Unit+2+Understanding+each+other+Welcome+to+the+unit 高中英語譯林版（2020）選擇性必修第四冊

Unit2UnderstandingeachotherP1WelcometotheunitHowcanpeopleunderstandeachother?Throughcommunication.Howcanwecommunicatewitheachother?facetofaceoverthephonethroughbodylanguagethroughtextsormails…Whenwecommunicate,wemayfailtounderstandeachother.Whatcausedthefollowingcommunicationproblems?LanguagedifferencesCulturedifferencesStandpoint

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differencesP15Communicationproblemsoccurfromtimetotime.Watchthevideoandfinishthefollowingexercises.HeneverreallylistentowhatJackissayingandonlythinkofhimself.HecannotgetDavidtolistentowhatheissayingandgetangrywithDavidfornotlisteningtohim.1.WhatwouldyoudoifyouwereDavidorJack?Usefulexpressions:IfIwereDavid/Jack,Iwould…2.Whatkindsofcommunicationproblemshaveyouencountered?1.WhatwouldyoudoifyouwereDavidorJack?IfIwereDavid,IwouldpaymoreattentiontoJack’sresponsesandinterruptions.Bydoingthat,Iwouldbemoreawarethatheisnotabletohaveaconversationwithmeaboutmyholidayideasnow,becauseheneedstogotofootballpractice.IfIwereJack,IwouldwaitforDavidtofinishspeakinginsteadofconstantlyinterruptinghim.Inthatway,Davidmightbecomeawarethatheishavingaone-sidedconversation.IfDavidstoppedtalking,IcouldlethimknowwhatIthinkofhisideasandthatImustleaveforfootballpractice.2.Whatkindsofcommunicationproblemshaveyouencountered?IcanmentionthreecommunicationproblemsIhaveencountered.First,wesometimesfinishofftheotherperson’ssentencesorinterrupthimorherbysaying,“Iknowexactlywhatyoumean...”,andthengoontotellhimorherourownideas.Wemightbecorrectinguessingthemessage,butitisnotpolitetotheotherperson.Second,wearesometimesnotawareoftheculturaldifferencesincommunication.Nowadaysmanyofusliveinmulticulturalsocieties,andnotunderstandingpeople’sculturalbackgroundsincommmunicationmightcausemiscommunicationoroffence.Third,wemightnotbedirectwhencommunicatingandfailtoprovideclarificationwhennecessary.Theresultisthatotherscouldbeconfusedaboutwhatwemeanandtrytoreadourmind.Inthiscase,confusionandmisunderstandingswilloccur.DiscussionWehavetwoearsandonemouthsothatwecanlistentwiceasmuchaswespeak.

—Epictetus我們有兩只耳朵和一張嘴巴，所以我們可以聽到的是我們所說的兩倍。——愛比克泰德Epictetus（約55～約135年）aGreekphilosopher1.WhatdoesthequotefromEpictetusmean?2.Whatisthebasicpruposeofcommunicationandhowcanyouachievethat?1.WhatdoesthequotefromEpictetusmean?Ithinkthequoteindicatesthatincommunication,listeningismoreimportantthanspeaking.Thequoteencouragespeopletobegoodlistenersandsuggestsweshouldlistenmoreandtrytounderstandothers,ratherthanrushingtoshareourownideasfirst.2.Whatisthebasicpruposeofcommunicationandhowcanyouachievethat?Ithinkthebasicpurposeofcommunicationistounderstandeachother.Thiscan