Oral Presentation: Friendship involves affection and intimacy. Friendship is based on warmth, trust and shared experience. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, the value of which can stand the test of time. True friendship is like health, the value of which is seldom known until it is lost.
There are many ways to deal with cultural differences. First, we can avoid unintentionally offending others by learning the basic characteristics of other cultures. Second, don’t not criticize or embarrass people from other cultures in public. What is more, understanding can only be reached if we are willing to treat people from other cultures with respect and as equals.
• 无论在何处，人的本性基本上都是一样的。 因为，所有的人都必须有食物吃、有地方 住、有活儿干；也必须爱别人，被人爱。 同时，我们全世界各地的人都生活在一个 大家庭中，我们一起生存，一起尽力把世 界变的更好。
• Human nature is essentially the same everywhere, because all human beings have the need to eat, to have shelter, and to work. They also need to love others and be loved. At the same time, We, people of the world, are one big family, for together we exist, and together we try to make the world better for all.
虽然不同的国家的人们有着不同的传统, 全世界很多人都庆祝的日子之一是生日.在中 国,人们会在午餐时为过生日的人准备特别的 面条以示庆贺.这些面条特别长,象征着长寿. 在其他一些国家的文化中,人们用插着点燃着 蜡烛的蛋糕来庆祝生日,蜡烛的数量代表过生 日的人就要达到的岁数.大家高兴地庆祝生日 并准备许多食物.记住生日能使我们珍惜生命, 不虚度光阴.
We are often expected to give oral presentations to our classmates and teachers. To some teachers, our performance in oral presentations will form an important part of the overall assessment of our work.
Oral Presentation: 我们应该和（心地）善良、有同情心、关心他 人、诚实、体贴的人交朋友，因为他们是真诚 的、可信赖的。因此不要只想靠礼物来赢得朋 友。结交朋友的唯一方法是成为对方的朋友。 We should make friends with those who are kind-hearted, compassionate, caring, honest and thoughtful, because they are sincere and reliable. So don’t try to win a friend with gifts only. The only way to have a friend is to be one.
• One World • 1. In what sense do you think we can regard the world we live in as One World? • 2. Do you think people in the world are largely similar? • 3. Do you know any traditions of other people in the world( Especially birthday celebrations between China and Western countries)?
Oral Presentation 1:
文化差异
不同文化背景的人们会有不同的信念、不同的 宗教、不同的风俗习惯。这些不同之处通常被 称作为文化差异。文化差异很细微，常常不被 人们所察觉或会被忽视。
Oral Presentation 1: Cultural differences People from different cultural backgrounds may have different beliefs, religions, customs and habits. These differences are generally called cultural differences. Cultural differences are subtle and are often unrecognized or overlooked.
Friendship
1. What is friendship? 2. The importance of friends. 3. How to make friends and promote friendship?
Oral Presentation: 友谊离不开关爱与亲密。友谊是以热情，信 任以及共同的经历为基础的。真正的友谊如 同慢慢生长的植物，其价值能经得起时间的 考验。真正的友谊犹如人的身体健康，只有 失去了才能知道它的宝贵。
• 我们经常有必要在一些场合做口头陈述， 比如有时候在课堂上讲给老师和同学听。 对于某些老师来说，我们在口头陈述中的 表现很可能会成为我们总成绩的一部分。
那么该如何完成一次口头陈述呢？首先我 们要将信息连贯地组合起来；其次在做口 头陈述的时候要条理清晰，尽量做到生动 活泼；此外，使用表格、照片或者电脑也 可以让我们的陈述变的生动有趣，容易记 忆。
Problems caused by failure to recognize cultural differences
Failure to recognize cultural differences may cause many problems. On the one hand, those who are uninformed about cultural differences may have difficulty communicating with their business associates from other cultures. On the other hand, inability to recognize cultural differences can make mutual understanding difficult. (to be continued)
Cultural Difference 1. What is cultural differ may be caused by our failure to recognize cultural differences?
3. How to deal with cultural difference?
Oral Presentation 4-1: 如何应对文化差异 应对文化差异有许多方法。首先，相互了解其它 文化的基本特点可以避免无意间得罪他人。其次， 不要在公共场合批评来自不同文化的人或使他们 感到尴尬。更重要的是我们要尊重来自其它文化 的人并与他们平等相待才能达到相互理解。
How to deal with cultural differences
Oral Presentation:
与朋友同甘共苦能增强友谊，使友谊保持活力。 与朋友保持联系能增进友谊，使友谊长存。 记住朋友们生活中的一些重要日子能促进友谊， 使友谊记忆犹新。
Oral Presentation: Sharing your joy and sorrow with your friends can nurture friendship and keep friendship alive; keeping your friends informed about yourself can improve friendship, and make friendship permanent; remembering important days in your friends’ lives can promote friendship and keep friendship fresh in our minds.
• Explaining Processes • 1. What’s the purpose of an oral presentation? • 2. Do you have to give oral presentations to your classmates and teachers sometimes? • 3. How can we make our presentations more effective?
Problems caused by failure to recognize cultural differences