跨文化交际-Unit_1.ppt

Unit One Language Tools--Suggesting Possibilities Maybe Perhaps It may be One possibility is It is possible It is/seems likely that e.g. It seems likely that they will win. 很可能他们赢。 e.g. Take a coat along; it’s likely to be cold down there. 带件上装去，那边可能很冷。 Brainstorming--The mystery of Bill (P.2) Goal: Practice suggesting possibilities Procedure: Step 1: Everyone should suggest as many ideas as possible. (individul work) Step 2: Every idea, no matter how silly it seems, should be written down. (individul work) Step 3: After a long list of ideas has been generated, you disscuss and evaluate each one with your group members. (group work) Step 4: Each group reports just one most possible idea. (class work) Encounter--The Taxi Procedure: Step 1: Listen to the presentation of the situation. (individul work) Step 2: Write down several possible interpretations of the situation no matter how wild or nasty they may be. (individul work) Step 3: disscuss and evaluate each one with your group members. (group work + group recorder) Step 4: Each group reports just one most possible idea. (class work) Some likely interpretations There are extra charges for luggage/tolls that Lee doesn’t know about. There is an honest misunderstanding. Maybe there is something wrong with the meter, or fares have recently gone up and the meter hasn’t been adjusted yet. Lee misunderstood what the driver said, or didn’t hear what he said clearly. The driver has included a tip for himself — an unreasonably large one. The driver has included a generous — but not entirely unreasonable — tip for himself, perhaps because he knows Lee is a foreigner and thinks she doesn’t know that she should tip, or because in the past other foreigners have given him very stingy tips. Culture Notes: Taxi charges (e.g. luggage charges, tolls) Tipping (a tip of 10% -- 15%) Taxies in the US Why would you give such kind of possible interpretations of