Unit 2 Understanding each other Welcome to the unit 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版（2020）选择性必修第四册

Unit 2 Understanding each other P1 Welcome to the unit How can people understand each other? Through communication. How can we communicate with each other? face to face over the phone through body language through texts or mails … When we communicate, we may fail to understand each other. What caused the following communication problems? Language differences Culture differences Standpoint (立场) differences P15 Communication problems occur from time to time. Watch the video and finish the following exercises. He never really listen to what Jack is saying and only think of himself. He cannot get David to listen to what he is saying and get angry with David for not listening to him. 1. What would you do if you were David or Jack? Useful expressions: If I were David / Jack, I would … 2. What kinds of communication problems have you encountered? 1. What would you do if you were David or Jack? If I were David, I would pay more attention to Jack’s responses and interruptions. By doing that, I would be more aware that he is not able to have a conversation with me about my holiday ideas now, because he needs to go to football practice. If I were Jack, I would wait for David to finish speaking instead of constantly interrupting him. In that way, David might become aware that he is having a one-sided conversation. If David stopped talking, I could let him know what I think of his ideas and that I must leave for football practice. 2. What kinds of communication problems have you encountered? I can mention three communication problems I have encountered. First, we sometimes finish off the other person’s sentences or interrupt him or her by saying, “I know exactly what you mean...”, and then go on to tell him or her our own ideas. We might be correct in guessing the message, but it is not polite to the other person. Second, we are sometimes not aware of the cultural differences in communication. Nowadays many of us live in multicultural societies, and not understanding people’s