Listen and Respond Task One Focusing on the Main Ideas Choose the best answ er to each of the follow ing questions according to the information contained in the listening passage. 1) What should you do when you are traveling abroad according to the speaker? A) Get to know about the manners of the foreign country. B) Try to remember your own manners. C) Read some books about the manners of that country. D) Observe closely the foreigners’ manners. 2) How do Americans feel when Chinese point to the nose to indicate “me”? A) They think it strange. B) They feel it funny. C) They find it amazing. D) They feel puzzled. 3) Who never bothers to use two hands to give or receive a gift? A) Chinese. B) Bulgarians. C) Indians. D) Americans. 4) To Indians, what is the left hand used for? A) Serving dishes. B) Passing food at table. C) Washing themselves. D) Showing disagreement. 5) What does the passage mainly tell us? A) It is necessary to adapt to different cultures. B) Cultural misunderstanding is common today. C) Cultural differences are a worthy topic to study. D) People of different cultures may have different manners. Task Two Zooming In on the Details Listen to the recording again and fill in the blanks according to what you have heard. 1) When Chinese stamp their feet to show anger , Americans interpret this as showing impatience . Chinese clap for themselves after a speech. Americans may see this as being immodest . 2) Americans may pat other adults on the head to show sympathy, affection, or encouragement. This behavior could insult Chinese. 3) A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there think it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table...
