Unit 1 You Say, I Say
【因为字数原因 不能超过5000字 只能拆开了】

1. Introduction

“Oral Communication for EFL Learners”

My name is Glenn Davis and I will be your host for this course

We are very excited to have you join us for the next 8 weeks

There will be lots of videos in this course and also lots of activities

So please take your time and feel free【随时-这个词之前一直在纠结“感到自由”是怎么个翻译会好些，现在知道了】 to review if there’s anything that you missed the first time

Today we will be talking about meeting new people and giving introductions

It’s very important to learn how to politely greet someone new

You only have one chance to make a first impression so let’s make sure it’s the best one

In today’s Cultural Focus we will be speaking about some important things to know when talking to someone from a new country

There are lots of useful phrases in this unit so please take your time and feel free to review anything

Thank you

2. Text: Greeting in Different Cultures

“Oral Communication for EFL Learners”

【因为本来就有基础 所以本门课程基本用全英去听。虽然口音还是很重啊，但还是不错的课程】I am Zhang Wenxia from Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of Tsinghua University

Well as we know the most fundamental function of language is to communicate

So in this course I will lead you to learn how to practice the most basic communication skills in English

In the first unit I will guide you in learning how to greet people in English

We've just listened to Glenn's introduction to this unit

Now before we start the text let's think about the following question

How do people in different cultures greet each other

Hello everyone and welcome I’m Doctor Thomas Piachaud from Great Britain

I received my PhD from the University of Cambridge

In today’s lecture I would like you to read the text first 

Next you can read after me sentence by sentence

You may want to repeat the text again and again to make sure that you understand fully and can paraphrase anything in English

Let's begin!

Learning a foreign language is usually tough but knowing the basic greetings is a polite and simple thing to do

It shows that you have an interest in the culture 

Each countries has its own customs and ways of saying hello

For example

British people like me greet each other by talking about the weather while in China they will say 你吃了吗

The most common form of greetings in many countries when you are introduced to a new friend is a handshake

But shaking hands is rare in Japan

The Japanese greet each other with a short bow and not returning someone's bow is considered very rude

The degree of the bow is directly related to the difference in status between the two individuals

Greetings between friends are just a nod of the head while a low-ranking worker should greet a superior with a long and deep bow

Also a great first impression can be important and once made it's very difficult to change

To make a good impression you need to act as if you are meeting a good friend

This is a pretty good starting point for developing a good relationship

In daily life we also need to be careful about first meetings

For example

someone may phone you to ask for your personal information

You need to be cautious because they may ask you for this in order to steal your email address your money  your credit or your identity【这些陋习不只是中国 全世界都有 敲黑板！】

So  it is important to learn the proper way to greet people and make a good first impression

It is equally important to be careful in giving strangers your personal information

Now I want you to read after me sentence by sentence

You may want to read aloud to yourself at home more than twice

Now I would like to explain a few words and expressions

After that my Chinese colleague will explain in more detail in Chinese

Personal information

What is personal information

We understand what information is but personal information is things like your date of birth or your name  or your address

You need to be careful in giving personal information to people

First impression

When you first meet someone for the first time you formed what is called a first impression your first initial feelings about this person

These are very key things to master

To be good at making a good first impression will give you a good chance in life of making lots of friends and getting good jobs

3. Useful Words and Expressions

课文中提到了两个词

polite有礼貌的和rude不讲礼貌的

首先来看看例句I'm afraid I wasn't very polite to her

恐怕当时我对她有点不礼貌

跟礼貌相反的表达法呢就是我们所说的rude

它的英文解释实际上就是not polite

我们来看看例句It's rude not to say "Thank you" when you are given something

别人给你东西的时候，你不说“谢谢”是不礼貌的

He's got no manners

he's rude to everyone

他这个人很无礼

他对谁都很粗鲁

在这一段中

第三个需要掌握的词是status 通常我们会说某人的社会地位

在英文里呢 就是说他所处的social status

也就是an accepted or official position especially in a social group

这里呢 尤其指的是某人在社会中的地位或者是身份

请看例句The success of her book has given her unexpected celebrity status.

她的书的成功给她带来了意想不到的名气

在课文的第三段 请大家注意有这样一个表达法 make an impression on somebody

指的是给某人留下深刻的印象

请看例句He made quite an impression on the girls at the tennis club

他给网球俱乐部的那些 女孩子们留下了很好的印象

在日常生活中 我们要留心不要轻易地泄露自己的个人信息

也就是英文中的personal information

personal的意思呢 是个人的　私人的

通常呢也说private 也就是说私人的　涉及隐私的

与personal常用的搭配有

personal belongings个人物品

personal question私人问题

personal opinion个人意见

personal life个人生活

personal remark或者是

personal comment评论

在课文的第四段中呢

有一个单词需要大家注意的

那就是proper

proper的意思呢 就是适合的　适当的 或者是恰当的　正确的

常见的搭配有

proper job合适的工作

proper meal令人满意的饭菜

proper place 合适的地方