【文章內(nèi)容簡介】
(No.)[來源 :學(xué)科網(wǎng) ] Why wouldn’t Mr Hudson get on the boat? (He thought it was too crowded.) 1. Read the first paragraph of Part B and find out what the word ‘taboo’ means. You can go back to the diary entry in Part A. Then read the rest of the article and circle the taboos in different cultures. Find out the reason why Mr Takashi d id not look very happy when the student just put his business card in his pocket.[來源 :學(xué) .科 .網(wǎng) ] Answers B: Paragraph 2 … , if you are from India, you may not eat beef because of your religion.[來源 :學(xué)167???67。網(wǎng) Z167。X167。 X167。 K] Paragraph 3 In India, it is impossible to shake hand s or give someone something with your left hand. Japanese people may bow and even give out their business cards to greet others and get upset if people do not look at the cards carefully. So remember not to just put them in your pocket without looking. 5. Read the guidelines in Part C to know what you will do in this part. Listen to the recording to get more information about cultural habits. Tapescript[來源 :學(xué) +科 +網(wǎng) Z+X+X+K] Teacher: From my experience, people from the USA often feel unfortable if people are in their ‘personal space’ ( about fifty centimeters around their body). But I heard that business people from Asia have a different idea about personal space and usually stand closer than some people from the USA might like. Latin Americans are the same, and like to greet their colleagues with a hug. I also noticed that in the USA, giftgiving is not part of the culture unlike in many other countries. I saw that giftgiving is very important in Japan and on a trip, Japanese people must bring back lots of gifts. There are also signs which mean different things in different countries. In the USA, an ‘OK’ sign is formed by touching the thumb to the index finger. This is a positive sign in the United Stated, but in France, the same sign