牛津译林 模块六第三单元 M6U3 Task.ppt

* Tapescript (Page 42) Li Lin: Well, I think that was a great day. We showed the three visitors around Beijing and I think they enjoyed it. What were their names again? Zhu Qing: Well, there was Mr Singh from India, Mr Takashi from Japan and Mr Hudson from the USA. Li Lin: Yes, I thought it was a good day and we managed to visit quite a few places. We did have a few unusual incidents though, didn’t we? Zhu Qing: Mmm, I was very surprised at how Mr Singh reacted when you held out your left hand. He wouldn’t shake hands with you! Li Lin: Also, he got a bit upset in the restaurant and refused to try the beef dish that we ordered. I thought most people liked that beef dish. Zhu Qing: All the visitors I have taken to that restaurant before have really enjoyed it. Mr Takashi and Mr Hudson liked it. Mr Takashi seemed to have a really good time. He asked so many questions about the Forbidden City! He kept taking photos and bought lots of gifts. Some were very expensive. Another thing I noticed was that he was always giving people his business card. He didn’t look very happy when I just put it in my pocket. Li Lin: Mr Hudson thought the Summer Palace was amazing, but he got a bit upset before we got on the boat. He wanted to wait for the next boat as he thought the first one was too crowded. I thought there was plenty of space on it. Well, I suppose we should volunteer to show another set of visitors around next year at least we get to improve our English! Answers A (1) three (2) unusual (3) wouldn’t (4) beef (5) gifts (6) business cards (7) crowded (8) space Tapescript (Page 43) Teacher: From my experience, people from the USA often feel uncomfortable if people are in their ‘personal space’ (about fifty centimetres around their body). But business people from Asia have a different idea about personal space and usually stand closer than some people from the USA might *