Unit2CommunicationReadingListeningCONTENTSVideoClipAppreciationSectionASectionBSectionCSectionAIntroductiontoMovieClip1NewWordsExercisesforUnderstandingPhrases&ExpressionsNotesIntroductiontotheMovieLaLaLandIntroductiontoMovieClip2IntroductiontoMovieClip3IntroductiontoMovieClip4LaLaLandtellsthestoryofMia,anaspiringactress,andSebastian,adedicatedjazzmusician,whomeetandfallinloveinLosAngeleswhilepursuingtheirdreams.Setinmodernday,LosAngeles,thisoriginalmusicalabouteverydaylifeexploresthejoyandpainofpursuingdreams.IntroductiontotheMovieLaLaLandSebastian,apianistwhoholdsontoanidealversionofjazz,wantstoopenhisownclub.Mia,anincurableromantic,isfascinatedbytheallureoftheoldHollywood.ThesetwoproperL.A.dreamersaresimplymeantforeachotherdespitegettingofftoabadstart.Soontheyareblissfullyinloveandmoveintogether.InClip1,Sebastianisplayingthepianoathome.Miacomeshome,andSebastianbeginssinging(CityofStars)asheplays.Miajoinshimonthepianobenchandjoinsin,makingthesongaduet.Later,Miaisonthephonewithhermother.SheisbeingaskedaboutSebastiananddefensivelytellshermomthathe’sgoingtoopenajazzclubbutadmitshedoesn’thavethemoneyyet.ThetruthofthecommenthitshomeforSebastianandhetakesthejobofferedbyKeith,hisoldfriend,toplayinanewer-stylejazzbandthathedoesn’treallybelievein.Afterthat,Sebastianisalwaysontour.IntroductiontoMovie

Clip1InClip2,whenMiagetshome,Sebastianisbackmakingamealasasurpriseforher.Theytalkwitheachotherhappilyatfirstbutendupwithaquarrel.Onthefollowingnight,SebastianmissesMia’sperformancebecauseofaphotoshootoftheband.Afterthat,Miabreaksofftherelationship,sayingshe’sgoingtomovebacktoherhometownandgiveupacting.AcastingagentcontactsSebastian,lookingforMiaforafilmaudition.Sebastiantracksherdowntoherhometownanddriveshertothemeeting.IntroductiontoMovie

Clip2InClip3,SebastianandMiaarediscussingtheirfutureaftertheaudition.IntroductiontoMovie

Clip3InClip4,botharesuccessfulwiththeircareers.SebastianopenshisownjazzclubandMiahasherdesiredcareerasafamousactressandmarriedsomeoneelse.ThetwoformerloversencountereachotherfiveyearslaterwhenMia’shusbandtakeshertoSebastian’sjazzclub.IntroductiontoMovie

Clip4incredible[?n'kred?bl]adj.wonderful;unbelievablygood難以置信的,不可思議的NewWordshaul[h??l]n.theactofpulling拖,拉feasibly['fi?z?b?l?]adv.inapracticablemanner;soastobefeasible可行地knockoff:getridof除去beinatoughsituation處境惡劣PhrasesandExpressionsonmyass:Boise:thecapitalandmostpopulouscityoftheUSStateofIdaho,andthecountyseatofAdaCounty博伊西,美國愛達(dá)荷州首府Noteswanna:usedinspokenEnglish,meaning“wantto”想要……（等于wantto）CityofstarsAreyou1)__________justforme?CityofstarsThere’ssomuchthatIcan’tseeWhoknows?Ifeltitfromthefirst2)_________IsharedwithyouThatnowourdreamsThey’vefinally3)___________ExercisesforUnderstanding1.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothemovieclipsyouhavewatched.shinningembracecometrue(2)Sebastian:AndthisiswhatIthoughtyou4)__________metodo!WhatamIsupposedtodo?Gobacktoplay5)____________?Mia:I’mnotsayingthat!I’msayingwhydon’tyoutakewhatyou’vemadeandstartthe6)_______!Peoplewillwannagotoitbecauseyou’repassionateaboutitandpeoplelovewhatotherpeopleare7)____________about.You8)_________peopleofwhatthey’veforgotten.ExercisesforUnderstanding(3)Sebastian:Whenyougetthis,yougotta9)______iteverythingyougot.Everything.It’syour10)_______.Mia:Whatareyougonnado?Sebastian:Igotta11)______myownplan.Stayhereandgetmyownthingdoing.You’llbein12)______.Goodjazzthere.Andyoulovejazznow.Right?Mia:Yes.Sebastian:Iguesswe’rejustgonnahaveto13)____________.Mia:I’malwaysgonna14)_______you.Sebastian:I’malwaysgonna15)_______youtoo.wantedJingleBellsclubpassionateremindgivedreamfollowPairswaitandseelovelove______(1)SebastianfallsinlovewithMiabecausesheisafamousactress.______(2)MiaquarrelswithSebastianbecausehecan’tmakeenoughmoney.______(3)WhileMiaandSebastianfightandreconcile,theydon’tenduptogether.______(4)WhenMiareturnstoL.A.,shecomesacrossSebastian’sjazzclub.______(5)Intheend,Sebastian’sconveyingallhishopes,wishes,andlongingsaboutthelifeMiaandhecould’vehadthrougheverynotethatheplays.ExercisesforUnderstanding2.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothemovieclipsyouhavejustwatched.WriteaTfortrueoranFforfalse.FFTTTExercisesforUnderstanding3.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothemovieclipsyouhavejustwatched.WhydoMiaandSebastianfight?Whatgoeswrongintheirprocessofcommunication?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SebastiangaveuphisultimatedreambecausehethoughtheneededasteadygigforMiatoaccomplishhergoals.Sohestartedplayingwiththeband.Itwashardatfirst,buthegotaccustomedtoit.WhenhecookedasurprisedinnerforMia,shestartedtoquestionhishappinesswiththeband.Shecouldn’tseeitfromhispointofviewhowsupportingherandbeingapartofsththatpeopleenjoyatthesametimecouldmakehimhappy.Shedidn’tseehowitwasn’texactlyaboutcaringwhatothersthought.Hewasenjoyingcreatingjoyforpeople.Shewantedhimtobea“dreamer”again.Heoverreacted,andtheyfought,andsheleftwithoutmuchofasecondthought.ExercisesforUnderstanding3.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothemovieclipsyouhavejustwatched(2)WhatdoMiaandSebastiandecidetodoafterMia’saudition?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Althoughtheyalwaysloved/willloveeachother,theydecidetheyshouldeachfollowtheirownpathsandseewhathappens.Bothofthemhavetodowhattheyneedtomaketheirfirstdreamscometrue.(3)What’sconveyedbythelastlookMiaandSebastianshare?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Theyexchangethelookateachother,nod,acknowledgeandthankeachothergraciouslyforthewonderfultimetheyhadwhentheyweretogether.Likematureadults,theyunderstandthatwhileitwouldhavebeengreatifthingsworkedout,lifeisn’trosyallthetime.Despitetheamazingchemistrytheyshared,theyjustweren’tmeanttobetogether.Eventhoughtheyaren’tromanticallyinvolvedintheend,theycontinuetoholdgreatadmirationandrespectforeachotherandremaintobeimportantfiguresintheirlife.SectionBReading

ReadingExercisesReadingReadingExercises1.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassageyouhavejustread.Whatchannelsdoyouusuallyprefertouseincommunication?Why?(2)Whatexamplescanyoufindtoshowthatonechannelismoreeffectivethanothersintransmittingcertainmessages?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ofthevarietyofsensorychannels,Iprefersight.Astheoldsayinggoes,wordsarebutwind,butseeingisbelieving.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Forexample,whenaskingadayforadate,ayoungmanmaywearanformalsuitandspraysomeperfumetoshowthathehighlyvaluesthisdatewithher.Inthiscase,sightandsmellaredefinitelymoreeffectivethanwordsforconveyingparticularmessage.ReadingExercises1.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassageyouhavejustread.(3)Whatarethethingsthatcreatenoisesintheprocessofcommunication?(4)Whyisfeedbackaveryimportantelementofcommunication?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sights,sounds,andotherstimuliintheenvironmentthatdrawpeople’sattentionawayfromintendedmeaningareknownasexternalnoise.Thoughtsandfeelingsthatinterferewiththecommunicationprocessareknownasinternalnoise.Unintendedmeaningsarousedbycertainverbalsymbolscaninhibittheaccuracyofdecoding.Thisisknownassemanticnoise.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Feedbackisveryimportantbecauseitservesusefulfunctionsforbothsendersandreceivers:itprovidessenderwiththeopportunitytomeasurehowtheyarecomingacross,anditprovidesreceiverswiththeopportunitytoexertsomeinfluenceoverthecommunicationprocess.ReadingExercises2.Smallgrouptask:acontestofEnglishexpressionsofChineseculture.Step1:Dividetheclassinto2groups.Step2:Infiveminutes,eachgroupprepares5wordsorexpressionsintheChineselanguagethatrepresentChineseculture.Step3:Eachgrouphandsinthe5wordsorexpressionstotheteacher.Step4:Startthecontest.GroupAexpressesinEnglishthewordsandexpressionswrittenbyGroupB.GroupBexpressesinEnglishthewordsandexpressionswrittenbyGroupA.Thegroupwinsonepointwhentheyexpressonewordcorrectly.Taketurns.Step5:Thegroupthatgetsmorepointswinsthegame.ReadingExercises2.Smallgrouptask:acontestofEnglishexpressionsofChineseculture.(1)龍ItisalegendarycreaturewhichishonoredasagodlikecreatureintheChineseculture.ItisvaluedsomuchthatitbecomesthetokenofChina.Insharpcontrast,itisoftenasymbolofevil,afiercemonsterinEnglishculture.(2)望子成龍Itisafour-characteridiomwhichmeanslongingforone’ssontobesuccessful.(3)紅色I(xiàn)tisakindofcolorwhichisoftenconnectedwithcelebrationsandjoyfuloccasions.Itissymbolicofgoodfortuneaswell.(Justforreference)ReadingExercises2.Smallgrouptask:acontestofEnglishexpressionsofChineseculture.(4)鐵飯碗Itisametaphorwhichmeansastable,lifelongjobregardlessofone’sperformance.(5)抓周It’satraditionalChinesecustom.Achildistoldbyhis/herparentstochooseonethingamongotherstoshowhis/herfuture.(6)母老虎It’saslangwhichmeansafierceandtoughwoman.AndthewifeofCamelXiangziisacaseinpoint.(7)打醬油Itakindofcyberlanguagewhichmeanstobeastandbyorjustpassby.ReadingExercises3.Choosethecorrectanswerstothefollowingquestions.(1)Theprocessofcommunicationincludes______elements.A.sixB.tenC.twelveD.eleven(2)______istheprocessofputtinganideaintoasymbol.A.DecodingB.ChannelC.EncodingD.Response(3)______referstotheresponseofareceivertoasender’smessage.A.NoiseB.ChannelC.ContextD.Feedback(4)Non-verbalcommunicationincludesallofthefollowingbut_______.A.telephonemessagesB.gesturesC.facialexpressionsD.eyemovementsReadingExercises4.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothepassageyouhavejustread.WriteaTfortrueoranFforfalse.______(1)Peopleacquirecommunicationnormsfromtheirlifeexperiences.______(2)Therearerulesforspeakerstofollowastohowmessagesareconstructedandinterpreted.______(3)Communicationisaone-wayflow.______(4)Inmostcases,interculturalcommunicationisconductedwithoutanycultural“noises.”______(5)Thesenderplaysamoreimportantrolethanthereceiverincommunication.TTFFFReadingExercises5.Click(√)yourpreferableitemsinthetablebelowanddiscusswithyourpartnerthereasonforyourchoices.TestofCommunicationSkills(1)Whentryingtoexplainsth,Iaskmylistenersiftheyarefollowingme.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○Mostofthetime(2)PeopledonotgetwhatIamsaying.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○MostofthetimeReadingExercises(3)Imanagetoexplainmyideasclearly.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○Mostofthetime(4)Ifinditdifficulttoexpressmyopinionswhenothersdonotsharethem.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○Mostofthetime(5)WhenIdonotunderstandaquestion,Iaskforadditionalexplanation.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○MostofthetimeReadingExercises(6)Idonotunderstandwhatotherpeoplearetalkingabout.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○Mostofthetime(7)Ifinditeasytoseethingsfromsomeoneelse’spointofview.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○Mostofthetime(8)Ipretendtolistenevenifmyminddriftsaway.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○MostofthetimeReadingExercises(9)Ifindithardtoexpressmyfeelings.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○Mostofthetime(10)IfIhavesthrelevanttoadd,itisOKtointerruptwhatsomeoneelseissaying.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○Mostofthetime(11)Icandetectthemoodofothersbylookingatthemwhileweareconversing.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○MostofthetimeReadingExercises(12)WhenIknowwhattheotherpersonisgoingtosay,Ianswerrightawayinsteadofwaitingforthemtofinish.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○Mostofthetime(13)IgetsocaughtupinwhatIhavetosaythatIamunawareoftheexpressionsandreactionofmylisteners.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○MostofthetimeReadingExercises(14)Myweaknessesarenooneelse’sbusinessandIambetterathidingthem.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○Mostofthetime(15)WhenIhavetheimpressionthatImighthavehurtsomeone’sfeelings,Iapologize.○Almostnever○Rarely○Sometimes○Quiteoften○MostofthetimeSectionC

CaseCaseListentothecaseandanswerthefollowingquestions.(1)WhenweretheforeignteachersinaShanghaiuniversityarrangedatriptoHangzhou?(2)Whoaccompaniedtheforeignteachers?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________OntheNationalDay.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TheywereaccompaniedbyanumberofmostlymonolingualChineseguidesfromtheForeignAffairsOfficeaswellassomeyoungteachersfromtheEnglish,German,FrenchandRussianfacultieswhoaccompaniedtheircolleaguestoactasinterpreters.(3)Howdidthe