The international flavor of many people’s jobs naturally means that there is greater interaction(交往)between people from different cultures. Within the business environment, understanding and coping with intercultural differences between people is critical(重要的)to ensuring(保证)that interpersonal communication is successful.
Intercultural awareness(跨文化意识)is necessary for two reasons. Firstly, it minimizes(减少)the possibility of misunderstandings (误解)and/or causing offense (冒犯)through intercultural mishaps(意外). Secondly, it is a means to maximizing (使……最大化)the potential of business relationships through the utilization(利用)of intercultural differences productively.
One area within the business environment in which intercultural awareness is a necessity is in business presentation. Directors(主管), managers, salespeople, consultants (顾问)and business personnel are regularly required to deliver presentations. However, when one is asked to give a presentation to an audience from a different culture there are intercultural factors that can hinder(阻碍)the success of a presentation.
1. What is very important in interpersonal communication according to the text?()
A.Understanding and coping with intercultural differences between people.
B.Greater interaction between people from different cultures.
C.Offense through intercultural mishaps.
D.Misunderstanding through intercultural mishaps.
2.What can we infer(推理)from the text about intercultural communication?()
A.There are many differences among people from different cultures.
B.Misunderstandings seldom occur(发生)in intercultural communication.
C.Intercultural mishaps do not exist within the business environment.
D.Business presentation is an easy job in intercultural communication.
3.How can intercultural awareness help in strengthening business relationship?()
A.It minimizes the possibility of misunderstandings in intercultural communication.
B.It can help people find the intercultural factors that can hinder the success of a business presentation.
C.It can help people use intercultural differences productively.
D.All of the above.
4.What does intercultural awareness mean?()
A.Intercultural differences in intercultural communication.
B.Understanding and coping with intercultural differences between people.
C.Giving a business presentation.
D.Misunderstandings through intercultural mishaps.
5.If this text goes on, what do you think the author is going to talk about next?()
A.The intercultural factors that can hinder the success of a business presentation.
B.Misunderstandings in intercultural communication.
C.Intercultural mishaps.
D.How to use intercultural differences productively.
新英语视听说教程Unit+1原文及答案Unit 1 Differences Between Cultures Thinking AheadStudents are asked to discuss the following questions in groups. The reference answers for the questions are offered below:1. How do you think about the word “culture”?Culture is a word for peoples“way of life”, meaning the way they do things. A group of people has a separate culture when that group sets itself apart from others through its actions. Cultures are what make countries unique. Each country has different cultural activities and cultural rituals. Culture is more than just material goods, that is things the culture uses and produces. Culture is also the beliefs and values of the people in that culture. Culture also includes the way people think about and understand the world and their own lives.2. Why should we study cross-cultural communication?Cross-cultural communication refers to the study of successful communications across different cultures. It concerns the understanding of tradition and modernization, consistency and change. As we understand some of the ongoing national characteristics of a people, we can examine how this culture is seen from the outside, how it interacts with other cultures and how it is changing.The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. The challenge is that even with all the good will in the world, miscommunication is likely to happen, especially when there are significant cultural differences between communicators. Miscommunication may lead to conflict, or aggravate conflict that already exists. So it is very important that we should study cross-cultural communication.(From http:/ Part I Video TimeIn this part, students will have 2 tasks to accomplish.Task 1In task 1, students will watch a video clip from Gua Sha and then do the exercises as required. Before watching, students are supposed to read the words, expressions and cultural notes related to the video.TranscriptMrs.Xu: How come it doesnt look like the courtroom on TV?Judge: Because it isnt a courtroom, Mrs. Xu. Does either of the counselor have problem with my holding hearings in chambers?To tell you the truth, because I cant stand that awful echo in the courtroom, you know, winds in the gallery.(People were chuckling.)Lawyer Quinlin: No problem, your honor. John Quinlin, attorney for the defense.Judge Horowizs: Why that Ive never seen you around before, Mr. Quinlin?Lawyer Quinlin:Ive never had the honor, your honor. Er, I deal mostly with the intellectual property rights cases.Judge:Apples and oranges(风马牛不相及), Mr Quinlin; The two areas of law have virtu、ally nothing to do with each other.Lawyer Quinlin: Well, yes, of course. So I told my client. But he insisted on my representing him.Also Id like to have the record show that my client only had two days notice of this hearing;also for me only 24 hours preparation time.Judge: I think we are putting t、he cart before the horse(本末倒置), your counselor. This hearing is for the purpose of determining whether there is sufficient evidence to advance court proceedings, so take off your lawyer caps. And before we get caught to these formalities, lets just talk about the matter. Will the Child Welfare Agency care to start? Lawyer Davis: Ye
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