- •Методический комментарий
- •Introduction
- •1. Write or say the word you think of first to go with each of the words below. Possible answers are given on the right.
- •2. Now, play the game the other way round. Write or say the nationality you associate with the things listed below.
- •Exercise 3. Where are they?
- •In which cities are the following landmarks?
- •He/she comes from… He/she is… He/she speaks…
- •1.1 National characters
- •Text 1*
- •III. Comprehension check
- •V. Writing
- •Text 2 notes on the british*
- •In the following extract Bill Bryson, an American writer, makes observations of the British people.
- •IV. Language focus
- •1. Match the word with its definition.
- •2. Pick out the words from the text describing the American and the British ways of life.
- •Italian neighbours*
- •II. Skim Extract 1 with Tim’s interview about his living in Italy and find answers to the questions:
- •Extract 2
- •Baby? I'd rather have a mobile phone
- •VIII. Writing
- •Text 4 westerners and the japanese
- •II. Read the first part of the text about Leadership and decide which of the following statements accurately reflect John Mole’s comments.
- •Leadership
- •Attitudes and Behaviour
- •IV. Language focus
- •1. Find English equivalents to:
- •2. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •V. Speaking
- •Text 5 the amish
- •II. Read the article carefully and do the tasks that follow.
- •III. Comprehension check
- •V. Writing
- •Vocabulary box
- •Achievement test 1 national characters
- •Information check (orally)
- •Vocabulary check (in writing)
- •1. Match the two columns.
- •2. Match the definitions below with the words from the box.
- •3. Translate the sentences into English.
- •1.2 Communicating interculturally
- •Importance of intercultural communication*
- •II. Read the text and find information on the following points.
- •IV. Speaking
- •V. Writing
- •Text 2 main concepts of intercultural communication*
- •Culture
- •Subculture
- •Culture Shock
- •Ethnocentric reactions
- •IV. Writing
- •Text 3 understanding culture*
- •II. Read the following text and check if your predictions were right.
- •Text 4 activity orientation
- •Text 5 time orientation
- •Text 6 predictions of communication problems*
- •In what way can we predict communication problems with people from foreign countries?
- •II. Read the text and check whether your predictions were right.
- •1. Control Issues
- •2. Intrapersonal Factors
- •3. Biological Factors
- •4. Interpersonal Factors
- •5. Space and Time Factors
- •6. Geopolitical Factors
- •IV. Language focus
- •V. Speaking
- •VI. Writing
- •Text 7 recognizing cultural differences
- •II. Read the following text and write down the main cultural factors to fill in the table below the text.
- •IV. Writing
- •Text 8 dealing with language barriers
- •Barriers to written communication
- •Barriers to oral communication
- •IV. Language focus
- •1. Fill in the gaps with the prepositions where necessary.
- •2. Find synonyms to the following words in the chart below and learn them.
- •V. Speaking
- •Text 9 suggestions for the cross-cultural sojourner*
- •1. Learn the Rules of the New Culture.
- •2. Assume Responsibility
- •3. Observe Carefully
- •4. Tolerate Differences
- •5. Develop Flexibility
- •IV. Speaking
- •V. Writing
- •Acting out
- •1. Role-play the conversation.
- •2. Role-play the conversation in a travel-bureau.
- •Project writing
- •Social Customs
- •Vocabulary box
- •Achievement test 2 communicating interculturally
- •Information check (orally)
- •Vocabulary check (in writing)
- •1. Define the meaning of the following words in English.
- •2. Match the two columns.
- •3. Translate the sentences into English.
- •1.3 English as a global language
- •Text 1 ways of learning*
- •Starter activities
- •How do you like to learn languages? Look at these extracts from advertisements for methods of learning languages. Choose the methods you would like. Explain and discuss your answers.
- •People learn languages in different ways. Here are some descriptions and explanations of different kinds of language learners. Match the descriptions (1-6) to the explanations (a-f).
- •The table below lists the ways of learning. Complete the column about “you” and discuss your answers.
- •Discussion
- •Text 2 why don’t we all speak the same language?
- •How Did the English Language Begin?
- •III. Comprehension check
- •Text 3 the english language*
- •The english language
- •The english language in north america
- •1. Say whether each of the following sentences is true or false. Correct the false sentences to make them true.
- •2. Give examples of different borrowings in the English language.
- •V. Speaking
- •Text 4 british and american english*
- •The main differences of American English in pronunciation are:
- •1) The pronunciation of r in all positions, e.G. Part, first, corner;
- •VI. Writing
- •Text 5 english as a world language*
- •In the countries listed in the table, English is used either as a first language or as a second. Identify the 7 countries in which it is used as a first language.
- •II. Read the text carefully the spread of english
- •Basic characteristics
- •III. Comprehension check
- •IV. Speaking
- •Text 6 a global language*
- •II. Read the text and check your guesses.
- •V. Writing
- •Imperial english*
- •In this article below Professor Anne Eisenberg writes about the importance of English in the scientific world. For which jobs or subjects is it important to know English in your country?
- •II. Reading
- •1. The statements below express the main idea of each of paragraph. Read the article and match the statements to the paragraphs.
- •2. Decide which sentences in each paragraph express the main ideas.
- •97 % Населения мира предпочитают английский язык для международного общения
- •Text 8 the language of business
- •II. Read the text and write questions for these answers.
- •Look at the expressions in the box using rule. Use your dictionary to check the meanings of any of the expressions that you don’t know.
- •Complete these sentences using the expressions from the box in Exercise 1. Change the verb tense if necessary.
- •Do You Speak Japanese?
- •Project writing
- •Essay writing
- •Vocabulary box
- •Acievement test 3 english as a global language
- •Information check (orally)
- •Vocabulary check (in writing)
- •1. Define the meaning of the following words in English.
- •2. Give synonyms to:
- •3. Match the professional areas with language needs.
- •3. Complete each sentence with the words from the box.
- •For reading, discussing and reporting
- •Text 2 the japanese sense of beauty
- •Text 3 you have to catch them young…
- •Text 4 when the locals are friendly Free accommodation with plenty of surprises ... Servas is a cheap - and enlightening - way to see the world, says Patricia Cleveland-Peck
- •Text 5 must one be so polite that it hurt?
- •Text 6 should americans be required to learn another language?
- •Discussion
- •Text 7 tips for communicating with people from other cultures
- •Text 8 developing intercultural competence
- •1. Privacy and its implications
- •2. "So much for complaining"
- •3. "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"
- •4. Meals
- •5. Attitude to time
- •6. Academic life
- •7. Facial expressions
- •8. Gestures
- •9. Clothes
- •10. Topics for small talk
- •11. Politeness Strategies
- •Text 9 the image of russia in western travel guides
5. Develop Flexibility
Develop some emotional flexibility. This begins with self-acceptance. To be able to adapt to new situations is to trust that you are OK, and that, therefore, the need for adaptation has nothing to do with personal inadequacy. Accept yourself, if you can. Remind yourself that you are OK just the way you are. That self-acceptance will give you permission to develop emotional flexibility.
Developing your flexibility implies opening yourself to the rich opportunities of a different culture. Try new foods. Try new sounds. Try new clothing and social activities. The more you experience these things, the more flexible and tolerant you become. As a result, your cross-cultural experiences should be more satisfying.
Communication across cultural and national boundaries can be frustrating, but it can also be exciting. As the world gets smaller, as you come increasingly into closer contact with other cultures, and as you travel more for work or play, the responsibility for having satisfying and successful cross-cultural experiences is mostly up to you. Like most things in life, you get out of it what you put into it. [6, pp. 423-433]
III. Comprehension check
Expand the following statements using the information from the text.
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Learning about another culture implies…
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To be tolerant of differences means…
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Being a careful observer implies…
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Developing flexibility presupposes…
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Being responsible means...
IV. Speaking
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What are the general goals of intercultural communication? Why are they especially difficult to achieve?
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What intercultural skills should you pursue while travelling or doing business in a foreign country? (Japan, America, Italy)
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Imagine that your multinational company has manufacturing operations in eight widely dispersed countries. The eight plants all have local managers who speak at least some English; however, the workers speak mainly their native language. What language should your company headquarters use to communicate with these plants? Should you use a written or an oral approach?
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What are some of the issues to consider when deciding where to travel or whether to accept a job overseas?
V. Writing
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Working in a small group, develop a list of all of the words that you can think of for one of the following artifacts of American culture: money/ cars/ family. Then discuss what it must be like to enter into our culture from a very different one.
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Think and formulate the tips (DO’s and DON’Ts) one should stick to while dealing with a foreigner or staying in a strange country.
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Acting out
1. Role-play the conversation.
One of you is an Indian girl (boy) telling her/his love-story and asking: «Is it love?»
The other is a Belarusian student, describing our wedding traditions and trying to give the girl some friendly recommendations from the point of view of our mentality.
2. Role-play the conversation in a travel-bureau.
The Client is an Englishman who is going to spend his holidays in Belarus.
The Travel Agent is giving him detailed instructions concerning Belarusian way of living, culture, traditions, eating habits. He is dwelling on some useful tips, which can help a tourist in Belarus.
The Client is making notes and asking a lot of questions. At the end of the conversation he should make the list of recommendations (what one should and should not do in Belarus.)
3. Your friend has fallen in love with a Japanese and is going to marry him. You feel really worried about your close friend’s future. Act out the conversation. You should warn the girl of great cultural differences between Belarus and Japan.
4. Imagine that you have been assigned to host a group of Japanese students who are visiting your campus for the next two weeks. They have all studied English since they were ten years old and speak the language well. What things should you tell them that will help them fit into the culture on your campus and in your town? Make a list of behavioral rules they should know about.
5. Locate someone, preferably a businessperson, who has spent some time in another country, and interview him or her about the experience. What preparation did the person have before going to the country? In what ways was the preparation adequate? Inadequate? In hindsight, how might he or she have prepared differently? Ask for anecdotes about particular communication problems or mistakes.