Unit 8 A Horse and Two GoatsPart I Listening & Speaking ActivitiesPart II Reading & Language ActivitiesPart III Extended Activities1Part I Listening & Speaking ActivitiesnWarming-upnBrainstormingnListening nSpeaking2Get Your Meanings AcrossnWhat is communication? nHow do people communicate? Work in groups to name as many mediums of communication as possible. uVerbal communication (oral, written)uNonverbal communication e.g. signs, tones of voice, volume, speed, pausing, body languages (e.g. facial expression, eye movement such as winking, eye contact, foot tapping, cupping the ear, folding arms, proximity, position of the body, etc.)Actions Speak Louder Than Words3What do these faces mean?nCan you guess the nonverbal body language the faces below are communicating? HappySadSurprisedThinkingAngryConfusedEmbarrassed Sleepy4Can You Understand Me?nWork in groups to choose five of the situations listed as follows and act them out by using non-verbal communication: 1.You can not hear your friends voice. 2.You want a child to come to your side. 3. You smell something bad when you enter the dormitory. 4.Somebody has asked you a question, and you do not know the answer. 5.You want to tell your friend that the lecture is boring. 6.You signal to your friend who is talking on the phone to lower his/her voice. 7.You beg for some money from your friend. 8. Your friend keeps talking to you but you are already a bit late for class. 9.You want to tell your friend that you have forgotten to bring something. 10.You want to tell your friend that everything is OK.5Cross-cultural CommunicationnLook at the following examples of body language. Do the messages conveyed by them differ among different cultures? 1. Beckon with index finger -“Come here” in U.S. but insulting in many cultures e.g. the Middle East 2. Eye contact - encouraged in U.S., but rude in Asia 3. Sit with sole of feet or shoes showing - disrespect for others in some cultures e.g. Japan 4. The “Ring” or “OK” gesture - “ok” in most cultures but an insult in Greece and “money” in Japan 5. Nod ones head - “no” in some parts of India 6Brainstormingn1. Expressions for understanding/conveying messages: understand, know, learn, acquire (knowledge, information), have an idea of, take/get the message, be well informed about something, get/put the message across, make oneself understood, sth. dawns on somebody, something occurs to someonen2. Expressions for failures of communication: be confused about., get sb. wrong, be ignorant about something, have misconceptions about ., be puzzling/puzzled, be mystifying/mystified7n3. Expressions for emotional states: satisfied/dissatisfied, hospitable, hostile, enthusiastic, be embarrassed/embarrassing, depressed, low-spirited, moody, cheerful, delighted, overjoyedn4. Expressions for body language: nodding, winking, raise ones eye-brows, stare at somebody, eye contact, avert ones eyes from somebody, pout ones lips, stick out ones tongue, make a face, wave, take . into ones arms, kiss someone on the cheek, his/her eyes speak for herself ., a cloud crosses his/her face ., be red in the face, blush, beamn5. Expressions for differentiating between various meanings: meaning(s), nuances of meaning, (fine) shades of meaning, tell the slight differences between ., capture the delicate meaning of ., actions speak louder than words8Listening: An unusual medium of communicationnListen and answer the following questions: 1. What unusual methods of communication can human beings employ to get their meaning across when they cannot communicate with spoken language? - sign language, lip reading 2. Who and when will people use various forms of sign language to communicate? - deaf or dumb people, by football or basketball referees, traffic policemen, auctioneers. 3. When and where did the speaker discover the whistled speech? - in a remote area in Mexico last month 92. How did Mr. Martinez and the corn seller communicate with each other? - The corn seller answered Mr. Martinez with whistling and the interchanges were repeated with different whistles. They talked, bargained over the price and came to an agreement satisfactory to both parties, only using whistling. 3. Why did the speaker decide to stay longer with Mr. and Mrs. Martinez? - She was extremely interested to find more about the whistled speech. 4. What did the speaker finally find out about the whistled speech used in the community? - Whistling was mens privilege, mostly for business purposes, for bargaining, selling, and buying in the market place. Neither of the couple had the slightest idea of when and why they had started the tradition and kept it up. 10Part II Reading & Language ActivitiesnPre-reading TasksnRead the Text nWords & ExpressionsnLanguage Work (B, C)11Pre-reading Discussion nWhat do you think might cause misunderstanding in communication? List possible causes. language, cultural and personal backgrounds, religion (lack of shared information), lack of mutual trust (prejudice), nHave you ever experienced some trouble understanding or being understood by other people? If any, how did you try to get your meanings across?12Read the TextnQuestions for skimming:1. What are the five Ws in the story? (1) Where? At the entrance of the small Indian village of Kiritan. (2) When? A summer afternoon. (3) Who? An old local man and an American tourist. (4) What? The tourist wanted to buy the horse-shape statue but ended up buying two goats from the old man. (5) Why? They failed to understand each other due to language barrier and lack of shared information. 2. Summarize the story: The story is about an encounter between an old Indian villager and an American tourist, neither of whom understand the others language. As a result, the Americans intention of buying the statue of a horse is misunderstood by the Indian as an offer to buy his two goats. 13nQuestions for close comprehension: 1. What was the old man doing at the beginning of the story? He was drowsing in the shade of a tree and watching a pair of goats graze in the pasture. 2. What did the old man take the American tourist for at the beginning? The old man took the tourist for a police officer from the government. 3. Why did he think so? Because the tourist wore in a Khaki-colored shirt and shorts, like a policeman in uniform. A murder in the neighborhood. 4. How did the American tourist try to make himself understood? He tried to explain everything at length, uttering each syllable carefully; He smiled politely every now and then, trying to be friendly.5. What was the result? Those didnt help at all; mutual mystification and misunderstanding continued. 146. Summarize the first half of the story from the beginning to Then, he turned to go. The American tried to strike a conversation about the statue of the horse he admired, but the old man mistook him for a police officer investigating a recent murder in the neighbourhood. 7. What was special about the horse statue according to the old man? The horse was a sacred image and would appear as the tenth avatar, the Redeemer, at the end of the Yuga to help the good and punish the evil. 8. How did the old man understand the tourists taking out a one-hundred rupee note? He thought that the tourist wanted to change this large note. 9. What did he suggest the tourist to do then? To turn to the village headman. 10. Why did the old man look at his goats? The village headman goes mad whenever he sees the old man and his two goats.1511. What did the tourist do then? He stroked the backs of the goats to please the old man by showing an interest in his pets. 12. What thought occurred to the old man? The thought that the tourist in fact wanted to make him an offer for the goats. 13. What had the old been dreaming of all his life? His dream of a lifetime was to sell the goats and open a small shop with the capital got from the selling. 14. What did the old man mean by pointing at the wagon and what did the American tourist mean by saying “Yes, of course”? For the old man: taking the goats away in the wagon; For the tourist: taking the horse statue in the wagon. 15. Why did the tourist sit down waiting after the old man left? He thought the old man must have gone to fetch some help. 16. Summarize the second half of the story. Both parties tried to employ different means of communication to work out the others intention. But the misunderstanding continued and got worse, finally leading to a hilarious ending when the American was left alone waiting with two goats. 17. How do you think the story will end? 16Words & ExpressionsnPrance pr:ns vi.（马）腾跃，奔驰n.a prancing light-footed mare named Princess.n一匹脚步轻盈地疾跑着的名叫一匹脚步轻盈地疾跑着的名叫“公主公主”的母马的母马nin the shape of a prancing horse = having the shape of a horse springing up from its hind legsn17nwith his tail looped up with a flourish with his tail curled up spiritedly with a flourish with one big, noticeable movement e.g. He took off his hat with a flourish.ndrowse fall into a light sleepngraze feed on grassnat the sight of when sb. sees e.g. She fainted at the sight of blood. at the thought of when thinking of at the mention of when mentioning npresence being in a place e.g. The document was signed in the presence of two witnesses.18nrespectfully in a way to show respect e.g. Were so pleased to meet you at last, he said in a respectful tone of voice.nreact to respond toningratiatingly (disapproving) behaving in a way to make others like you by pleasing and praising them e.g. Hes always trying to ingratiate himself with his boss.nhave a clean record have no criminal recordnat length for a long time e.g. George went on at great length about his various illnesses.19nrelate vt. narrate, tellncome to life become alive, full of activity e.g. The match finally came to life in the second half.nmutual mystification mutual confusion and misunderstandingnchatter away talk rapidly incessantly and on trivial thingsnpeer look carefully or with difficulty e.g. she peered at the tag to read the price. I saw her peeping through the curtains.the like of sb./sth (sbs/sths like) n. similar things or persons e.g. He described a superlative meal, the like of which hed never eaten. 20nflourish wave, exhibit dramatically e.g. She came in smiling, flourishing her exam results. nIt is sound policy to do it is a wise decision to don dawn on sb. sb. suddenly realizes sth. e.g. I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that I had left my cheque book at home. when it suddenly came to me that when it suddenly occurred to me that nmake sb. an offer for sth. offer to buy sth.non this very spot in this very place21Language Work (B)nmassivendisturbnsacredncapitalnrelatedningratiatinglynrespectful22Language Work (C)nIt suddenly dawned on the father that his son was lying to him. nThe foreigner made the old woman an offer for the old jar and she found herself unable to refuse. nThe boy reacted to his teachers criticism by turning his back on the teacher. nThe prisoner felt very regretful at the thought of his past. nHe stood at the street corner, following his mother with his eyes until she got out of sight. nI dont know which companies she was referring to when she spoke of competing firms. nMother paced in the corridor while her daughter was having an operation inside the operating theatre. nI think that it is sound policy to ban smoking in all public places. 23Part III Extended ActivitiesnDictationnRead MorenGrammar Work nVocabulary WorknTranslation nCultural Information24DictationnLanguage is the commonest means of communication for human beings, /but if people speak different languages,/ they usually turn to other means. /Gesture, then, is often the first choice. /Gestures in most cases help people a lot in getting their meanings across. /However, since the same gestures may be used for different ideas in different cultures, /failures in communication often happen. /Sometimes this may lead to terrible consequences. /Several years ago, some European sailors were swimming near a coastal area in a foreign country, /which was closed to outsiders. /Seeing these unknown swimmers, the guards on the coast wanted to question them. /The guards shouted to them to come nearer, /and made at the same time their usual “come here” gesture. /The sailors did not understand the language /and took the gesture to mean “go away”, /and they realized they might be near coastal defenses, /so they swam off. /The consequence was that the guards who were now highly suspicious, /opened fire, with tragic results. /25Read More: Gestures Questions for Reading Comprehension:1. What usually will a person be doing while he/she is talking?2. How do usually people describe things like a spiral staircase?3. How do people across cultures convey certain messages by gestures?4. Do you know any special gestures used in your locality which have special meanings?5. Why do you think human beings need gestures to help in communication?6. What do you think is/are the key factor(s) to successful communication across cultures?26What do these gestures mean across cultures?27Words & Expressionsnthough adv. however, nevertheless e.g. We were at school together. I havent seen her for years though.nvary from one country to another vary from country to countrynbeckon sb. with your palm down call sb to you with your palm down nlook up to sb. respect sb.nWhile in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入国问禁，入乡随俗 28Grammar Workna. grateful, relieved, content, reluctant, determined, keen, due, fit, free, frightened, inclined, easy, cheap, pleasant, thrilling nb. 1. It will be difficult for me to do it. 2. Its sound policy to save regularly. 3. It was very dangerous for Mike to drive the car so fast. 4. It is a disadvantage for her to take part in a composition competition where all the other competitors are older than her. 5. It was a disgrace for her to quarrel with her husband in public. 6. It was a shame for you cheat in the exam. 7. Its a convenient time for you to visit the hospital. 8. It was my honour to be invited to your party. 9. It was very generous of her to pay the bill. 10. It was mean of him to keep everything for himself. 29Vocabulary Work30TranslationnIn the traditional Chinese opera The White Snake, the white snake (the lady white) comes down to the earth in the shape of a beautiful girl and falls in love with Xuxian to whom she gets married later. nShe feels dizzy at the sight of blood. nHe kept drowsing in class this morning. nHe related the whole story of the long-standing dispute between the two families. nShe would burst into tears at the thought of her child who was killed in a traffic accident. nIt dawned on me that he was actually trying to help me.nThe cave for the three of them to hide in was no more than two meters high. 31The red-faced man looked at the goats grazing peacefully and then sat down on the pedestal of the horse, as the westerly sun touched off the ancient faded colors of the statue with a fresh splendor. 脸被晒红的美国游客看着正在静静吃着草的山羊，然后坐在了雕塑的基座上，显得有些古老褪色的雕塑在夕阳的勾勒下变得格外亮丽壮观。32The Commonwealth of Nations (CN)A voluntary association of 53 independent states, the majority of which are former dependencies of Britain.33nPrimarily an organisation in which countries with diverse economic backgrounds have an opportunity for close and equal interaction. 34nQueen Elizabeth as Head of State of the Commonwealth as well as its sixteen members. nThe majority of the members have their own, separate Heads of State: thirty-one members are republics and six members have their own royal families. 35nEvery four years the members celebrate the Commonwealth Games, the worlds second-largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games. 36