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Look at the following inforrnation prepared for someone who is about togo on a business trip to sweden, and who has litile previous experienceof the culture or the country.

1 Choose from the list below the six things youthink they would find most useful, and the sixleast useful.

C) Sweden has almost nine million inhabitants with aiow population density (about nine million peoplein about 450,000 square kilometres).

tE) lt is a kingdom with a constitutional monarch.

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{@ nifferences in income are less markedthan in many other countries.

G) people tend to be shy, reserved andnot very talkative.

@ fubhc and private sector services such astransport and restaurants tend to workefflciently.

G) Swedes tend to speak English well, and tobe well travelled.

t[) at school they learn to think logically andto behave in a restrained manner.

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@ Gestures and physical contact are not generallyapproved of.

@ Swedes usually plan appointments well in advance.

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@ People feel attached to their loca1 region.

@ Humour is less important than in some othercultures.

@ Sensitive subjects such as sex or religion are oftenavoided in conversation.

2 lf you know something about the Swedes, say whether you thinkthe statements are valid or not.

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