B. Men and women use different body languages in foreign countries.
C. Different cultures have different body languages.
D. There are different kinds of cultures in the world.
5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do you think this famous saying means? This saying means that when we are in a certain place, we should follow the customs of the people who live in that place, not our own customs.
bowing
everyone
Name Description Body
To
Language Whom
George Cook
man from Canada
shaking hands everyone
Ahmed man from shaking hands to men
Aziz an nodding
noticed that the Japanese man bowed just as the Canadian man started to shake hands, so one man’s nose touched the other man’s hand.
3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? Who seemed to prefer closer physical distance?
George Cook (Canada)
Julia Smith (Britain)
Tony Garcia (Columbia)
First-reading
I. While reading, please try to divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea. Part 1. (Para. 1) Meet the visitors at the airport.
Canada shake hands
Japan bow
Spain, Italy, approach others closely South and are more likely to
American touch them countries
France shake hands and kiss each
to women
Darlene woman Coulon from
France
shake hands people she and kiss twice knows on each cheek
Country/ Area
Ways to greet each other
Britain
shake hands, do not stand very close to others or touch strangers when they meet
1. Englishmen often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet. F
2. Most people around the world F now greet each other by kissing.
Part 2 (Para. 2 and 3) People from different countries express greetings in different ways.
Part 3. (Para. 4) Different peoples have different body languages.
2. What were the two mistakes that the author noticed? He noticed that the Colombian man kissed the British woman, but the British woman stepped back and put up her hands as if in defence. He also
C. People from Britain and from South American countries seem to prefer to keep more physical distance from others.
D. Not knowing foreign customs may cause a cultural mistake.
3. There are many different ways to greet someone using words. How many ways can you think of to greet someone if you cannot speak?
Ways to greet someone without words: smile, wave, shake hands, hug, kiss, etc.
other twice on each cheek
(men from) Middle East
and other Muslim cultures
shake hands and stand quite close to other men, nod to women and do not shake hands with them
Post-reading
I. Answer the following questions. 1. Is the author of this passage male or
female? How do you know? The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, but he shakes hands with the author.
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Unit 4 Reading Communication: No problem?
Brainstorming
1. What is the purpose of language? The purpose of language is to communicate with other people.
Part 4. (Para. 5) Summary of body language.
II. How do different international students behave when they greet people? Complete the chart with information from the passage.
For example, if we’re angry, we might turn away and not talk to others. If we’re happy to see someone, we might smile and hold out our hands or open our arms.
handshake
kiss
bow
hug
nod
blow a kiss
Reading
Look at the picture and the title of the passage on page 26. What do you think the topic will be?
JapaneseAkira Nagata
3. From the passage we know, most international students greet others by ______. A. shaking hands B. bowing C. kissing D. touching shoulders
4. When writing the text, the author is___. A. encouraging readers to do something B. informing readers of something C. drawing readers attention to some western countries D. regretting cultural difference
4. Did any students have similar greeting customs? If so, which ones? Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France had a similar greeting custom—a kiss. George from Canada and Ahmed from Jordan also had a similar greeting custom—a handshake, but Ahmed shakes hands only with men.
The British woman, Julia, and probably the Canadian man, George, seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others. The Colombian man, Tony, and the Jordanian man, Ahmed, seemed to prefer closer physical distance.