2. 10/3/2008Advanced Talking Course by Shelley Huang 1 Dealing with Cultural Differences  Communicative Function: Opening and Closing a ConversationOpening and Closing a Conversation  News exchange among students: (Omitted)  Introduction on the topic: Dealing with Cultural Differences  Introductory remarks Introductory remarks  4 selected students make prepared speech  Teacher’s comments: (Omitted)  Group Activity :  Picture description : (1), (2), (3), (4)(1) (2) (3) (4)  Hints of the pictures Hints of the pictures  Movie clip watching: 1 2  Q & A on the movie clip Q & A on the movie clip  Concluding remarks Concluding remarks  Prepare a presentation on One World

3. 10/3/2008Advanced Talking Course by Shelley Huang 2 Dealing with Cultural Differences Useful expressions for Opening and Closing a Conversation 1. Opening a Conversation:  You look familiar to me, aren’t you (Tim Baker)?  Excuse me, is this seat taken?  Excuse me, could you tell me the time?  Sorry, I couldn’t help overhearing---did you mention something about…?  Er, do you have a minute? I’m not quite sure what this word means. 2. Closing a Conversation  It was nice talking to you.  Have a good day/a nice weekend/trip.  I’m afraid I have to get back to my office. I’m expecting a phone call.

4. 10/3/2008Advanced Talking Course by Shelley Huang 3 Dealing with Cultural Differences Introductory remarks: 1.There are diverse cultures in the world we live in. 2.There are similarities among various cultures. 3.However, the differences between different cultures really count. 4.We should observe these differences when meeting people of different culture.

5. 10/3/2008Advanced Talking Course by Shelley Huang 4 Dealing with Cultural Differences 1. In movie clip (1), while the Americans don’t have any idea of the Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xu Datong painstakingly explains what Gua. Sha. treatment is to the American judge and the accusers. What does this argument reflect? 2. In movie clip (2), while he is considered a righteous hero in our Chinese culture, Monkey King was regarded as an element of violent culture by the accuser from Child Welfare Agency. Do you agree with him? Why or why not?

6. 10/3/2008Advanced Talking Course by Shelley Huang 5 Dealing with Cultural Differences Hints of the pictures: 1.Picture (1) & (2): Lions are held sacred in Oriental Culture. However, to promote its new product named “Prado”, the foreign company adopt picture (1) “ two Lions paying salute to the new car”, which made a lot of Chinese consumers feel hurt, why? Just after that, the Chinese Netizens produced picture (2) to voice their protest. Do you think they are justified in doing so? Why or why not? 2.Picture (3) & (4):Nippon Paint, Chinese dragon, slide down; Nike products, insulting Chinese people’s feeling

7. 10/3/2008Advanced Talking Course by Shelley Huang 6 Dealing with Cultural Differences  Concluding remarks: Since globalization is making its way in every aspect of our life, we should pay adequate attention to the cultural differences to: 1) avoid those unpleasant conflicts between people from different cultural background; 2) treasure better our own culture. Only by doing so can we can ensure the harmony and the peace of our time.

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12. 10/3/2008Advanced Talking Course by Shelley Huang 11 Dealing with Cultural Differences Thank You!