Warm-up Activities

Warm-up Activities

I．Directions：Try to find the possible cultural differences between Chinese and English-speaking people in the speech acts listed below．

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Ⅱ．Directions：Think about the following questions and have a short discussion with your partner．

1．Recall your own experiences of waiting for someone who was late for an appointment，or when you were late for an appointment．Describe your feelings under such circumstances．

2．Have you had the experience of being puzzled and annoyed by a direct eye contact from people of another culture？If yes，try to come up with the reason．Discuss it with your partner．

3．It is said that grammatical mistakes can be accepted，but cultural mistakes will cause troubles in communication．Can you explain with examples the reason why cultural mistakes could be troublesome？