北师大英语高一Lesson 2Mind Your Manners.ppt

Tapescript Presenter: Good morning and welcome to “Culture Matters”. Today we’re looking at different styles of communication in different cultures. We have Dr Jan Groot, from Utrecht University in Holland in the studio. Expert: Good morning. Presenter: Can you tell us what the main differences are in the way people around the world communicate? Expert: Well, one of the main differences is between cultures that express how they feel-let’s call them “open” cultures- and others which generally try not to show their feelings-let’s call them “closed” cultures. People from “open” cultures generally show how they feel quite openly-when they are happy, or when they are angry. “Closed” cultures avoid showing their feelings, especially in more serious situations, such as at school, university or work. People from “closed” cultures are usually quieter and seem shyer and more modest than people from “open” cultures. Presenter: Which cultures, then, are “open” and which are “closed”? Expert: Mm, people from Latin cultures usually show their feelings more-for example, the Italians. When asked if they would show that they were angry at work, 71% of Italians indicated that they would show this openly. Presenter: And what about “closed” cultures? Expert: Eastern cultures and northern European cultures do not show their feelings as much. For example, only 17% of the Japanese would show anger openly at work. And only 29% of the British would show they were angry. Presenter: I see. Expert: Curiously enough, the Americans are more like the Italians-over 60% would express anger openly in a work situation. Culturally, Americans are in between “open” and “close” cultures-in some ways they are more “open” and in other ways they are more “closed”. Tapescript Eastern cultures like Japan, never look directly at the other person. To look at someone very directly is extremely rude. Presenter: And what about speaking? like Japan, people