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TaskReportingonbodylanguageSkillsbuilding1:AnticipatingaresponseTrytofindoutsomebehaviouraldifferencesbetweenChineseandwesterners.Understandhowtopredicttheanswerstothequestionwhilelistening.Wheredotheylive?Whendidthistakeplace?InformationyouexpecttohavenameofaplaceaspecifictimeQuestionHowlonghavetheybeeninthiscountry?atimeperiodWhichhanddoArabseatwith?leftorrighthandWhywouldyouliketowriteabookaboutcustoms?AreasonorreasonsDecideifthestatementsbelowaretrueorfalse,andthenlistentotheinterviewtocheckyouranswers.1.Inchinaapersonwhoinvitesyoutodinnermightbeupset.2.ItispolitetoeatwithyourlefthandinArabcountries.3.InJapanyoucanuselotsofsoapinthebath.TFF4.MakingaslurpingnoisewhileeatingspaghettiinItalyisokay.5.WheneatingnoodlesinJapan,makingaslurpingnoiseisokay.6.ItisbettertowearyourshoesinaChinese,JapaneseorKoreanhouse.7.Whenyouarelateforameeting,thereisnoneedtosaysorry.FTFF8.InEnglanditisusualtotalkabouttheweatherwhenyoustartaconversation.9.IntheWest,whenyouarecomplaining,itisusualtosayworryfirst.TTTapescriptInterviewer:Goodmorning,MsWang.Canyoutalktousaboutyournewbook?MsWang:Yes,Idecidedtowriteabookaboutcustomsaroundtheworld.OnereasonisthatthefirsttimeItookaforeignerhometomeetmymother,theforeignerdidnottryallthedishessheofferedhim.Mymotherwasveryupsetandthoughttheforeignerdidinotlikeherfood.Theforeignerthoughtheshouldnoteateverythingashedidnotwanttolookgreedy.Irealizedtherearesomedifferencesbetweenculturesthatpeoplemightfindinteresting.Interviewer:Sowhatisincludedinthebook?MsWang:Manydifferentbehaviours,gesturesandrules.Forexample,inArabcountriesitisnotpolitetoeatwithyourlefthand.Interviewer:Haveyouheardanyfunnystoriesaboutpeoplegettingthecustomswrong?MsWang:TherearealwaysstoriesaboutforeignersgoingtoJapanandusingsoapinpublicbaths.ThatisareallybadthingtodobecausetheJapanesewashwithsoapfirstandonlygetinthebathwhentheyarealreadyclean.IalsowroteaboutJapanesepeoplegoingtoItalyandslurpingtheirspaghetti.Westernpeoplethinkthatitisterribletomakeanoisewhenyouareeating,butinJapantheJapanesebelievethatslurpingshowsyouenjoyyournoodles.Anotherexampleiswearingshoesinthehouse.PeopleinChina,JapanandKoreaalwaystaketheirshoesoffwhentheygoinsidesomeone’shouse,whileinEnglandyouwouldnottakeyourshoesoffunlessyouwereinyourownhome.Interviewer:Doyouhaveadviceforbusinesspeopleinyourbook?MsWang:Ohyes,onepieceofadviceisthatnomatterwhatcountryyouarein,ifyouarelateforameeting,youshouldsaysorry.Itdoesn’tmatterhowimportantyouare!AnotherthingisthatinEnglandyoucanalwaysstartaconversationbytalkingabouttheweather.Interviewer:IunderstandthatcomplainingisdifferentintheWest.Isthatright?MsWang:Actually,yes.Asstrangeasitmayseem,Westernersalwayssaysorrybeforetheycomplain.Peoplewouldfindyouquiterudeifyoudidnot.Interviewer:Thankyou,MsWang.Thatwasveryinterestingandgoodluckwiththebook.MsWang:Thankyou.Step1:fillinginachat1.good2.tellingthetrue3.Yes4.No5.Helloorgoodbye6.crazy7.whereyouare(youplace)8.goodjob9.OKSkillsbuilding2:formulatingwrittenquestionsRememberthefollowingpointswhenwritingquestions.Gettothepoint!Giveallthenecessaryinformation.Usesimplelanguage.Sampleanswers2.Lastnight,wewatchedatelevisionshowonCCTV8.Didyouseeit?Ifso,didyoulikeit?3.Ifinishedabooklastnight.Howaboutyou?Whathappenedinthelastbookyouread?Step2:surveyingyourclassmates1.a2.b3.a4.a5.Youandyourfriendaretakingphotosinapark.Youareposingandyourfriendisholdingacamera.Afteraflash,yourfriendholdsuphishandwithfingerspointingupandpalmfacingout.Indexfingerandthumbmakean‘O’.a.Heissaying'OK'.b.Heisaskingyoutoposeagain.Other:_________________________6.Yourdaughterandyouaregoingshopping.Youwanttobuyanewskirtforyourdaughter.Youpickupablueoneandshowittoher.Sheshakesherheadfromsidetoside.Thenyoupickuparedone.Shenodsherheadupanddown.Yourdaughter:a.likestheblueskirt.b.issatisfiedwiththeredskirtyouchose.Other:__________________________7.AllofyourfamilyareenjoyingabigdinneronMid-AutumnDay.Afterthemeal,youleanbackandpatyourstomachwiththepalmofyourhand.Youmean:a.Oh,Iamfull.It'squitedelicious.b.Ihavegotastomach-ache.Other:_______________________Skillsbuilding3:OrganizingareportAnswers842635197WritingareportonbodylanguageStep3IntroductionProcedures/MethodResults/FindingsConclusionSampleanswersThisreportisaboutbodylanguageusedinbothChinaandtheUnitedStates.Itlooksathowthesamegestureisusedintwodifferentcountriesandhowthegestureexpressesdifferentmeaningsinthetwocountries.Italsostatesthesimilaritiesanddifferencesofbodylanguageinthesetwocountries.Theinformationwascollectedfrommyclassmatesthroughasurvey.Inordertoconductthesurvey,Icreatedsomesituationssandanswersforsomecommongesturesformyclassmatestorespondto.Aftercollectingtheiranswers,Irecordedtheiranswersandanalyzedthestatistics.Fromtheoutcomeofmysurvey,wecanseethatformostofthegestures,peopleinbothcountriessharethesamemeaning,aswiththegesturesoftheheadnoddingupanddown,theheadshakingfromsidetosideandthumbsup.Therearealsosomedifferencesinthemeaningofsomegestures.Forexample,therearedifferencesinthemeaningofthegestureofwaving,whenthepalmfacesoutandthehandmovesleftandrig