世纪英语 听说教程III 第五版 ppt课件听说教程3 6.ppt

Scripts A: Welcome to our company. My name is Jeff Kim. I’m in charge of the export department. Let me give you my business card. B: I’ll give you mine too. A: How was your flight? B: Not bad, but I’m a little tired. A: Here’s your schedule. After this meeting, we will visit the factory. And you’ll be having dinner with our director. B: Well, shall we get down to business? A: Sure, did you receive the sample we sent last week? B: Yes. If the price is acceptable, we would like to order now. A: I’m very glad to hear that. B: What’s your best price for that item? A: The unit price is $12.5. B: I think the price is a little high, can’t you reduce it? A: I’m afraid we can’t. $ 12.5 is our rock bottom price. If you purchase more than 10,000 units, we can reduce it to $12.00. B: Well, I’ll accept the price and place an initial order of 10,000 units. A: Very good. It’s been a pleasure to do business with you, Mr. Smith. B: The pleasure is ours. After-class Activities 1 Listening Task 11 Directions: Listen to a short passage three times and complete the answer to each of the following questions. 1. Why do people have difficulties in understanding and communicating with one another? Because there are different __________________, cultural experiences, ways of thinking, norms of behaviors and customs. 2. What determines people’s way of communication? People’s different ______, ______ and social _______ greatly determine their communicative way. 3. What causes the miscommunication according to the passage you’ve just heard? It is ________________ that gives rise to miscommunication. 4. Is there any clear line between work and private life in America? ____. 5. What does the working atmosphere look like in America? The working atmosphere in America is _________________. Scripts cultural backgrounds beliefs values customs cultural difference No relaxed and friendly Scripts 　　Because of different cultural backgrounds, cultural experiences, ways of thinking