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Speaking Chinese in America
Unit 5 Section A
FOREIGH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS
AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERTISY
Each of us is like everybody else in some ways (universal behaviors), like the people in our culture in some other ways (cultural behaviors), and like no one else at all in still other ways (personal behaviors).
— Craig Storti (American scholar)
Our incapacity prehend other cultures stems from our insistence on measuring things in our own terms.
— Arthur Erickson (Canadian architect)
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Section A
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Why culture counts
UNIT
Speaking Chinese in America
Objectives
To talk about a stereotype of Chinese
language and culture
To further understand the text
To apply the phrases and patterns
To master the paragraph (essay) writing
skill
Contents
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Speaking Chinese in America
UNIT
Warming-up Activities
Text Study
Language Application
Summary
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Warming-up Activities
Lead-in
Pre-reading Activities
Cultural Background
Speaking Chinese in America
Some Westerners think that Chinese people tend
to avoid saying “no” directly. What are mon ways in which the Chinese express disagreement, rejection or refusal in munication?
Chinese people generally use expressions like “possibly no” or “I’m afraid it won’t work” to say “no” to others. This makes them less direct in giving rejections.
2. Are all Chinese so “discreet and modest” that
there aren’t even words for “no”?
No. When people with greater authority or power say “no” to those in a lower status (. parents to children), they can be very direct and straightforward, e. g. “absolutely no”.
What are mon structures Americans use pliment each other?
(a) What a …! (. “What a nice hat!”)
(b) ____________________________________.
(Give one structure and one example)
2. Are there any differences between Chinese and
American cultures in how pliment each
other and how they respond to pliment?
Listen to a radio program pliments in American Engl