4.Further understanding of the text

　　Read the text again,and then answer the following questions.

　　(1)Is the author of this passage male or female?

　　(2)What is the author's attitude towards body language?

　　(3)"When in Rome,do as the Romans do." What do you think this famous saying means?

　　5.Practice.

　　Activity

　　Look at some pictures and describe what the gesture or expression or posture conveys.

课后提升

　　1.Find out different ways for people to greet.

　　2.Translate the following sentences.

　　(1)各种文化背景下的人互致问候的方式不尽相同,身体接触和相互间距的程度也并不一样。

　　(2)在当今文化交融的世界,学习不同国家的习俗肯定能帮助我们避免交往中的困难。

参考答案

课堂探究

　　1.The passage tells us that it is out of the question for people from different countries to communicate with each other successfully.

　　2.Two parts.

　　Part 1:Para.1-3　Examples of cultural misunderstanding

　　Part 2:Para.4-5　Summary

　　3.Task 1:(1)F　(2)F　(3)T　(4)T

　　Task 2:

　　Name 　　Country 　　Body Language 　　Tony Garcia 　　man from Colombia 　　kiss on the cheek 　　Julia Smith 　　woman from Britain 　　no touching 　　Akira Nagata 　　man from Japan 　　bowing 　　George Cook 　　man from Canada 　　shaking hands