新剑桥商务英语(初级)Unit1-people

MODULEONEBUSINESSCOMMUNICATIONIntroduceyourselfandothersGreetvisitorsKeepingaconversationgoingBusinesscardsAIMSSetting2(aftersummerholiday)T:Hi,XX.Longtimenosee.Howwasyourholiday?S:It’sgreat.……Setting1T:Goodmorning,I’mMax.I’mveryhonoredtoseeyouhere.S:Goodmorning,I’mXX.……What’sthedifferencebetweenthesetwodialogues?Expressionsongreetings:1.Forthefirstmeeting2.Anytimebutberegardedasanoutsider3.Amongfriends4.Amongfriendswhohaven’tseeneachotherforalongtimeA:Nice/Glad/Pleased/Goodtomeetyou.B:Nice/Glad/Pleased/Goodtomeetyou,too.A:Howareyou?/Howareyoudoing?B:I’mfine/ok/good/great./Notbad.A:What’up?/What’snew?B:Notmuch./Theusual.A:Longtimenosee.Howhaveyoubeen?B:I’mfine/ok/good/great./Notbad.Theyexchangebusinesscards.Theyshakehands.Theybowtoeachother.Theytalkaboutaneutralsubject(suchastheweather)beforegettingdowntobusiness.Theygetdowntobusinessrightaway.Oneofferstheotheracigarette.Theyhaveadrinktogether.Theyhaveamealtogether.InChina,whenbusinesspeoplemeetforthefirsttime,whatdotheyusuallydo?××=never√√=usually√=sometimes×=notusually××√√√√√×√√√××ALookatthepicturesinP.4andtelltheclass-Wherearethepeople?-Dotheyknoweachother?-Whatdotheysay?Listentothreeconversations.Matchthemtothecorrectpicture.BLearningstrategyWhenyoudosuchanexercise,youshouldknow•howmanypeopleintheconversationandtherelationshipamongthespeakers;•howtoconfirmthebackgroundoftheconversationbykeywordsorphrases,suchasplace,time,maintopic;•howtocatchsomeexpressionsusedinthissituation.Listentothreeconversations.Matchthemtothecorrectpicture.B1.tobeexact后插语，常用来补充前面信息的具体细节或数据。–Wheredoyoucomefrom?–China,Beijing,tobeexact.Justoverathirdofalljobsinmanufacturing,36%tobeexact.2.IworkforArk.我在Ark公司做事。I’minhardwaredevelopmentwithCor.我在Cor公司工作，从事硬件开发。类似的表达方式在同一对话中还有We’reinthefinancialservicesbusiness.Traveller’scheques,chargecards,bankingandthatkindofthing.I’msureyou’veheardofus…AmericanExpress.我们公司从事诸如旅行支票、签帐卡、银行等金融服务业务。我敢肯定你听说过我们公司——美国运通。3.Perhapsyou’veheardofthem.这也是常用的后插语，用来套近乎。公司或单位在英语里常常可用复数形式来表示，如We或them。4.HowarethingsinSydney?悉尼的情况（生意/业务）如何？如业务多、生意忙，可以说quitebusy或nottoobad；如生意清淡则说quiteslow或notgood。Greetingways•Bowingtoeachother:•Kissing&embracing:•Shakinghands:Asiancountries,especiallyinJapanpopularinthewest,especiallyEuropeancountriesmostpopulararoundtheworldBowing:HowtomakeagreetinginJapan?InJapan,thecustomarygreetingisthebow.However,someJapanesemaygreetyouwithahandshake,albeitaweakone.Donotmisinterpretaweakhandshakeasanindicationofcharacter.Ifyouaregreetedwithabow,returnwithabowaslowastheoneyoureceived.Howlowyoubowdeterminesthestatusoftherelationshipbetweenyouandtheotherindividual.Whenyoubow,keepyoureyeslowandyourpalmsflatnextyourthighs.Thebusinesscardshouldbegivenafterthebow.Thisisveryimportanttoremember.Kissing•You’llprobablykissandbekissedforthefirstmeeting.Butdon’tworry.Atsubsequentmeetingsforeignersareexcusedfromallthatcasualkissingiftheydonotwithtoparticipate.•Formenwhododecidetojoinin,whenkissingawoman’shandorcheek,don’tactuallytouchtheskin.Justkissthefewmillimetersfromherhandorcheek.Cheek-kissing:TheproperBritishpeopleusuallykissjustone(ontherightcheek),theFrenchtwice(left,right)andthepassionateBelgiansthreetimes(left,right,left).Hand-kissing:LiketheItaliansandSpanish,aGermanismorelikelytokissthehand.Fornon-Europeanwomen:Whenamanraisesthehandtohislips,theappropriateresponseistoreactasthoughthisthefifthtimeithashappenedthatday,justacknowledgethatgesturewithaslightsmile.Fornon-Russianmen:SomemalevisitorstoRussiaarenotquitecomfortablewithbeingkissedonthelipsbyRussianmenwhileenfoldedinagreatbearhug.Shakinghands:HowtomakeagreetinginUSA?InUSA,whenmeetingsomeoneforthefirsttime,youshouldofferafirmhandshake,lasting3-5seconds,upongreetingandleaving.Maintaingoodeyecontactduringyourhandshake.Ifyouaremeetingseveralpeopleatonce,maintaineyecontactwiththepersonyouareshakinghandswith,untilyouaremovingontothenextperson.Howtoshakehands?Palmupwardordownward?Gentlyorfirmly?•Upward:you’rewarm,equal,friendly.•Downward:you’resuperiorandeagertocontrolothers.•Gently:you’reweakanddistant.•Firmly:you’rewarmbutmaybetooaggressiveoroffensive.Whoshouldextendhis/herhandfirst?LadyorGentleman?SuperiororInferior?Theelderlyortheyoung?Theladyshouldextendherhandfirsttoagentleman.Thesuperiorshouldextendhishandfirsttotheinferior.Theelderlyshouldextendhishandfirsttotheyoung.Howtoshakehandswarmly?•Yes,youcan.Itmeansyou’reverywarmandsincereandthepersonyou’reholdinghandswithisyourclosefriend.•Youcanevenpathisshoulderwithyourlefthandandholdhisorherhandwithyourrighthand.CanIholdtheotherperson’shandwithbothhands?Howtoshakehandswarmly?Howshouldamanshakeawoman’shand?CanIshakehandswithapersonwhilesitting?•Heshouldonlytouchherfingerssoftly.•No.youmuststanduptoshakehands.Butifyou’realady,youcansometimesextendyourhandtoamanwhilesitting.•Amanshouldtakeoffhisglovesorhatandthenshakehands.•Aladycanshakehandswhilewearingglovesandhat.•Anarmymanwearinghisservicecapshouldfirstsaluteandthenshakehands.•Don’tshakehandsacrosstheothers.Itwillcausebadluck.HandshakingTips:Whatarebusinesscards?Brainstormi