大學英語視聽說教程第二冊pptUnit9

mainunit9U9-1LearningObjectivesCommunicationSkillsListeningStrategyFunTimeTheme-relatedActivitiesHomeListening&WatchingLearning1Inthisunit,you’regoingtolearnhowtomakerequestsandrespondtorequests;howtodetectimpliedmeaning;moreaboutculturaldifferences.LearningObjectivesCommunication-1.1CommunicationSkillsUsefulExpressionsCouldyouspelltheword/typeinthedata/wrapitupforme,please?Wouldyouspeaklouder/thinktwice,please?Doyouthinkyoucouldtrustme/givemeachance/leavemealone?Wouldyoumindservingthedessert/doingthedishes/emptyingthetrashbox?Iwonderifyoucouldpossiblyleavemeamessage/dropmealine.Canyougivemeacall/lift/ride?Willyouvacuumthefloor/straightenthebookshelf/hanguptheclothes?Domeafavorande-mailittome/checkitupforme/revisethereport,willyou?MakingRequestsCommunication-1.2I’dbegladto.Sure.Noproblem.Allright./OK.Yes,ofcourse.Nevermind.RespondingtoRequestsIamsorry,but…Oh,but…Well,but…Whynot?Communication-1.3CommunicationSkillsWatching&SpeakingDirections:Youaregoingtowatchavideoclip,“MoreHelp!”(2′32").Watchitcarefully,andthenanswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromtheclip.Task11.What’stherelationshipbetweenRobandAngela,andwhataretheytalkingabout?RobandAngelaarebossandsecretary,andtheyaretalkingaboutsomedailyofficeroutines.2.HowdoesRobmakerequests,inabossywayorapoliteway?InwhatwaydoesAngelarespond?Robmakesrequestsinapoliteway,repeatedlyusing“couldyou”insteadofgivinginstructions.Angelarespondsinaverypolite,directandsimpleway.Communication-1.4CommunicationSkillsWatching&SpeakingTask1Communication-RestaurantEscapadevideo–text1Followingisthescriptofthevideoclip:Onemorething,we’rehavingatrainingsessionnextTuesday.Couldyoureservethetrainingroomforme?Okay.Uh,whendoyouneedit?Well,Ineeditallmorning.Oh,andcanyoumaketwentycopiesofthisTrainingManual?Certainly.Whendoyouneedthem?ByWednesday?No,I’llneedthembyFriday.Thetraineesaregoingtoreadoverthemontheweekend.Isee.Andalso,we’regoingtoeatlunchatMaxi’s.Couldyoumakeareservationforme?Forapartyoften?Rob:Angela:Rob:Angela:Rob:Angela:Rob:Angela:MoreHelp!Communication-RestaurantEscapadevideo–text2Twelvepeople.Andcouldyouaskforaseparateroom,please?Okay.Smoking?No,uh,makeitnon-smoking.Allright.That’sall,Angela.Yeah,thankyou.Okay.I’lldothisrightaway.Thankyou,Angela.Hello,IjustfinishedtypingthelettertoMr.Richard.Isthatallright?Justfine.Couldyoufaxittohim,please?Allright.Oh!AndcanyoupleasemakeacopyofthisforRonald?Heneedsoneforthemeetingthisafternoon.Certainly.I’llhaveitinbynoontoday.Say,Angela,I’llneedaroomfortoday’smeetingfrom2:00to4:00.Rob:Angela:Rob:Angela:Rob:Angela:Rob:Angela:Rob:Angela:Rob:Angela:Rob:Communication-RestaurantEscapadevideo–text3Okay.Willthetrainingroombeokay?That’llbefine.Canyoureservethetrainingroomforthattime?Sure.Here,Iretypedthereports—thelastpageofyourreport.Isthisallright?Yup,that’sfine.I’llneed15copiesofthereportforthemeeting.Okay.Andreservetheoverheadprojectorforthemeeting,okay?Allright.I’lltakecareofitrightaway.Bytheway,didyousetthosesalesfigures?Yes,andImadetwentycopies.Thanks.Couldyoubringitinhere?Yea,noproblem.Everything’sready.Thanks,Angela.Oh!Butfirst,canyougetmeBobWilliamsonthephone?Ineedtotalktohimrightaway.Yes.Angela:Rob:Angela:Rob:Angela:Rob:Angela:Rob:Angela:Rob:Angela:Rob:Angela:B)Bypost.D)Byexpress.Communication-1.5CommunicationSkillsWatching&SpeakingWatchtheclipagain,andchoosethebestanswerstocompleteoranswerthefollowingquestionsfromthechoicesgiven.Task2Bye-mail.C)Byfax.1.HowshouldAngelasendthelettertoMr.Richard?√A)Anoverheadprojector.B)Acomputer.C)Adigitalprojector.D)Ascanner.Communication-1.62.WhichofthefollowingequipmentdidRobneedforthemeeting?√Communication-1.7CommunicationSkillsConversationactivityWalkaroundtheclassroom,makesomerequeststothreeofyourclassmates,andseehowtheyrespondtoyourrequests.Task3Listening-1.1ListeningStrategyWhenlisteningweareoftenrequiredtolistenbetweenthelines,thatis,toseethedifferencesbetweenwhatisstatedandwhatisreallymeant.And,moreoftenthannot,theclueliesinansweringquestionssuchaswhatreallyhappened,whatdoesthespeakerreallymean,whydoesn’tthespeakersayexactlywhathe/shemeansandsoon.Tofindoutthemessagehiddenbetweenthelines,weshouldintegrateandanalyzealltherelevantinformationwehaveheard,andmakeinferenceswiththehelpofthecontext.DetectingImpliedMeaningListening-1.2Youaregoingtolistentoaspeech,“SayingNoWithoutSayingNo”(1′53").Whilelistening,choosethebestanswerstothefollowingquestionsfromthefourchoicesgiven.Task1ListeningStrategyListening-1.3A)Toexpressitdirectly.B)Todemandmoredetails.C)Tosmilewithoutsayinganything.D)Toshifttoanothertopic.1.Accordingtothespeaker,whatisthetypicalChinesewaytoexpressdisagreement?√Listening1.2sound–text1Followingisthescriptoftheclip:Chinesehavemanywaysofsayingnowithoutsayingno.OneofthemostimportantandmostcommonwaythatChinesesayingnowithoutsayingnoistheyuseobjectionsasawayofcommunicatingdisagreement.Whatisanobjection?Objectionisarequestformoreinformationbeforeyoucanmakeadecision.SotheWesternersays“Hey,IthinkweshoulddoX”.Mr.ChennowgivesanobjectiontodoingX,“Oh,Xwillcostalotofmoney”.WhileMr.Smithnowgoes,“Oh,yeah,yeah,yeah,itwillcostalotofmoney”,butthathenowsatisfiesthatobjection.NowbacktoChen.NowifChenissilentorchangesthesubjecttoanotherobjection,itmeansnowheissatisfiedwiththefirstobjection.Andthatnowhemovestoanotherone,“Well,itwillbedisruptive”;Mr.Smithgoes,“Yeah,itwillbedisruptive,butyouareagoodmanagerandyouwillbeabletosolvethat.”InSmith’smindwhenChendoesn’tanswer,thatmeansagreement.ToChen,hethinkshe’sclearlycommunicated“doingXisabadidea,weshouldn’tdoit”.WhenMr.Smithnowsound–text2doesn’tgo,“OK,wearenowdoingX”,becausehedoesn’tfeelhehasto.That’salreadybeencommunicated,andhewalksawaythinking“Good,we’regonnadoX.Mr.Chen’sonboard”.Mr.Chenwalksawaythinking“Good,I’veexplainedwhywecan’tdoX.Nowwehavetofindanotherwaytodoit”.ThishappensallthetimeinAsia.It’sbecauseofdifferentrulesofcommunication.TherulethatIbelieveWesternersshouldknowistwoobjectionsmeansdisagreement.Actuallythere’sabiggerrule:anythingotherthan“yes”means“no”.Listening-1.4A)Theyareveryroundaboutinexpressingdisagreement.B)Theirrequestformoreinformationmeansobjection.C)Theysettrapswhencommunicatingwithwesterners.D)Theirtwoobjectionsimplydisapproval.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofAsiansaccordingtothespeaker?√Listening-1.5Listentoanaudioclip,“CulturalExchange”(3′00").Whilelistening,trytodetectandwritedowntheimpliedmeaningsofthefollowingsentencesbasedonyourunderstandingofthespeech.Task2ListeningStrategyListening-1.61.…the“villagers”seektoliveinharmony…Peoplefromdifferentculturesinfluenceandlearnfromeachother.2.Absorbingforeigncultureismetaphoricallyaprocessoftakingabite,chewinganddigesting.Peopleadopttheprincipleofeliminatingthefalseandretainingthetrue,discardingthedrossandselectingtheessential,exportingmoreandimportingthebest,andresistingcorruptiveinfluences.3.Obsessionwithsimpleimitationwillsterilizecreation.Simpleimitationwilldestroynoveltyandoriginality.Listening1.5sound–text1Followingisthescriptoftheaudioclip:CulturalExchangeThankstothemeansofmoderntransportationandcommunication,theworldisgettingsmaller.Thewholeworldcommunityappearstobenomorethanalargeglobalvillage,wheretheresidentscometogetherwithdifferentculturalbackgroundsandvalues.Whileexperiencingtheinevitableculturalexchanges,aswellasculturalclashes,the“villagers”seektoliveinharmony.Inthismodernworld,theadvancedcultureofanynationhasneverbeenanisolatedphenomenon,buttheproductofextensiveexchangeswithothercultures.Ofcourse,therootandthemaincurrentofanyculturemustbearitsowndistinctivenationalfeatures.Culturalexchangeis,bynomeans,aprocessoflosingone’sownculturetoaforeignculture,butoneofenrichinganation’sownculture.Throughculturalexchange,differentculturescanabsorbandinfluenceListening1.5sound–text2oneanother.Mutualinfluenceisaverycomplicatedphenomenoninthefieldofculture.Therefore,absorbingforeigncultureismetaphoricallyaprocessoftakingabite,chewinganddigesting.Weshouldadopttheprincipleofeliminatingthefalseandretainingthetrue,discardingthedross(糟粕)andselectingtheessential,exportingmoreandimportingthebest,andresistingcorruptiveinfluences.Idon’tbelievethatsuchapracticewillresultinthedisappearanceoftheparticularfeaturesandstylespertainingtoparticularcultures.Onthecontrary,differentculturescanlearnfromeachother’sstrengthstooffsettheirownweaknesses,andcomplementoneanother.Asamatteroffact,thankstoChina’seconomicdevelopmentandtheimprovementofitscitizens’lives,thevisionoftheChinesepeoplehasbroadened,theirtasteforarthasimproved,andtheyhavedevelopedmoreinterests.TheyarenotonlyconcernedaboutChina’straditionalandmoderncultureandart,butalsoeagertoknowaboutthetrendsofculturaldevelopmentacrosstheplanet,andtolearnaboutdifferentstylesandschoolsofart.Listening1.5sound–text3Whileabsorbingtheessenceofaforeignculture,weshouldnotbecontentwithimitationwithoutcreation,andobsessionwithsimpleimitationwillsterilize(使貧瘠)creation,andassuch,itwillbeimpossibleforustoscalenewheightsinartandimpossibletopresenttotheworldexcellentworksofourowncreation.Simpleimitationisbynomeansequivalenttonoveltyandoriginality.Onthecontrary,noveltyandoriginalityresultfromthecombinationofmodernandtraditionalstyles,thecombinationofthedistinctivefeaturesofforeigncountrieswiththoseofourownnationandthecombinationofartistryandeducation.Theme-mainTheme-relatedActivitiesPart1Lead-inPart2Watching&ListeningPart3Watching&SpeakingTheme-Part11.1Theme-relatedActivitiesDiscussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner,andthenshareyouranswerswiththerestofclass.Part1Lead-in1.CouldyoulistsomesymbolsofChineseandWesterncultures?2.Haveyoueverexperiencedanyculturalclasheswithyourclassmates,roommatesoranyoneelse?Andhowmightculturalawarenessorculturalblindnesspromoteoraffectyourcommunication?Shareyourexperiencewiththerestoftheclass.Theme-Part21.1Theme-relatedActivitiesDirections:Youaregoingtowatchavideoclip,“TeachingForeignLanguagesReport”(3′25").Readthefollowingwordsbeforewatching,andthenfinishthefollowingtasks.Part2Watching&ListeningWordBankpartial/pl/a.部分的immersion/Imn/n.滲透式(語言教學)Muslim/mzlIm/n.穆斯林SectionAlinguistically/lINgwIstIklI/ad.在語言方面pluralistic/plrlIstIk/a.多元化的Theme-1.2Theme-relatedActivitiesPart2Watching&ListeningHalfoftheirdayisspentwithaFrenchimmersionteacherwheretheylearnmathandscienceinFrenchandtheotherpartoftheday,halfoftheday,isspentwiththeEnglishteacher,wheretheyaretaughtsocialstudiesandlanguageartsinEnglish.Annie:Listening1.2video–text1Followingisthescriptofthevideoclip:Morethanninehundredstudentsarriveatthisschoolinthemorningtoparticipateinapartialimmersionprogramaimedathelpingthemtobecomefluentinaforeignlanguage.Inthisparticularschool,it’sFrench.AnnieDuaireisafifth-degreeFrenchteacher.StudentsnotonlyreceiveinstructionintheFrenchlanguagebuttheyalsoareexposedtotheculturalaspectsofFrench-speakingcountries.IamactuallyMuslim,somyparentswantmetolearnaboutotherculturesandothercountriesandpeoplefromotherplaces.GirlStudent:Someeducatorsbelievethatimmersingyoungstudentsinaforergnlanguageforhalfoftheirschooldaypreparesthemforaglobaleconomy.ChristineTerarayisa6th-gradeFrenchteacherInthefutureweareprobablygoingtobetravelingalotmore,soI’llhaveprettygoodchanceofmeetingapersonthatspeaksinFrench.Boystudent:Itexpandsthemindofthechildandalsogivesthemagreaterculturalawarenessofothercultures,andmakesthemthereforemoretolerantofothers’differences.Christine:Butcriticsarguethatspendinghalftheschooldaylearninginaforeignlanguagemaynegativelyimpactyoungerstudents’fluencyinEnglish.RichardGoldenis6th-gradeEnglishandsocialstudiesteacher.Hedisagrees.OnethingIknowis,whenIteachmystudents,forthembeinginaforeignlanguageprogram,they’reveryoral,they’reveryvocalandtheycanexpressthemselvesverywellinmyEnglishclasses.Richard:Listening1.2video–text2Listening1.2video–text3Sincetheydon’tunderstandeverythingwehavetofindcreativewaysanddifferentwaystoteachtothem.Fran?oise:Frenchteachers,suchasFran?oiseBordet,admittherearechallengesinvolvedintheimmersionprogram.Youngstudentshavetheirownchallenges.KeniaZaragonisa6th-gradeparticipantintheFrenchprogram.ItcanbeabitconfusingattimesbecausewhileyoulearnthetermsinFrenchandsometestsandsomehomeworkyougetiswriten…er…arewritteninEnglish.Kenia:RobinHookeristheprincipalofKentGardensschool.Manyofthechildreninourschool,becausethisisaninternationalschool,cometousspeakingperhaps2or3,insomeinstances,4languages,soitbecomesapartofourresponsibilitytopreparechildrenforglobalsocietyandthatalwaysincludeslanguages.Robin:Listening1.2video–text4HookersaysAmericanstudentsmustbeequippedlinguisticallyandculturallytocommunicatesuccessfullyinapluralisticAmericansocietyandintoday’sglobalvillage.Inaninternationalschool,studentsparticipateina1)tobecomefluentinFrench.Studentsnotonlyreceive2)inFrenchbuttheyalsoare3)tothe4)aspectsofFrench-speakingcountries.Some5)believethatimmersingyoungstudentsinforeignlanguageforhalfoftheirschoolday6)themforaglobaleconomy.But7)arguethatspendinghalftheschooldaylearningaforeignlanguagemay8)students’9)inEnglish.RobillHooker,theprincipal,saysAmericanstudentsmustbe10)tocommunicatesuccessfullyinapluralisticAmericansocietyandintoday’sglobalvillage.Theme-1.3Watchtheclipcarefullyandthenfillintheblanksofthesummarywithproperwordsorphrases.Task1Theme-relatedActivitiesinstruction_________partialimmersionprogram_______________________exposed_______cultural______educators________prepares_______critics_____impact______fluency______equippedlinguisticallyandculturally_____________________________Theme-1.4Watchthevideoagainfocusingonthespecificinformation,andthendecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.UseTfortrueandFforfalse.Task2Theme-relatedActivitiesStudentsintheinternationalschoollearnsocialstudiesandlanguageartsinFrench.2.ChristineTeraraysaysforeignlanguagelearningpromotesstudents’awarenessandtoleranceofculturaldifferences.3.Criticsarguethatthisimmersionmayprobablyimpactyoungerstudents’fluencyinEnglish.T____F____T____Theme-1.54.Bothteachersandstudentsmeetsomechallengesinsuchimmersionprogram.5.Theprincipaloftheschoolsaysthisinternationalschoolonlyadmitsthestudentswhoaremultilingual.T____F____1.2.3.Theme-1.6Inthispart,you’regoingtohearthreesentencestwice.Listentoeachofthemcarefullyandrepeatthemafteryouhearthesoundofabell.Task3Theme-relatedActivitiesHalfoftheirdayisspentwithaFrenchimmersionteacher___________________________________________________.…theycanexpressthemselvesverywellinmyEnglishclass___________________________________________________.Youngstudentshavetheirownchallenges___________________________________________________.Theme-relatedActivitiesDirections:Youaregoingtolistentoaclip,“NationalSymbols”(2’13").Readthefollowingwordsbeforelistening,andthenfinishthefollowingtasks.Part2Watching&ListeningSectionBTheme-1.7Theme-1.8WordBankmaiden/meIdn/n.少女ritual/rItjl/n.宗教儀式kangaroo/kNgru/n.袋鼠antelope/ntIlp/n.羚羊knight/naIt/n.騎士rugby/rgbI/n.橄欖球kiwi/kiwi/n.幾維(一種新西蘭產(chǎn)的無翼鳥)Theme-1.9Listentothereportcarefully.Whilelistening,readthefollowingquestions,andthenanswerthembrieflywiththeinformationfromtheclip.Task1Theme-relatedActivities1.WhatdoesthedragonsymbolizeinChineseculture?Prosperityandgoodluck.2.Forwhatreasonarepeoplearoundtheworldproudoftheirnationalsymbols?Theyfeelnationalsymbolsreflectnationalcharacteristicsorthebeautyandvarietyoftheirnaturalenvironments.3.DopeopleintheWestwantChinatokeepthedragonasanationalsymbol?WhyorWhynot?Yes,becausetheyareallfamiliarwiththatsymbol.Theme-1.10Nowlistentothereportagainfocusingonthespecificinformation,andthenmatchtheitemsinColumnAwiththecorrespondingitemsinColumnB.Task2Theme-relatedActivitiesColumnACountryColumnBAnimalSymbol1.Wales2.England3.Australia4.SouthAfrica5.NewZealanda)lionb)kangarooc)kiwisd)dragone)antelope(d)(a)(b)(e)(c)1.2.3.Theme-1.11Inthispart,threesentenceswillbereadtoyoutwice.Nowlistentothemcarefullyandrepeatthemafteryouhearthesoundofabell.Task3Theme-relatedActivitiesForthem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathesfire______________________________________________________.Itisaculturalandspiritualsymbolforprosperityandgoodluck______________________________________________________.AkiwiisaNewZealandbirdthatcan’tfly______________________________________________________.WhenmanypeopleintheWestthinkofChina,theanimalthattheythinkofisthedragon.Forthem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathesfire.Manypopularlegendstellofhowdragonskilledbraveknightsandatebeautifulmaidens.ForChinesepeople,however,thedragonisnotanevilmonster.It’saculturalandspiritualsymbolforprosperityandgoodluck.Thedragon’smaintaskistocreateharmonyandbringrain.Dragonsarecelebratedinartsandarchitecture,andofcourse,thedragondanceisaverypopularritual.MillionsofChinesehavetheword“l(fā)ong”,meaningdragon,aspartoftheirname.Chinaisn’ttheonlycountrytohavethedragonasitssymbol.Wales,oneofthefourcountriesintheUK,hasareddragonproudlydisplayedonitsflag.TheonlyothercountryintheworldwithadragononitsflagisBhutan,thetinycountrybetweenChinaandIndia.Theme-1.11sound–text1Followingisthescriptoftheaudioclip:Almostallcountriesintheworldhaveananimalsymboltorepresenttheircountry,anditisparticularlyobviousduringsports.TheEnglishseelionsasbrave,proudanimalsandtheEnglandfootballteamhasthreelionsonthefrontoftheirfootballshirts.Australiaisfamousforkangaroos,ofcourse.ThenationalrugbyteamismorecommonlyknowastheWallabies,akindofsmallkangaroo.Similarly,theSouthAfricanteamisknownastheSpringboks,atypeofAfricanantelope.AndtheNewZealanders,whetherplayingsportsornot,arecommonlyknownasKiwis.AkiwiisanativeNewZealandbirdthatcan’tfly.Allcountriesareproudoftheirsymbols,whichtheyfeelreflectnationalcharacteristicsorthebeautyandvarietyoftheirnaturalenvironments.Recently,aShanghaiprofessorclaimedthatusingthedragonasanationalsymbolcouldmakeWesterncountrieshaveanegativeviewofChina.Butinaninternetsurvey,90%ofChinesepeoplewantedtokeepthedragon,andasweareallfamiliarwiththatChinesesymbol,peopleinthewestwouldnodoubtwantChinatokeepthedragontoo.Theme-1.11sound–text2Theme-Part31.12Theme-relatedActivitiesDirections:You’regoingtowatchavideoclip,“WhatAreSomeoftheTaboosofInternationalGiftGiving?”(2′00").Readthefollowingwordsbeforewatching,andthenfinishthefollowingtasks.Part3Watching&SpeakingWordBanktaboo/tbu/n.禁忌courtesy/ktIsI/n.禮貌bouquet/bkeI/n.花束scissor/sIz(r)/

n.剪刀sever/sev/vt.使分離abundance/bndns/n.豐富Theme-1.13Theme-relatedActivitiesPart3Watching&SpeakingTheme1.13video–text1Followingisthescriptofthevideoclip:Whataresomeofthetaboosofinternationalgiftgiving?Thebiggestmistakethatyoucanmakewhenyouareselectingagiftforaninternationalclientorvisitoristoignoresomeofthecustoms,courtesies,history,symbolismofthatperson’scountry.Thereareresourcesforyoutocheck,tofindoutwhatisappropriateinspecificcountries.Don’tassumethatthingsthatareimportanttoyouorthatwevaluehereintheNorthAmericanbusinessenvironmentaregoingtogooveraswellinsomeothercountry.Forinstance,ifyougiveabouquetofwhiteflowerstoaChinesevisitor,that’sgoingtofallflat—whiteflowerssignifydeath.IfyougaveyourChineseclientaclock,itsignifiestheendoflife.Ifyougavethemaknifeorscissorsorevenaletteropener,itsignifiesthatyouareseveringarelationship.Theme1.13video–text2Alsosteerclearofproductsthatyourclienthasinabundanceinhisorhercountry.InMexico,youwouldnotgivesomeonefromMexicoagiftmadeoutofsilver,itissomethingthatissoabundantinMexicothatitisn’tthesame,doesnothavethesamevalueratherasitdoesinourcountry.Colors,numbers,certaincountriesyoumustgivegiftsinoddnumbers;certaincountriesyoumustgivethingsinevennumbers.It’ssoimportantforyoutodoyourresearchsothatwhatyouthinkisanappropriategift,youhavechosenitinnocently,sincerely,andontheotherside,therecipientside,itisadistractionbecauseyouhavegoneagainstsomethingthatisimportanttothemorisacustom,aculture,asymbolthattheyvalue.Culturallyinappropriategiftsandproductstheclienthasinabundanceinhisorherowncountry.Theme-1.14Theme-relatedActivitiesTask1Readthefollowingquestionsbeforewatching,andthendiscussyouranswerswithyourpartner.1.Whatisthebiggestmistakeonecanmakewhenselectingagiftforaninternationalclient?Thebiggestmistakeistoignoresomeofthecustoms,courtesies,history,symbolismofthecountryfromwhichthepersoncomes.2.Whatkindsofproductsshouldoneavoidwhenselectinggiftsforaninternationalclient?Theme-1.15Watchtheclipagainfocusingonthespecificinformation,andthendecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.UseTfortrueandFforfalse.Task2ItisinappropriatetosendaChineseclientaclock,sinceitsignifiestheendofarelationship.Mexicanclientsappreciategiftsmadeoutofsilver.Thenumberofgiftsshouldbetakenintoconsiderationwhenoneselectsagiftforhisclients.F____T____Theme-relatedActivitiesF____Theme-1.16Theme-relatedActivitiesTask3ProblemSolvingTomhadhisanklebrokenhalfayearago.Inthepastsixmonths,hisclassmateshave,inturn,helpedhimtomakeupforthemissedlessons.Recently,havingtotallyrecoveredfromthefracture,Tomisplanningtopreparesomegiftsforhisclassmatestoexpresshisgratitude.Ashisclassmatesaremostlyoverseasstudentsfromdifferentculturalbackgrounds,couldyoupleaseadviseTomonthetaboosofinternationalgiftgivingbasedonwhatyou’velearntfromthevideotalk?Home-1.1HomeListening&WatchingYouaregoingtowatchavideoclip,“RelationshipCommunicationProblem”(1′30").Readthefollowingwordsbeforewatchingandthenfinishthefollowingtask.SectionAWordBankbarrier/brI/n.障礙nationality/nnltI/n.民族Home-1.2HomeListening&WatchingSectionAHome-1.2video–text1Followingisthescriptofthevideoclip:Okay,oneofthefirstthingsthatwehavetolookatwhenwearetalkingaboutbarrierstocommunication,anditisareallybigone,onethatyoumightnoteventhinkwasabigdeal,butitreallyis.AndIamtalkingaboutcultureinthesenseofculturaldifferences.WhenItalkaboutculture,well,whatisculture?Cultureistradition,thingsthataparticularfamilyorparticularnationalitydo,likethanksgiving.HereinAmerica,whatdowedo?Wegetturkey,weeatthedressing,butinalotofItalianfamily,youknowwhattheyeatonthanksgiving?Pasta.Whoknew?Thoseteeny,tinydifferencesinrelationtoculturecancreatetremendousbarrierstocommunication.AndIamtalkingacrosstheboard,maybewe’retalkingaboutmale-femalerelationshipsandwecouldalsobetalkingaboutwork,school,professors,students,anyrelationshipthatyouhave.Cultureisthewayapersonspeaks,thewaytheydress,thewaytheyact,andthefoodtheyeat,alloftheirsocialnorms.So,byacceptingaperson’sculture,andlettingitbeOkaythattheyaredifferent,youcanbreakdownoneofthemainbarrierstocommunication.Home-1.3HomeListening