商务英语口译教程李鸿杰王建华主编Unit3WelcomeDinner.pptVIP

Unit 3 Welcome Dinner This unit includes some general conversations with relation to the welcome dinner, such as how to invite the guest to dinner, how to make small talks with guest during the dinner, and how to introduce the different cuisines. The learner can learn it according to each situation easily and then can easily handle every situation when it happens. Unit 3 Welcome Dinner Teaching Aims: 1. Knowledge aim: Through the study of this unit, the students will learn how to talk properly and be considerate to the foreign guests in a befitting manner. 2. Skill aim: Students will be able to make their conversations and welcome speech according to the given situations. Core Skills 1. Inviting the guests to the welcome party 2. Making some small talks with the guests 3. Being hospitable and considerate 4. Talking something about the different cuisines Unit 3 Welcome Dinner Background Knowledge It has been a convention that the host gives a dinner party to the guests at all times and in all lands, and it is also considered as a matter of manners and protocol to show their respect and welcome to the guests in business intercourse. Food itself is one of the most visible manifestations of a culture and is something people are proud of and like to share with guests to their country. In some cultures the business dinner is a time for chit-chat and building relationships, in others simply a fuel stop at which people continue to talk about business, known as the working lunch. Unit 3 Welcome Dinner As many westerners are very health-conscious, a better way to order food is to ask your foreign guests whether they do not eat anything in particular first, and ask them their own choices. If they do not know much of Chinese food, it is often safe and economic to order dishes made from beef, pork, lamb and chicken. The Beijing duck and some seafood dishes may be regarded as supreme alternatives. It is also a good idea to let