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X。 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 +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 means ‘zero’ or ‘worthless’ and in Japan, it is a request for small change. Skills building 2: asking questions 1. There are many types of questions you can ask. They are as follows: Do you know…? Could you please tell me if/whether…? Please tell me if/whether… Who is…? Please tell me his/her name. When/Where did…? Please tell me when/where… How did…? Do you know how to…? Why did…? Can you tell me the reason why…? 2. Read the guidelines on page 44. Make some sentences by using the correct question word s. Step 2: asking about cultural d