Focus on Words

3. In the US we say ‘hello’ and shake hands when we meet the people for the first
time.
4. When I got to Athens airport, the local manager of our company he met me, his
hands outstretched.
5. I thought, ‘Heavens! He’s going to go to kiss me! Or is he just going to hug me?
6. He was a too large man with a big moustache.
7. Walking forward, I shut my eyes and held out my arms, but I wished I had had also
moved my head either left or right.
8. If I had, we would not have got ended up banging each other’s noses!
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10. Fill a, b, c into the numbered gaps of the following text.
a. ... the distance between us and another person when speaking, hand and facial
gestures, and how long eye contact is maintained with another person -or if it is.
b. b. what topics are appropriate for discussion, and how hand or facial gestures might
be interpreted.
c. Other differences are topics of conversation and business customs that have been
deemed appropriate.
Studying other cultures. In observing other cultures, the differences are striking:
the way business cards are exchanged, the way people greet each other, dress, negotiate
and resolve conflict, and even the way visual information is seen and perceived. (1)
When North Americans look at the moon, they traditionally see a face in the dark spots
-the man in the moon. When people in India and parts of China look at the moon, they
traditionally see a rabbit; Australians see a cat; Fiji Islanders see a rat”. Also, nonverbal
communication is different: (2)
Communicating effectively. Many employees and students do not have the
opportunity to develop relationships with people from other cultures before they are
required to communicate with them. Even if we do not have the opportunity to study
other cultures in depth, some of the most important concepts to know are the differences
between high- and low-context cultures, collectivism and individualism, reserved and
expressive cultures,
11. Translate into English.
1. Գոյություն ունեն հաղորդակցման տարբեր միջոցներ: Մենք կարող ենք
հաղորդակցվել իրար հետ հեռախոսով կամ համացանցով:
2. Փորձեք խուսափել վտանգից: Մյուս կողմից, կարիք չկա չափազանց զգույշ լինել:
3. Պետք չէ ինքնատիրապետումը կորցնել: Ավելի լավ է պարզել իրավիճակը:
4. Չգիտե՞ս` ինչու է նա այդքան վատ տրամադրության մեջ:
5. Դժվար է բանակցություններ վարել, երբ մարդիկ իրար չեն վստահում:
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