Matchthepictureswiththenewwordsorphrases.(Open-endedquestion)What'syourfavoritemeansofcommunication?Selecttheanswersfromthelist,andgiveyourreasons.□sendingemails□sendingtextmessages□usingWechat□sendingmessagesbyQQ□writingletters□talkingfacetoface□makingatelephonecall□showingbodylanguageYourreasons:

AHorseandTwoGoatsAttheentranceofasmallIndianvillage,therestoodahugestatueintheshapeofaprancinghorse,withhisheadheldhighproudly,hisforelegsintheairandhistailloopedupwithaflourish.Onthisparticularday,anoldmanwasdrowsingintheshadeofanearbycactusandwatchingapairofgoatsgrazeinthisdrysoil;hewasdisturbedbyadriver,whogotoutofhisstationwagonatthesightofthestatue,andwentuptothebrightly-coloredhorse.“Marvelous!”hecried,walkingslowlyaroundthestatue.Hisfacewassunburnedandred.Heworeakhaki-coloredshirtandshorts.Noticingtheoldmannearby,hesaidpolitelyinEnglish,“Howdoyoudo?”Theoldman,notunderstandingwhattheothermeant,repliedinpureTamil,hisonlymeansofcommunication,“MynameisMuni,andthetwogoatsaremineandmineonly.”Thered-facedmantookalookatthegoats,tookoutacigarette,andasked,“Doyousmoke?”“Ineverevenheardofituntilyesterday,”theoldmanrepliednervously,guessingthathewasbeingquestionedaboutamurderintheneighborhoodbythispoliceofficerfromthegovernment,ashiskhakidressindicated.Thered-facedmansaid,“IcomefromNewYork.HaveyouheardofAmerica?”Theoldmansaidrespectfully,“Anythingmayhappenthesedays.Badcharacterseverywhere.”“Iamsureyoumustknowwhenthishorsewasmade,”saidtheAmericantourist,andsmiledkindly.Theoldmanreactedtotherelaxedatmospherebysmilinghimself,andpleaded,“Pleasegoaway,Sir.Iknownothing.Ourvillagehasalwayshadacleanrecord.Mustbetheothervillage.”“Pleasetrytounderstandme,”theAmericantouristsaid.“Iarrivedthreeweeksagoandhavetravelledfivethousandmilessince,seeingyourwonderfulcountry.”Thenhewentontoexplainatlength,utteringeachsyllablecarefully,whatbroughthimtothiscountry,howmuchhelikedit,whathedidathome,howhehadplannedforyearstovisitIndia,thedreamofhislifeandsoforth—everynowandthenpausingtosmilepolitely.Theoldmansmiledbackbutsaidnothing.Thenheturnedtogo.Theotherseizedhisshoulderandsaidearnestly,“Isthisstatueyours?Willyousellittome?”Theoldmanrealizedthattheotherwasreferringtothehorse.Hethoughtforasecondandthenexplainedindetailthatthehorsehadbeenthereforaverylongtimeandthatitwouldappearatthetimewhentheworldwouldbedestroyed,andwhentheGodwouldcomeintheformofahorsetohelpthegoodandpunishtheevil.“Andthishorsewillcometolifethen,”hecontinued,“andthatiswhythisisthemostsacredvillageinthewholeworld.”Aconversationleadingtomutualmystificationfollowed,withtheIndianchattingaboutvariouskindsofGodandtheAmericantryingtodriveabargainforthepurchaseofthestatue.“Nothingventured,nothinggained,”thered-facedmansaidtohimself.Turningtotheoldman,heasked,“Willyoutakeahundredrupeesforit?”Thenhedrewfromhiswalletahundredrupeenote.Theoldmannowrealizedthatsomefinancialelementwasenteringtheirtalk.Helookedcloselyatthenote.Hehadneverseensuchabignoteinhislife.Whatwasthismanflourishingitfor?Perhapsforthechange.Helaughedtohimselfatthethoughtofanyone'scomingtohimtochangealargenote.Withagrin,hetoldthemantogotothevillageheadmanforhelp.“Ifthat'snotenough,IguessIcouldgoalittlehigher,”thered-facedmansaid.“You'dbettertalktohimyourself,becausehegoesmadatthesightofmeandmygoats,”theoldmansaid,withhiseyestravelingtohisgoats.TheAmericanfollowedhislookanddecideditwouldbesoundpolicytoshowaninterestintheoldman'spets.Hewentuptothemcausallyandstrokedtheirbacks.Suddenlyitdawnedontheoldmanthattheotherwasmakinghimanofferforthegoats.Hisdreamofalifetimewasabouttorealize.Hehadalwayshopedtosellthemsomedayandwiththecapitaltoopenasmallshopinthevillage.Heneededtwentyrupeesforthisproject,andhefeltthatwithsomebargaininghecouldgetthemoneynow.“Itisallforyou,”saidtheAmericanasheplacedontheoldman'spalmonehundredandtwentyrupees.Theoldmanpointedatthestationwagon.“Yes,ofcourse,”saidtheother.Theoldmansaid,“Thiswillbetheirfirstrideinamotorcar.CarrythemoffafterIgetoutofsight;otherwisetheywillneverfollowyoubutonlyme.”Sosaying,hebroughthispalmstogetherinsalute,turnedround,andwassoonoutofsight.Thered-facedmanlookedatthegoatsgrazingpeacefullyandthensatdownonthestonebelowthehorse,asthewesterlysuntouchedofftheancientfadedcolorsofthestatuewithafreshsplendor.“Hemusthavegonetofetchsomehelp,”heremarked,andsettleddowntowait.Discussthequestionsinsmallgroupsandcompletethetable.Culturalandpersonalbackgrounds,religion,lackofmutualtrust,languagebarrier,generationgap...①Knowledgeofeachother'sbackgroundinformation(e.g.whoarethey?Wherearetheyfrom?)②Willingnessonbothpartiestonegotiatearesultfromtheconversation(e.g.askingforclarification,offeringadditionalinformation,ormakingeffortsinvariousmeanssuchasbodylanguageofgestures,orfacialexpressions,etc.,tomakeone'smessageeasiertounderstand)③Beingresponsivetoeachother(contributingtherequiredinformationrelevanttotheconcernsoftheotherparty,notmore,notlessinquantity)Puttheeventsofthestoryinthecorrectorder.A.Atouristgotoutofhisstationwagonatthesightofthestatue,andwentuptothebrightly-coloredhorse.B.Theoldmanmistookthetouristforapoliceofficerinvestigatingarecentmurderintheneighborhood.C.Neitherofthemunderstoodtheother'slanguage.D.AttheentranceofasmallIndianvillage,therestoodahugestatueintheshapeofaprancinghorse.E.Themisunderstandingcontinuedandgotworse,finallytheAmericanbeingleftalonewaitingwhiletheIndianoldmanwasoutofsight.F.Anoldmanwasdrowsingintheshadeofatreeandwatchingapairofgoatsgrazeinthedrysoil.G.ButTheIndianthoughtthatthetouristinfactwantedtomakehimanofferforthegoats.H.TheAmericantriedtodriveabargainforthepurchaseofthestatue.Correctorder:DFACBHGEWorkwithyourpartnertoactoutthedialogbetweentheoldfarmerandtheAmericantourist.SupposebothofthemcanspeakEnglishandthenyouwillseehowcomicaltheirconversationis!TheAmericantouristandtheoldIndianmantalkedatcross-purposes,i.e.theymisunderstoodandtalkedirrelevantlytoeachother.SupposeyouwerethesonordaughteroftheoldmanandunderstoodEnglish.Now,helpyourdadtocompletethedialogsothatthetalkmakessense.(A:AmericantouristB:theoldIndianfarmer)A:Howdoyoudo?B:

.A:Doyousmoke?...I'mfromNewYork,...haveyouheardofAmerica?B:

.A:Iamsureyoumustknowwhenthishorsewasmade.B:

.A:Pleasetrytounderstandme.Iarrivedthreeweeksagoandhavetravelledfivethousandmilessince,seeingyourwonderfulcountry.B:

.A:Isthisstatueyours?Willyousellittome?B:

.A:Willyoutakethishundredrupeenoteforthishorse?B:

.A:Ifthat'snotenough,IguessIcangoalittlehigher.Listen,andchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.()1.Wheredidthespeakerdiscoverthewhistledspeech?A.ItwasfoundinAustralia.B.ItwasfoundinAmerica.C.ItwasfoundinRussia.D.ItwasfoundinMexico.()2.HowdidMr.Martinezandthecornsellercommunicatewitheachother?A.Theytalkedtoeachother.B.Theysignedtoeachother.C.Theywhistledtoeachother.D.Theywavedtoeachother.()3.WhydidthespeakerdecidetostaylongerwithMr.andMrs.Martinez?A.HewasinvitedtohavedinnerwithMr.andMrs.Martinez.B.Hewantedtofindmoreabouttheunusualwayofcommunication.C.Hewasinterestedinlearningtheunusualwayofcommunication.D.HewasinvitedtohavedinnerwithMr.andMrs.Martinez.()4.Whatdidthespeakerfinallyfindoutaboutthewhistledspeechusedinthecommunity?A.Onlyyoungmenintheircommunitycanuseit.B.Bothmenandwomenintheircommunitycanuseit.C.Onlymenintheircommunitycanuseit.D.Onlywomenintheircommunitycanuseit.DCBCHowmuchdoyouknowaboutyourcommunicationskills?Checkyourmannersandattitudesincommunication.Areyougoodatpeopleskills?Let'sdothefollowingexerciseandfindouttheanswer.Themeaningofyourscore:●Youhavegoodcommunicationskillsifyourscoreiswithin60-75.●Youhavesomecommunicationskillsifyourscoreiswithin45-59.Youneedtocorrectyourweakpoints.●Youhavesomeproblemswithcommunicationskillsifyourscoreiswithin30-44.Youshouldaskyourteachersorfriendstohelpyouimprove.●Youhavemanyproblemswithcommunicationskillsifyourscoreisbelow29.Youmustaskyourfamily,friends,andteachersforadvicetoimprove.TheoldmanandtheAmericanbothdependedalotonbodylanguageforcommunication.However,theyfrequentlymisinterpretedeachother.Findatleast6sentencesfromthetextandwritetheintendedmessagesandmisinterpretations.1.Correctunderstanding:

Themisinterpretation:

2.Correctunderstanding:

Themisinterpretation:

Hecried,pacingslowlyaroundthestatue...heworeakhaki-coloredshirt,speakingpolitelytotheoldman.TheAmericantouristshowedaninterestinthestatueandwasoverwhelmedbyitsbeautyandcraftsmanship.Themaninthekhakishirtbehavedstrangely,pacingaroundthestatue,heseemedtobethinkinghardaboutsomething.Hemustbeapoliceofficer,comingtoinvestigatearecentmurderintheneighbourhood.Thered-facedmanglancedatthegoats,tookoutacigarette,andasked...TheAmericanhappenedtolookinthedirectionofthegoats.Hewasgoingtoofferacigarettetotheoldmantostartafriendlyconversation.Thepolicemanunderstoodthatthosetwogoatsweremyproperty,notstolenanimals.Look,he'sgoingtosmoke.Itseemshe'snotinahurrytoleaveandhe'sgoingtoquestionmeaboutthemurder.3.Correctunderstanding:

Themisinterpretation:

4.Correctunderstanding:

Themisinterpretation:

5.Correctunderstanding:

Themisinterpretation:

6.Correctunderstanding:

Themisinterpretation:“I'msureyoumustknowwhenthishorsewasmade,”saidtheAmericantourist,andsmiledingratiatingly.TheAmericantouristwastryingtobeniceandfriendlytotheoldmanbecausehewantedtogetmoreinformationoutofhim.Thepolicemanprobablyhadnomoredoubtsaboutmeconcerningthemurder.Hedrewfromhiswalletahundredrupeenote.TheAmericantouristwasmakingtheIndiananofferforthestatue.Thepolicemanwantedtochangealargenote.Hepeeredcloselyatthe