Unit3InterculturalCommunicationReadingListeningCONTENTS

VideoClipAppreciationSectionASectionBSectionCSectionAIntroductiontoMovieClip1NewWordsExercisesforUnderstandingPhrases&ExpressionsIntroductiontotheMovieTheSecondBestExoticMarigoldHotelIntroductiontoMovieClip2Asthecontentedresidentsofthehotelbeginsettlingintotheirnewlives,SonnyKapoorstrivestobalancethedemandsofplanninghisweddingwiththeresponsibilitiesofpurchasinganewproperty.Meanwhile,newguestsGuyChambersandLaviniaBeechfindthemselvesinapredicamentafterarrivingatthehoteltofindthereisonlyonevacancy.Perhapswithalittleinnovationnewco-managerMurielDonnellycanfindameansofaccommodatingthehotel’slatestoccupants,butshe’llhaveherworkcutoutforherasDouglasAinslieandEvelynGreensladebegintheirnewcareersinJaipurwhileflirtingwiththeideaofaseriousromance,likeNormanCousinsandCarolParr.Withromanceintheair,it’snowonderthatMadgeHardcastlehasherpickofhandsomesuitors,andasstalwartMurielsafeguardsthemanysecretsofthevivaciousresidents,SonnyandSunainalearnthatplanningatraditionalIndianweddingcanbeatruetestofcommitment.IntroductiontotheMovieTheSecondBestExoticMarigoldHotelAstheBestExoticMarigoldHotelhasonlyasingleremainingvacancy,posingaroomingpredicamentfortwofresharrivals,SonnyKapoorpursueshisexpansionistdreamofopeningasecondhotel.HeandhisbusinesspartnerMurielflowtoAmericatolookforaninvestor,believingthatbeingafranchiseofEvergreen,anAmericanbasedconglomerate,isthebestwaytoproceed.Evergreen’sresponseisthattheywillsendsomeonetoJaipurtoinvestigateontheirbehalf.IntroductiontoMovie

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Clip2TheworldisseeminglySonnyKapoor’soyster.HeisfinanciallysecureenoughthatheandSunainacannowgetmarried.TheBritishretireeswhohopedtostretchtheirpensionsbyrelocatingtoMarigoldHotelinJaipur,India,begintopairoffromantically.MurielDonnellywhosafeguardsmanysecretsofthevivaciousresidents,reflectsonherolddaysinthehotelandhisthinkingaboutlifeanddeath.NewWordsvalet['v?le?]v.伺候客人停車toparkyoucarforyouatahotelorrestauranttightrope['ta?tro?p]n.危險的處境dangeroussituationassessment[?'sesm?nt]n.評價,評定theactofjudgingorassessingapersonorsituationoreventdictate[‘d?kte?t]v.導致,影響tocauseorinfluence傾注dunk[d??k]v.NewWordsinfuse[?n'fju?z]v.tofill,aswithacertainqualitytepid['tep?d]adj.微溫的moderatelywarm浸泡immersebrieflyintoaliquidsoastowet,coat,or

saturatepith[p?θ]n.精髓,要旨someideaorexperiencethechoicestormostessentialormostvitalpartof真的yam[j?m]n.NewWordsgenuine['d?enju?n]adj.notfakepashmina[p??'mi?n?]n.羊絨（一種面料）akindoftextilematerial山藥arootvegetablelikeapotatowithorangefleshthatgrowsintropicalregionsrollcall['r??lk??l]n點名name-callingNewWordsexpat['eks'p?t]n.移居國外者;僑民apersonwhoislivinginacountrythatisnottheirowngrief[ɡri?f]n.悲痛,悲傷intensesorrowcausedbylossofalovedone(especiallybydeath)franchise['fr?nt?a?z]n.（獲得特許經(jīng)銷權(quán)的機構(gòu)）abusinessestablishedoroperatedunderanauthorizationtosellordistributeacompany’sgoodsorservicesinaparticularareaNewWordsmagnanimity['m?ɡn?'n?m?ti]n.雅量,高尚kindnessandgenerositytowardsomeone,especiallyafterdefeatingthemorbeingtreatedbadlybythemoyster['??st?r]n.牡蠣marinemolluskshavingaroughirregularshell;foundontheseabedmostlyincoastalwatersvictorious[v?k't??ri?s]adj.勝利的havingwonNewWordsprivilege['pr?v?l?d?]n.特權(quán)arightreservedexclusivelybyaparticularpersonorgroup(especiallyahereditaryorofficialright)itinerary[a?'t?n?reri]n.行程表anestablishedlineoftraveloraccessembarkon:getofftheground從事;著手Ifsomeonetellsapersontopissoff,theyaretellingthe滾開,走開PhrasesandExpressionspissoff:knocksbdead:tostronglyimpressone(oftenusedasan使……傾倒personinarudewaytogoaway.imperativetogiveencouragement)Bharat:India（梵文）巴拉特,即印度______(1)SonnyKapoorwasdrivingsofastthatMurielDonnellyfeltuncomfortable.______(2)SonnyKapoorandtheco-manageroftheMarigoldHotelMurielDonnelly,cooperatedwellwitheachotherthattheyhavefinishedthesecondphaseofhotelestablishment.______(3)DouglasAinsliepretendedtobeaknowledgeabletourguideandahostwiththehelpofalocalIndianboy.______(4)GuyChambersdidn’tfallinlovewithChandrimabecauseChandrimawasn’tthefirstwomaninhislife.______(5)MurielDonnellyshowsgreataffectiontowardsSonnyKapoor.ExercisesforUnderstanding1.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothemovieclipsyouhavejustwatched.WriteaTfortrueoranFforfalse.TFTFTExercisesforUnderstanding2.FillintheblanksaccordingtoMovieClip2youhavejustwatched.Ineverunderstoodwhyanyonewouldwanttogetmarried.IbarelyfoundabuggerIcouldspendaweekwith...1)__________alife.ButI’vebeenlookingforwardtothis.Anditturnsoutsomethingsreallyare2)_____________.I’mnotgoodwithspecialoccasions...orthegiftsthatgowiththem.Soyou’llhavetomakedowiththisletterinstead.3)_____________tothechildrenIneverhad.Isaidatyourparty,Idon’tdoadvice.Idoopinions.Andmyopinionofthegroomisthis:hegetsplentywrong...butneverwhenit4)_______.Andwhenhe’sright...(Myfriends...)itissthto5)_________.letaloneworththewaitFromtheheartcountsbeholdIknowyou’llunderstandmemissingthe6)___________...andIhopeyou’llforgivemefornotcomingtosaygoodbye.Goandhavethe7)____________youdeserve.I’msurethere’llbesbtheretoseeyouoff.Thankyou.Thereisnosuchthingasanending.Justaplacewhereyou8)_____________.Andit’syourstorynow.Ispent40yearsscrubbingfloors...andthelastmonthsofmylifeasofa9)__________hotel...halfwayacrosstheworld.Youhavenoideanowwhatyouwillbecome.Don’ttryandcontrolit.Letgo.That’swhenthefunstarts.BecauseasIonceheardsomeonesay...“There’sno10)_________________.”receptionhoneymoonleavethestoryco-managerpresentlikethetimeExercisesforUnderstanding3.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothemovieclipsyouhavejustwatched.(1)WhydoesMurielDonnellysaytoSonnyKapoorthatshewilldothetalkingwhentheywenttothetheirfutureinvestor?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________BecauseshethinksthatSonnyKapoormaybetoonervousandtooeagerwhencommunicatingwiththeinvestorandscrewupthenegotiation.(2)WhydoesMurielDonnellyinsistthatteabagshouldgotogetherwithboilingwater.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Shewantstodemonstratethatshe,asanexperiencedco-managerofahotel,isprofessionalenoughinservinghotelguests.(3)WhatdoesSonnyKapoordotoensuretheclientsintheMarigoldHotelarealive?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Heconductsmorningrollcall.ExercisesforUnderstanding3.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothemovieclipsyouhavejustwatched.(4)HowdoesMurielDonnellyjudgeSonnyKapoor?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ShethinksthatSonnyKapoorispennyfoolishandpoundwise.(5)Whydidn’tMadgeHardcastletellthedriverBabultoturnleftorright?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________BecauseMadgeHardcastleistiredofflirtingwithtwomenanddecidestofollowherwill.SectionBReadingReadingExercisesReadingReadingExercises1.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassageyouhavejustread.(1)Whatarethereasonsthatbringaboutinterculturalcommunication?(2)Whatarethe4variablesininterculturalcommunication?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Therearemainlythreereasons,namely,theriseofnewtechnologyandinformationsystems,thechangesintheworld’spopulationandashiftintheworld’seconomic,politicalandculturalarena.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The4variablesininterculturalcommunicationareperception,verbalprocesses,nonverbalprocesses,andcontextualelements.(3)HowdoSpanishpeopleunderstandthemeaningofbeing“embarrassed”?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Spanishpeopleunderstandthemeaningofbeing“embarrassed”aspregnant.ReadingExercises1.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassageyouhavejustread.(4)Howdoyouunderstandaculture’shumandbuzzofimplication?(5)Whyisoursubjectiverealityaffectedbyculture?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thehumandbuzzofimplicationismainlycultural,whichshowsthatpeopleindifferentculturalcontextshavedifferentinterpretationsaboutthesamething.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Becausethesubjectiveworldisinterpretedbypeoplefromdifferentcultureswhoabstractwhateverfitsintotheirpersonalworldofreorganizationandtheninterpretthroughtheframeofreferenceoftheirownculture.ReadingExercises2.Smallgrouptask.InTeachingCulture:StrategiesforinterculturalCommunication,NedSeelyetellsthefollowingstory:SomeyearsagosomescholarsconductedaresearchstudytoseehowwellAmericanstudentsstudyingabroadinColombia(LatinAmerica)couldcommunicatewiththeirColombianhosts.TheresultofthestudywasthatAmericanstudentswhoalreadyspokebetterSpanishwhentheyarrivedinColombiaweremorelikelytohavemiscommunicationproblemswiththeirhosts.Surprisingly,therewerefewercommunicationproblemsbetweenhostsandAmericanstudentswhodidn’tspeakSpanishverywell.Ingroups,pleasediscusswhythestudentswhocouldspeakbetterSpanishmiscommunicatewiththeirhosts.ReadingExercises2.Smallgrouptask.

Itshouldbenotedthatknowingacountry’slanguage,whileclearlyhelpful,isnoguaranteeofunderstandingitsculturalmindset,andsomeofthemostdifficultproblemsmaybecreatedbyindividualswhohaveahigh-leveloffluencybutalowlevelofculturalunderstanding.Inmostcases,culturalmistakesaremoreseriousthanlinguisticmistakes.Thelinguisticmistakesmeansomeoneisnotfullyexpressinghisorherideawhileculturalmistakescanleadtoseriousmisunderstandingandevenill-feelingbetweenindividuals.SectionC

CaseCaseListentothecaseandanswerthefollowingquestions.(1)WhatisJiBinglikeintermsofcharacteristicsintheeyesofJeffwhentheyfirstbecomeroommates?(2)WhydoesJiBingsuspectthatJeffismad?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________JeffthinksthatJiBingiseasy-going,warm-hearted,andalwaysreadyforanewexperience.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________JiBingsuspectsthatJeffisangrybecauseJeffistoopolitewhenheborrowsthingsfromhim.Hethinksthatfriendsdon’thavetoasksofrequentlywhenborrowingsmallthingsfromeachother.Forexample,JiBinghimselfsometimesborrowsJeff’sthingswithoutaskingfirst.JiBingfeelsimpatientwithJeff’sask