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Unit 13 Effective Communication—Language and Culture 有效沟通—语言文化 Comprehension questions: 1. What is relationship between language, cognition and cultural setting? 2. What three words are given as examples of close relationship between language and environment? 3. Why does the author say language is a mirror of culture? Give examples. 4. What is the main idea of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? Why is it important? Part A Exercises 1) Directions: Listen to the news and fill in the blanks with figures and facts. Chinese vice minister of Culture Meng Xiaosi announced in Beijing _________ that the concept of Culture Year was created by the leaders of the two countries during their exchange of visits in ________ and 2000. Meng said the Chinese Culture Year will provide a comprehensive picture of Chinese society and its people, through the arts, ________, science and technology, education, architecture, religion and tourism. The Chinese side will organize a total of ________ programs into three parts, focusing on ________ projects, including antiques, higher education, and joint performances by the two countries artistic ________. Well-known film stars Gong Li and Jackie Chan will serve as representative _________. 2) Directions: Listen to the two stores carefully and complete the following passages by filling in the missing information. Story 1: During ______________ the British government asked the United States for _________ bushels of _______ to feed liberated populations. The British really wanted _______, and this language blunder cost a few million dollars to repair. The British term for core is maize or Indian corn. Story 2: The problem was caused by the British interpretation of the phrase “_______________,” which to them means to _________________________. The U.S. int