1. According to the passage, when people are late in America, what do they do? 2. Accord ing to the passage, what do americans do after the time for an appointment 3. How do people in some Eastern countries view relationships and schedules? 4. Accord ing to the passage, why aren't some Eastern people worried if they let an opportunity pass by? 5. What was Benjamin Franklin's view of time? Keys: 1. C 2. B 3.A 4.C 5D Task 2: Our Personal Spaces Script Our personal space, that piece of the universe we occupy and call our own, is contained within an invisible boundary surround ing our body. As the owners of this area, we usually decide who may enter and who may not. When our space is invaded, we react in a variety of ways. We back up and retreat, stand our ground as our hands become moist from nervousness, or sometimes even react violently. Ou esponse shows not only our unique personality, but also our cultural background For example, cultures that stress individualism such as England, the United States Germany, and australia generally demand more space than collective cultures do, and tend to become aggressive when their space is invaded. This idea of space is quite d ifferent from the one found in the mexican and arab cultures. In mexico. the physical distance between people when engaged in conversation is closer than what is usual north of the border. And for middle easterner, typical Arab conversations are at close range. Closeness cannot be avoided As is the case with most of our behavior, our use of space is directly linked to the value sy stem of our culture. In some Asian cultures, for example, employees do not stand near their bosses the extended distance demonstrates respect. Extra interpersonal distance is also part of the cultural experience of the people of Scotland and Sweden, for whom it reflects privacy. And in Germany, private space is sacred Keys: IT 2.F 3T 4F 5.F Task 3: We don 't know what to do with them Script A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman, and an American lawyer were passengers on a fast train speed ing across the French countryside. As time wore on, the men gradually became friendly with one another, introducing themselves and shaking hands. Eventually, the Russian took out a large bottle of vodka and poured each of his traveling companions a drink. Just as the American businessman was sipping the vodka and praising its fine quality, the Russian hurled the half-full bottle9 1. According to the passage, when people are late in America, what do they do? 2. According to the passage, what do Americans do after the time for an appointment is fixed? 3. How do people in some Eastern countries view relationships and schedules? 4. According to the passage, why aren’t some Eastern people worried if they let an opportunity pass by? 5. What was Benjamin Franklin’s view of time? Keys: 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D Task 2: Our Personal Spaces Script Our personal space, that piece of the universe we occupy and call our own, is contained within an invisible boundary surrounding our body. As the owners of this area, we usually decide who may enter and who may not. When our space is invaded, we react in a variety of ways. We back up and retreat, stand our ground as our hands become moist from nervousness, or sometimes even react violently. Our response shows not only our unique personality, but also our cultural background. For example, cultures that stress individualism such as England, the United States, Germany, and Australia generally demand more space than collective cultures do, and tend to become aggressive when their space is invaded. This idea of space is quite different from the one found in the Mexican and Arab cultures. In Mexico, the physical distance between people when engaged in conversation is closer than what is usual north of the border. And for middle easterner, typical Arab conversations are at close range. Closeness cannot be avoided. As is the case with most of our behavior, our use of space is directly linked to the value system of our culture. In some Asian cultures, for example, employees do not stand near their bosses; the extended distance demonstrates respect. Extra interpersonal distance is also part of the cultural experience of the people of Scotland and Sweden, for whom it reflects privacy. And in Germany, private space is sacred. Keys: 1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.F Task 3: We don’t know what to do with them. Script A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman, and an American lawyer were passengers on a fast train speeding across the French countryside. As time wore on, the men gradually became friendly with one another, introducing themselves and shaking hands. Eventually, the Russian took out a large bottle of vodka and poured each of his traveling companions a drink. Just as the American businessman was sipping the vodka and praising its fine quality, the Russian hurled the half-full bottle