新编跨文化交际英语教程_参考答案Unit 6

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1、Unit6CultureandNonverbalCommunicationReadingIAnOverviewofNonverbalCommunicationComprehensionquestions1.Canyouspeakeachofthefollowingsentencesindifferentwaystomeandifferently?1)Sheismybestfriend.2)You‟vedonereallygoodjob.3)Comehere,please.4)That‟sallright.Speakingthesamesentencewiththestressond

2、ifferentwordsmaymeandifferentthings.Forinstance,ifthestressfallson“she”inthefirstsentence,itmeansitisSHE,notyouorsomebodyelse,thatismybestfriend.Butifthestressfallson“my”,itimpliesthatsheisMY,notyourorsomebody’sbestfriend.2.SpeakersofBritishEnglishuseloudnessonlywhentheyareangry,speakersofIndi

3、anEnglishuseittogetthefloor,achancetospeak.SowhenanIndianspeakeristryingtogetthefloor,whatwouldtheBritishspeakerthinkoftheIndianandwhatwouldtheBritishbehaveinresponse?TheBritishspeakermaythinkthattheIndiangetsangrywithhimorbehavesrudelytowardshim,sohemaycomplainabouttheIndian‘srudenessorevenre

4、turnhisrudenessasaresponse.3.WhatdifferencesinbodylanguageusehaveyounoticedbetweenyourChineseteachersandforeignteachers?TherearereallysomedifferencesbetweenChineseteachersandforeignteachersintheiruseofbodylanguage.Forinstance,Chineseteachersingeneraldonotusegesturesasmuchasforeignteachersdo,an

5、dtheirfacialexpressionsoftenseemtobelessvariedthanthoseofmanyforeignteachers.4.Doyouknowanygesturesweoftenusethatmightbemisunderstoodbypeoplefromothercultures?Forexample,thewayweChinesemotiontootherstocomeovermightbemisunderstoodbypeoplefromsomeWesterncountriestomeanbye-bye.5.HowdoweChinesepeo

6、pleuseeyecontactincommunication?DuringaconversationbetweentwoChinese,itseemsthatthespeakerandthehearerwouldusuallylookateachother(notnecessarilyintheeye)fromtimetotime.Howmucheye-contactthereismaydependontherelationshipbetweenthespeakerandhearerandthesituationtheyfindthemselvesin.6.Howwillyoue

7、yethemwhenyouarecommunicatingwithpeoplefromtheUnitedStatesorpeoplefromJapan?WhiletalkingwithAmericans,weshouldlookdirectlyintotheeyesofthepersonwithwhomwearetalking.However;whiletalkingwithJapanese,wearenotexpectedtolookatthemintheeyebu