Summary of Reading Communication no problem One day

Summary of Reading--- Communication: no problem? One day, the author, representing his university’s student association, picked up this year’s international students at the airport. ① After getting off the flight, the international students, who were accompanied by ② the author, were introduced to each other. While greeting each other ③, the author found it astonishing that ④several major misunderstandings ⑤ were caused by body language ⑥. For example, Tony from Columbia moved very closed to ⑦ British Julia and even kissed her on the cheek ⑧ , causing Julia put up her hands in defense. Another misunderstanding took place between Japanese Akira and ⑨ Canadian George, who tried to shake hands with Akira while touching his noise. Therefore, as far as the author was concerned ⑩ , it was of great help to ⑪ study international customs ⑫ to avoid misunderstandings caused by body language in today’s world of cultural crossroads ⑬.

Match the 13 underlined chunks in the passage with the Step I Chinese phrases ⑧. kiss sb. on the cheek 1. 亲……脸颊 ⑨. take place between A and B 2. 发生在……之间 ①. pick up sb. at the airport 3. 机场接人 ②. be accompanied by 4. 由……陪伴 ③. greet each other 5. 问候彼此 ⑥. body language 6. 肢体语言 ⑪. it is of great help to 7. 做……很有帮助 ⑫. study international customs 8. 学习不同国家的习俗 ⑬. today’s world of cultural 9. 当今文化交融的世界 crossroads ⑦. move close to 10. 靠近 ⑩. as far as sb. is concerned 11. 在……看来 ④. find it astonishing that 12. 对……感到惊讶 ⑤. major misunderstanding 13. 大的误会

Discussion Suppose the boy in the picture is Li Hua, who is going to pick up his French friend with his girlfriend at the airport, please discuss with your partners what happened among them and why it happened, and the chunks above might be of great help for you.

While discussing: 1. Who? 2. What happened? Li Hua and his girlfriend pick up sb. at the airport who was) accompanied by his E. G. : One day, Li Hua, (____________ pick up his French friend girl friend, was going to _______ at the airport. Chunks

⑤. major misunderstanding… took place… ⑥. be of great help…study international customs 1. Who? 2. What happened? ①. One day, Li Hua, accompanied by his girl friend, was going to pick up his French friend at the airport. ②. His girl friend, picked up the phone… Li Hua, waited ③. Li Hua……a strange girl (Li Hua’s French friend), kissed him on the cheek…… his girl friend, astonished ④. his girl friend, burst into tears…… Li Hua and his friend, surprised 3. What can you learn from the story?

Writing 　　　请根据下面四幅图提供的信息写一篇短文，简要叙 述图中所发生的故事，并表达你的看法。 注意：满分25分=写作要点 8分+词汇8分+语法 5分+连贯 4分 １. 短文应包括图中所提供的主要信息，可做适当发挥， 使短文内容连贯、完整； ２. 词数：１００词左右（给出的句子不计入字数内）。 ①. One day, Li Hua, accompanied by his girl friend, was going to pick up his French friend at the airport. ②. His girl friend, picked up the phone… Li Hua, waited ③. Li Hua……a strange girl (Li Hua’s French friend), kissed him on the cheek…… his girl friend, astonished ④. his girl friend, burst into tears…… Li Hua and his friend, surprised ⑤. major misunderstanding… took place… body language ⑥. be of great help…study international customs

Sample essay: Step III One day, Li Hua, accompanied by his girl friend, was going to pick up his French friend at the airport. While waiting, his girl friend went out to pick up the phone. After coming back, she found it astonishing that a girl moved very closed to Li Hua and even kissed him on the cheek. On seeing that, she burst out crying, leaving Li Hua and his friend surprised. As far as I am concerned, a major misunderstanding caused by body language took place between Li Hua and his girl friend, for the girl is a French, who usually greets friends by kissing. Moreover, it is of great help to study international customs to avoid misunderstandings caused by body language in today’s world of cultural crossroads.

Homework Recite the chunks above, exchange your writing with your deskmate and evaluate the writing mutually