跨文化交际unit1答案

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1、Unit1 CommunicationAcrossCultures WarmUp Questions 1.  Whyisitdifficulttoexplaintoablindpersonwhatcolorsare?2.  Doyousometimesfindithardtomakeyourselfproperlyunderstoodbyothers?Ifyoudo,whydoyouthinkitishard?  It is very difficult for people to understand one another if t

2、hey do not share the sameexperiences.Ofcourse,weallsharetheexperienceofbeinghuman,buttherearemanyexperienceswhichwedonotshareandwhicharedifferentforallofus.Itisthesedifferentexperiencesthatmakeupwhatiscalled―culture‖ inthesocialsciences －thehabitsofeverydaylife,thecuesto

3、whichpeoplerespond,theautomaticreactionstheyhavetowhatevertheyseeandhear.Theseoftendiffer,andthedifferencesmayintroducemisunderstandingswhereweseekunderstanding.  ReadingI InterculturalCommunication：AnIntroduction  Comprehensionquestions1.Isitstilloftenthecasethat“everyo

4、ne‟squicktoblamethealien”inthecontemporaryworld?Thisisstillpowerfulintoday‘ssocialandpoliticalrhetoric.Forinstance,itisnotuncommonintoday‘ssocietytohearpeoplesaythatmost,ifnotall,ofthesocialandeconomicproblemsarecausedbyminoritiesandimmigrants.  2.What‟sthedifferencebetw

5、eentoday‟sinterculturalcontactandthatofanytimeinthepast?Today‘sinterculturalencountersarefarmorenumerousandofgreaterimportancethaninanytimeinhistory.  3.Whathavemadeinterculturalcontactaverycommonphenomenoninourlifetoday?Newtechnology,intheformoftransportationandcommunic

6、ationsystems,hasacceleratedinterculturalcontact;innovativecommunicationsystemshaveencouragedandfacilitatedculturalinteraction; globalizationoftheeconomy has broughtpeopletogether; changes inimmigrationpatternshavealsocontributedtointerculturalencounter. 4.Howdoyouunderst

7、andthesentence“cultureiseverythingandeverywhere”?Culturesuppliesuswiththeanswerstoquestionsaboutwhattheworldlookslikeandhowweliveandcommunicatewithinthatworld.Cultureteachesushowtobehaveinourlifefromtheinstantofbirth.Itisomnipresent.  5.Whatarethemajorelementsthatdirectl

8、yinfluenceourperceptionandcommunication?Thethreemajorsocio-culturalelementsthatdirectlyinfluencepercept