. tree →
• In our class there are children from many different cultures. tree →
• We learned about Māori culture and the haka. tree →
• Bowing is part of Japanese culture. tree →
• Music, dance and stories are part of a culture. tree →
• Our school has a culture of helping each other. tree →
• The scientist grew a culture of bacteria in a petri dish. tree →
• Moving to a new country can give you culture shock. tree →
• The continuity of language and culture between these two divisions of Gaeldom has clearly brought about this identity of their folk-tales. tree →

Note

«Culture» is usually uncountable (culture is important) but countable when talking about different groups (many cultures). Adjective: cultural (cultural traditions). No culture is «normal» and others «strange» — they are just different.

In Jewish tradition

In social studies and history, pupils learn about many cultures: Indigenous cultures, cultures of the countries their families come from, and how cultures mix in modern cities. Respecting other cultures is part of manners and citizenship. In science, a culture is bacteria grown on agar in a petri dish. Phrases: different cultures, culture shock, popular culture (pop culture), Māori culture, Aboriginal culture, cultural (adjective), multicultural.

Examples

• Kalisch in the supplementary paragraphs gives a different attribution ; both are wrong, as an adept cultured clairvoyant could prove. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Public domain books are our gateways to the past, representing a wealth of history, culture and knowledge that's often difficult to discover. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

«Culture» is usually uncountable (culture is important) but countable when talking about different groups (many cultures). Adjective: cultural (cultural traditions). No culture is «normal» and others «strange» — they are just different.