TaskTaskWritingalettertoexplainculturalmisunderstandingsWritingalettertoexplainculturalmisunderstandingsSkillsbuilding1:completingatextTipsoncompletingatextbylistening:1.Makesureyoureadthetextfirstsoyouunderstandthesubjectofthetextandthetypeofwordsthatyouarelikelytohear.2.Trytoguessthewordsthatmightbeusedtofillintheblanks.3.Lookforcluesinthesentencesandinthewordsbeforeoraftertheblanks.4.Decideifitiscontentwordsorgrammarwordsthatyouarelisteningfor.ListeningYourschoolhassomevisitorsfromabroad.Yourheadmasteraskedyouandyourclassmatetoshowtheguestsaround.Somethingpuzzledyouduringthetrip.Listentotheconversationbetweenyouandyourclassmate,andcompleteyourdiaryentryonpage42.ReadingAfewdaysafteryouandyourclassmatehadtakenthevisitorsaroundBeijingyourclassmatefoundthisarticleinamagazine.Circlethetaboosthathelpexplainsomeofthestrangeincidentsthathappenedwhenyoushowedthevisitorsaround.SuggestedanswersIfyouarefromIndia,youmaynoteatbeefbecauseofyourreligion.IfyouarefromtheWest,youprobablywouldnotliketoeatchickens’feet.InIndia,itisimpolitetoshakehandsorgivesomeonesomethingwithyourlefthand.RemembernottojustputthebusinesscardsinyourpocketwithoutlookinginJapan.ListeningListeningYouwantmoreinformationaboutculturalhabits,soyougotooneofyourteachers,whohastraveledtotheUSAandJapan,forhelp.Listentoyourteacherandfillintheblanksinyournotesbelow.Skillsbuilding2:askingquestionsWhenwewanttofindoutaboutsomething,weneedtoaskquestions.Wecanusequestionsbeginningwiththefollowingwords:What–whenwewanttofindoutaboutsomethingspecific.How–whenwewanttofindoutthewaysomethingshouldbedone.Which–whenwewanttospecifywhichoneofachoiceofpossibilities.When-whenwewanttoinquireabouttime.Why-whenwewanttofindoutareason.Where-whenwewanttofindoutabouttheplaceinwhichsomethinghappened.PracticeYouwanttoaskyourclassmateaboutthefollowingthings.Formyourquestionswiththecorrectquestionwordsfirst,andthenfindapartnertoanswerquestions.Answerscanbefoundinthemagazinearticleonpage43.Taketurnsaskingquestions.Suggestedanswers1.WhatfooddothepeoplefromIndianoteat?2.Whichhandshouldn’tbeusedtoshakehandswithorgivethingstopeoplefromIndia?3.WhatdoJapanesepeoplehavetobuywhentheytravelanywhere?4.WhatshouldyoudowhenaJapanesepersongivesyouabusinesscard?5.WhatdoestheOKsignmeanforJapanesepeople?6.WhydopeoplefromtheUSAdonotlikecrowdedplaces?Skillsbuilding3:writingaletterofapologyWhenwritingaletterofapology,youneedtoincludethefollowing:youraddressthedateanopeningthepurposeofthelettershouldbegiveninthefirstsentence.anexplanationaclosingphrase(toapologizeagain)yournameandsignaturePracticeYouwanttowritealetterofapologytotheforeignvisitorstoexplainmisunderstandings.Findapartneranddiscusswhattoincludeintheletter.Eachpersonshouldwriteadifferentpart.Youwanttowritealetterofapologytotheforeignvisitorstoexplainmisunderstandings.Findapartneranddiscusswhattoincludeintheletter.Eachpersonshouldwriteadifferentpart.