Chapter2 GreetingsUnit 1 Meeting PeopleSection1PassageStudySection2ConversationStudy
Section 1 Passage Study Section 2 Conversation Study Chapter 2 Greetings Unit 1 Meeting People
Section1 Passage StudyThings about Meeting PeopleWord Bankl.UnderstandingIll.TranslatingIV.Practicing
Section 1 Passage Study ■ I. Word Bank ■ II. Understanding ■ III. Translating ■ IV. Practicing Things about Meeting People
Knowing how to greet people is notThingsaboutMeetingonly useful but also fascinating and enjoyPeopleLable to learn .Itis customary to greet otherswhen you meetthem to acknowledge theirpresence and also to make your presencefelt.A warm handshake is perhaps the mostcommon form.People always smile,wave ateach other,and even hug when meetingothers.A kiss on one or both cheeks is alsoan option for some people to show respectwhen greeting
Knowing how to greet people is not only useful but also fascinating and enjoy able to learn .It is customary to greet others when you meet them to acknowledge their presence and also to make your presence felt.A warm handshake is perhaps the most common form.People always smile,wave at each other,and even hug when meeting others.A kiss on one or both cheeks is also an option for some people to show respect when greeting. Things about Meeting People
ThingsaboutMeetingPeople@AgoodimpressionResearchshowswe make up ourmindsaboutpeoplethroughunspokencommunicationwithin seven seconds of meetingthem.Consciouslyorunconsciouslyweshowourtruefeelings with our eyes, faces,bodiesand attitudes,causinga chain ofreactions,ranging from comfortto fear.So it's importantto be confidentand lightenupwhen meeting someone.Stress onlymakesmattersworse in every situation.Most peopleprefermeetingsomeoneeasyto approachthan some controlfreaks or someone shy
Things about Meeting People ⚫ A go o d i mpression Research sh o ws we make u p o u r min d sab out p eo p le t h rough u n sp oken co mmu n ication wit h in seven seco n ds o f meet in g t h em.Consciously o r u n co nsciously, wesh o wourtrue feel in gs wit h o u r eyes, faces, b o d ies an d at t it udes, cau sin g a ch ain o f react ions, ran gin g fro m co mfo rt t o fear. So it ’s imp o rtant t o b e co n fid ent an d l igh t en u p wh en meet in g so meo n e. St ress o n l y makes mat t ers wo rse in every sit u ation.Most p eo ple p refer meet in g so meo n e easy t o ap p roach t h an so me co n t rol freaks o r so meo n e sh y
ThingsaboutMeetingPeople.GreetingIt is common forpeopleto greetandintroduceeach otherin business world.Thus.learningto greet and make introductions is the first step to communicatewith peopleGreetingisawayof beingfriendlyandpoliteto someone.Peoplemay use differentwaysof greeting in different situations,like we use"howdoyou do"instead of"hello"or"hi"informal places.Bodylanguage and gestures can alsobe used toenhancefeelings
Things about Meeting People ⚫ Greeting It is co mmo n fo r p eo ple t o greet an d in t ro duce each o t h er in b u sin ess wo rl d .Thus, l earning t o greet an d make in t ro ductions is t h e first st ep t o co mmu n icate wit h p eo ple. Greet ing is away o f b ein g frien d l y an d p o l ite t o so meo n e.People may u se d ifferen t ways o f greet in g in d ifferen t sit u at ions,like we u se“h ow d o yo u d o ”instead o f “h el lo”or“hi” in fo rmal p l aces.Body l an gu age an d gest u res can al so b e u sed t o en h ance feel in gs
ThingsaboutMeetingPeopleoIntroducingpeopleGreeting can also be seen as a way of startinga conversation.Aftergreetings,itisvery common for peopleto makeintroductionsto thosetheymeetfor the first time.In somesituations,peoplemay introducethemselvesin public--beforea presentationor during aninterview.It would bevery helpful to make agoodimpression by introducing one-selfsuccessfully
Things about Meeting People ⚫ Intro ducing peo pl e Greet ing can al so b e seen as a way o f st art ing a co n versation.After greet in gs,it is very co mmo n fo r p eo p le t o make in t ro ductions t o t h o se t h ey meet fo r t h e first t ime.In so me sit u ations,people may in t ro duce t h emselves in p u b lic—before a p resentation o r d u ring an in t erview.It wo u l d b e very h el p ful t o make a go o d imp ressio n b y in t roducing o n e -self su ccessfu lly
ThingsaboutMeetingPeopleeSmalltalksInbusinessoccasions,peoplemay greetand introducethemselvestoeach other.Thereare often"small talks"afterwards,beforethe businessdiscussion begins.Weneed to choosetopicsproperlyduringsmall talks,becausepeoplefrom differentculturalback-groundcanreactdifferentlytoanymeresimplequestions
Things about Meeting People ⚫ Sma l l ta l ks In b u sin ess o ccasions,people may greet an d in t roduce t h emsel ves t o each o t h er.There are o ft en "smal l t al ks" aft erwards,before t h e b u sin ess d iscu ssio n b egin s.We n eed t o ch o o se t o p ics p ro perly d u ring smal l t al ks,because p eo ple fro m d ifferen t cu l t ural b ack -gro und can react d ifferen tly t o an y mere simp l e q u est ions
ThingsaboutMeetingPeopleGreetingpeopleindifferentcountriesThere aremany ways to greet otherpeoplein different cultures.As in India,peoplejoin handsin a prayingposition and also bowif it was to theelder.This gestureknown asna-maste is a widespreadyoga gesture.And if you were a lady in France,you wouldprobablybe welcomedwithakiss on bothcheeks byaFrenchgentleman
Things about Meeting People ⚫ Greeting peo ple i n di fferent co untries Th ere are man y ways t o greet o t h er p eo p le in d ifferen t cu l t ures. As in In d ia, p eo p le jo in h an d s in a p rayin g p o sit ion an d al so b o w if it was t o t h e el d er.This gest u re kn o wn as n a -mast e is a wid esp read yo ga gest u re. An d if yo u were a l ad y in Fran ce, yo u wo u l d p ro bably b e wel co med wit h a kiss o n b o t h ch eeks b y a Fren ch gen t l eman
I.WordsBank[faesneit]toattractorinterestsb.verymuch深深吸引迷住fascinatewhatpeopleusuallydoinaparticularplaceorsituation习俗的；习['kastamar]customary惯的acknowledge[k'nplid3]toacceptthatsth.istrue承认（属实），承认（权威、地位）['prezns]thefactofbeinginaparticularplace在场；出席：存在：出现presencean idea, a feeling or an opinion that you get about sb./sth.,[m'pre/an]impressionorthatsb./sth.givesyou印象，感想existing orhappeningwithoutyou realizing orbeingaware.not[an'konfas]unconsciousdeliberateorcontrolled无意识的，自然流露的pressureorworrycausedbytheproblemsinsb'slife精神压力[stres]stress心理负担：紧张
I. Words Bank fascinate [ˈfæsɪneɪt] to attract or interest sb.very much 深深吸引;迷住 customary [ˈkʌstəmərɪ] what people usually do in a particular place or situation习俗的;习 惯的 acknowledge [əkˈnɒlɪdʒ] to accept that sth.is true承认（属实）;承认（权威、地位） presence [ˈprezns] the fact of being in a particular place 在场;出席;存在;出现 impression [ɪmˈpreʃən] an idea, a feeling or an opinion that you get about sb./sth.， or that sb./sth. gives you印象;感想 unconscious [ʌnˈkɒnʃəs] existing or happening without you realizing or being aware;not deliberate or controlled无意识的;自然流露的 stress [stres] pressure or worry caused by the problems in sb.'s life 精神压力; 心理负担;紧张
I.WordsBankall thecircumstances and things that are happening at aparticular[,sitfu'eifan]situationtimeandinaparticularplace情况：状况形势：局面tocomeneartosb./sth.indistanceortime（在距离或时间上）approach['praot]靠近，接近to tell two or more people who have not met before what eachintroduce[.intra'djus]other'snamesare;totell sb.whatyournameis把...介绍（给）引见：（自我）介绍a movement that you make with your hands,your head or your['dsest/a(r)]gesturefacetoshowaparticularmeaning手势姿势；示意动作to increase or further improve the good quality, value or status ofenhance[in'ha.ns]sb./sth.提高：增强：增进
I. Words Bank situation [ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən] all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place情况;状况;形势;局面 approach [əˈprəʊtʃ] to come near to sb./sth．in distance or time（在距离或时间上） 靠近，接近 introduce [ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs] to tell two or more people who have not met before what each other's names are;to tell sb. what your name is把.介绍（给）; 引见;（自我）介绍 gesture [ˈdʒestʃə(r)] a movement that you make with your hands,your head or your face to show a particular meaning手势;姿势;示意动作 enhance [ɪnˈhɑːns] to increase or further improve the good quality, value or status of sb./sth.提高;增强;增进