MARKET LEADER 3 Unit 7 CULTURE

Power point unit 7 môn Market Leader 3, bài thuyết trình hoàn chỉnh Gv: Vũ Mai Chi A. What do you miss most about your own country or culture when you go abroad? B. Why is cultural awareness important for bussinesspeople? Give examples. C. Do you think cultures are becoming more alike? Is this a good thing or a bad think? Match the words and phases below to the correct picture.

WELCOME TO GROUP 6

• 12149751 Nguyen Ngoc Kim Yen

• 12144351 Le Thi Hang Nga

• 12149801 Cao Truong An

• 12148991 Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong

• 12149261 Nguyen Thi Thuy Thuy

• 12148531 Phan Minh Chau

UNIT 7

• Historical events: sự kiện lịch sử

• Social customs and traditions: tập quán xã hội

và truyền thống

• Ceremonies and festivals: nghi lễ và lễ hội

• Architecture: kiến trúc

B

• What is culture? Choose the four factors which you think are the most important in creating a culture Give your reasons.

Climate Ceremonies and festivals

Language Cuisine

Historical events Geography

Institutions Architecture

Arts

Social customs and traditions

Ideas and beliefs

Religion

C Do you think cultures are becoming more alike?

Is this a good thing or a bad think? Match the words and phases below to the correct picture.

• A Improved communications

• B Global business

• C Cheap foreign travel

• D Trading groups (such as the EU, ASEAN)

• 1 2

• 3 4

•

• 5 6

• A 4, 6

• B 3

• C 1, 5

• D 2

1 Punctuality (n): đúng giờ

2 To shake hands : bắt tay

3 Global business (n): thương mại toàn cầu

4 Trading groups (n): các cộng đồng thương

mại

5 Humor (n): tính hài hước

D How important are the following things when doing business in your country? Are they: a) important b) not important c) best avoided?

- Exchanging business cards

- Socializing with contacts

- Small talk before meeting

- Being formal or informal

- Giving presents

- Being direct (saying exactly what you think)

Business in Viet Nam

A Choose the most appropriate word in the box to

complete the idioms in the sentences below

eye foot water water fire ice end

1 I was thrown in at the deep end when my company

sent me to run the German office I was only given two days’ notice to prepare

2 We don’t see eye to about relocating our

factory The Finance Director wants to move production

to the Far East, but I want it to remain in Spain.

eye

3 I got into hot with my boss for wearing casual clothes

to the meeting with our Milanese customer

4 Small talk is one way to break the when meeting

someone for the first time

5 I really put my in it when I meet our Japanese

partner Because I was nervous, I said “Who are you?” rather than “How are you?”

6 I get on like a house on with our Polish agent; we like

7 When I visited China for the first time I was like the fish out

of Everything was so different, and I couldn’t read any

of the signs!

8 My first meeting with our overseas clients was a real

-opener I had not seen that style of negotiation before.

• thrown in at the deep end Gặp khó khăn

• break the ice Phá vỡ không khí xa lạ

• Don’t see eye to eye Không cùng quan điểm về….

• got into hot water Gặp khó khăn, rắc rối

• real eye-opener Mở rộng tầm mắt

• put one’s foot in it

• like a fish out of water Bỡ ngỡ, như cá trên cạn

• get on like a house on fire Nhanh chóng trở nên

thân thiết

C Consider the context of each idiom in excercise A and write down those which have:

• A) a positive meaning

• B) A negative meaning

4,6,8 1,2,3,5,7

D Match the idiom in Exercise A to the

got into hot water

break the ice

put my foot in it

get on like a house on fire

like a fish out of water

real eye-opener

• E) to disagree with someone……

• F) an experience where you learn something surprising or something you did not know

before…

• G) make someone you have just met less

nervous and more willing to talk……

• H) to get into trouble………

don’t see eye to

eye break the ice

got into hot water

real eye-opener

E Work in pairs or small groups Discuss the

following

• 1 What tips do you have for breaking the ice at

meetings with new clients?

• 2 Talk about a place you have visited which was a

real eye-opener

• 3 Describe a situation when you

a) Put your foot in it

b) felt like a fish out of water

c) got into hot water

d) were thrown in at the deep end

Reading CULTURAL ADVICE

• A

Work in pairs Student A: Read the articles

A and B on page 57, student B read the

articles on pages 142 and 146 Choose the

two most interesting points about each

country and tell your partner

C In pairs, share your information with your

partner so you can answer all the questions

• Praising Đề cao, nói tốt về 1 thứ gì đó

• Counterparts Đối tác

• Criticising Chỉ trích

• Craft Đồ lưu niệm thủ công

• Hospitality Tiếp đãi, khoản đãi

• Regardle Bất kể

• Give offence Phản cảm

• Enquirie Câu hỏi

• Gesture Hành động, cử chỉ

• Examine Xem xét

• Embarrassment Lúng túng

• Rapport Mối quan hệ

• Common ground Mặt bằng chung

• Modestly priced Giá khiêm tốn

• Reveal Tiết lộ

• Vague Mơ hồ

• Generosity Rộng lượng

• Be conducted Được thực hiện

In which country or countries:

1 do people talk in a lively way?

2 do people ask questions about your personal life?

3 does the host invite you to comment on a previous

conversation?

4 do the hosts like to hear praise about their country?

5 do people like gifts with your company logo?

6 is it important to give a more expensive gift to the

most senior person?

UAE

Italy

South Korea

South Korea

7 does your host open your gift immediately?

8 is it a mistake to offer an expensive gift?

9 is it bad manners to refuse an invitation to a meal?

10.is it rude to refuse to sing when asked?

11 is it important to be punctual for lunch or dinner?

12 is it important not to offer food with your left hand?

THANKS FOR

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