【正文】 f. For example, rather than trying to recall a random list of groceries, we can divide them into categories, such as dairy, meat, and produce. For important things like keys and money, we can set up a forgetmenot spot where we always keep them. We can also eat to aid our memory power. Whole grains, fruits and vegetables are excellent sources of glucose, the brain39。s preferred fuel. To get adequate rest is a lowtech way to improve memory. Sleep may allow our brain time to encode memories. Interest in friends, family and hobbies does wonders for our memory. A sense of passion or purpose helps us remember. Memory requires us to pay attention to our lives, allowing us to discover in them everything worth remembering.Questions1. Which of the following can we learn from the passage?2. Which of the following can help improve our memory according to the passage?3. What should we do to aid our memory power according to the passage?Unit 4 Dealing with Cultural DifferencesPart BListening TasksA ConversationEmbarrassing ExperiencesExercise 1Listen to the interview and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.Interviewer: Rob, you went to Brazil, didn39。t you?Rob: Yes, I did.Interviewer: So, what happened?Rob: Well, I went into this meeting and there were about, er ... seven or eight people in there and I just said Hello to everybody and sat down. Apparently, what I should have done is to go round the room shaking hands with everyone individually. Well, you know, it39。s silly of me because I found out later it upset everyone. I think they felt I was taking them for granted.Kate: Well, I know that because when I was in France the first time, I finished a meeting with Goodbye, everyone! to all the people in the room. Well, I later found out that the polite thing to do is shake hands with everyone in the group before leaving. Interviewer: Well, people shake hands in different ways, don39。t they?Rob: Oh, yes, they do. See, normally I shake hands quite gently when I meet someone. So when I went to the US for the first time, I think people there thought my weak handshake was a sign of weakness. Apparently, people there tend to shake hands quite firmly.Kate: Oh, gosh, that reminds me of my first trip to Germany many years ago. I was in troduced to the boss in the pany when he passed us in the corridor. Well, I wasn39。t prepared, and I had my left hand in my pocket. And when we shook hands I realized my left hand was still in my pocket. Well, that was, you know, very bad manners and I was quite embarrassed.Interviewer: And how about using first names? Have you made any mistakes there?Rob: Oh, yes, I have! When I first went to Italy I thought it was OK to use everyone39。s first name so as to seem friendly. And I later discovered that in business you shouldn39。t use someone39。s first name unless you are invited to. Oh, and you should always use their titles as well.Kate: Hm, yeah, well, when I met people in Russia, you know, they seemed to be puzzled when I shook hands with them and said How do you do? Well, what they do when they greet a stranger is say their own names, so I had that all wrong!Rob: Oh, yes, I agree with that. Remembering names is very important.Interviewer: Shall we take a break? When we e back we39。ll move on to our next topic.Kate amp。 Rob: OK.Questions1. What is the conversation mainly about?2. Who might be the people Rob and Kate met in various countries?3. What can we infer about Kate and Rob from the conversation?4. Which countries has Kate visited, according to the conversation?5. Which countries has Rob visited, according to the conversation?6. What is the main message that the speakers want to tell us?Exercise 2Listen to the interview again and fill in the table below.Speaking TasksPair WorkA. Reflections on the textYou39。ve just heard Rob and Kate talking about the experiences they had in some foreign countries. They made a number of mistakes in behavior because they were unaware of cultural differences. Do you think it is important to be aware of cultural differences? Why? How can we avoid misunderstanding in international munication?Exchange views with your partner.You may mention the following points in your discussion.○ awareness of cultural differences — to avoid misunderstanding○ importance of learning about other cultures○ importance of knowing how to deal with cultural differences — key to successful international business and cultural exchangeB. Picture talk — Describing Chinese and Western ways of eatingA SampleLook at the pictures below. They are about Chinese and Western ways of eating. Do you see any differences between them? Describe the pictures first and then discuss their differences. Possible Description (for reference)Picture (1)Several Westerners are having dinner. In front of each of them are three plates, the under plate, the dinner plate and the soup plate as well as some wineglasses. Some knives and forks are placed on the two sides of the plates.There are several bottles of wine in the middle of the rectangular table. At the side of the table is a breadbasket. Everyone has a napkin on the lap. In picture (a), we can see a large soup tureen on the table and a woman is ladling some soup into her soup plate.In picture (b), the soup tureen is replaced by a bowl of salad, and a man is passing the salad bowl to his neighbor.In picture (c), we can see a large plate with a meat dish, and a man is cutting the meat with his knife and fork. Another man is passing the pepper pot to the woman sitting near him.Picture (2)A Chinese family of three are having dinner. In front of each member, there is a small bowl of rice, a small saucer on which rests a soup spoon, and a pair of chopsticks. In the middle of the round table can be seen a large bowl of chicken soup and four dishes including two vegetables, a fish and pork chops. The mother is getting some fish for her s