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Speaking to Foreigners

Speaking to Foreigners. Why is this important?. China is quickly becoming a very international country. So is Changsha! Speaking to Chinese people is easy Speaking to foreigners is difficult You must change words so you do not offend ( 得罪 ) someone

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Speaking to Foreigners

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  1. Speaking to Foreigners

  2. Why is this important? • China is quickly becoming a very international country. So is Changsha! • Speaking to Chinese people is easy • Speaking to foreigners is difficult • You must change words so you do not offend (得罪) someone • Just like in France, kissing your friend is okay, but it’s not okay in China

  3. Do this, not that

  4. It’s not okay to talk about money

  5. It’s not okay to talk about age

  6. Be very careful when talking about how someone looks

  7. Be very careful when talking about how someone looks

  8. Commonly misused words 通常误用的词

  9. “Play” with someone • When you are a child, it’s okay to “play” with your friends • When you are older, play means something else: • Say: “Hang out” or “play (activity) with someone”

  10. Fun and Funny • Fun and funny are not the same • Fun is about something you are doing • Funny is about something you are reading, listening to or watching (TV, books, people)

  11. Fashion and Fashionable • Fashion is a noun (n.) • “Her fashion is very good.” • Fashionable is an adjective (adj.) • “She is very fashionable.”

  12. Change these sentences • Are you getting fatter? You should exercise more. very busy? Do you want to exercise with me?

  13. Change these sentences • Your watch looks expensive. How much did you pay? I like your watch. Where did you buy it?

  14. Change these sentences • The zoo is so funny. • David Beckham is always so fashion. fun. fashionable.

  15. Change these sentences • I think you make a lot of money. Do you want to play with me? are very cool. hang out?

  16. Your turn! • Get into groups of four or five people • I will give you some conversations (对话) • Change the sentences so they don’t offend (得罪)foreigners

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