Livingintheforeignculturecanbeexcitingbutitcanalsobeconfusing.AgroupofAmericanswhotaughtEnglishinothercountriesrecentlydiscussedtheirexperiences.Theydiscussedthatmiscommunicationswerealwayspossibleevenov
Livingintheforeignculturecanbeexcitingbutitcanalsobeconfusing.AgroupofAmericanswhotaughtEnglishinothercountriesrecentlydiscussedtheirexperiences.Theydiscussedthatmiscommunicationswerealwayspossibleevenoversomethingassimpleas“yes”and“no”.
OnherfirstdayinMicronesiaanislandinthePacificLisathoughtthewaitresswasn’tpayinganyattentiontoher.Thedaywashotshewentintoastoreandasked“Doyouhaveanycolddrinks?”Thewomantheredidn’tsayanything.Lisarepeatedthequestionagain.Stillthewomansaidnothing.Shelaterlearnedthatthewomanhadansweredher:ShehasraisedhereyebrowswhichinMicronesiaitmeans“yes”.
JanrememberedanexperienceshehadinBulgariaacountryinEurope.Shewenttoarestaurantthatwasknownforitscabbage.Sheaskedthewriter“Doyouhavecabbagetoday?”Henoddedhishead.Janwaitedbutthecabbagenevercame.Inthatcountryanodmeans“no”.
TomhadasimilarproblemwhenhearrivedinIndia.Afterexplainingsomethinginclassheaskedhisstudentsiftheyunderstood.Theyansweredwithdifferentnodsandshakesofheads.Hethoughtsomepeoplehadn’tunderstoodsoheexplainedagain.Whenheaskedagainthedidthesamething.Hesoonfoundoutthathisstudentsdidunderstand.InIndiapeoplenodandshakeheadsindifferentways.Itdependsonwheretheycomefrom.
【小题1】TheseAmericansteachingEnglishinothercountriesfoundthatthey_____________.
neededtolearnforeignlanguages.
shouldoftendiscusstheirexperiences
hadproblemswithcommunications
【小题2】PeopleinMicronesiashow“yes”by_________.
A.noddingheads B.raisingtheeyebrows C.shakinghands.
【小题3】Tommisunderstoodhisclassatfirstbecause__________.
hedidn’tknowmuchaboutIndianculture
hedidn’texplaineverythingclearlyenough
hedidn’tknowwherethestudentscamefrom
【小题4】WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
InBulgarianoddingheadsmeans“no”
JantaughtEnglishonaPacificisland
Lisawastryingtobuysomecabbage.
【小题5】Thepassageismainlyabout_________.
bodylanguageinforeignres