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Chapter 7

Chapter 7. LEAVE-TAKING and OTHER POINTS ( 1 ). Introduction Language and Culture of Intercultural Communication … how to understand and effectively communicate dealing with English language skills…intercultural communication habits and skills

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Chapter 7

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  1. Chapter 7 LEAVE-TAKING and OTHER POINTS ( 1 )

  2. Introduction Language and Culture of Intercultural Communication …how to understand and effectively communicate dealing with English language skills…intercultural communication habits and skills ...introduces students to the basic concepts of intercultural communication and basic aspects of Western culture To this day… 6 various functions and topics relating to social interaction… personal names, conversation topics and how to address people, how to greet people, how to start and develop conversations and how to visit a Western friends in their homes and so on the common errors …and the problems useful countermeasures three more areas: Leave-taking, the Use of ‘Thank You’ and Compliments …touch upon

  3. 7.1 Leave-taking Task-based Approach …getting students to acquire knowledge in the process of doing other tasks The practical tasks or problem-solving will be done in pairs or groups …interest and challenge the students sufficiently to get you to use the knowledge …provided by input materials from the textbook and the teacher

  4. General task: Accomplish all the exercises at the back of this chapter Directions: 1. Fact: People take (their) leave of their host after a visit or after dinner. 2. Three problems that relate to leave-taking 1) When to end the conversation: 2) How to take leave normally in English? (1) Find a suitable moment to take leave (2) Start the process of leave-taking Task 1:Do. Ex. 48 & Ex. 49 Task 2:Do Ex. 50 3) Do depart actually from somewhere (1) It is common for the guest to expressthanks or enjoyment concerning the visit. (2) It is polite for the host to see guests to the door and simply say goodbye to their Chinese guests. Task 3:Do Ex 51

  5. 7.1 Leave-taking 1) When to end the conversation: (1) After the dinner is over, the guest should stay for . at least half an hour before leave-taking. ① Don’t accept an invitation to dinner if you can’t stay for the whole evening. ②Don’t leave before the guest of honor or the oldest lady present makes the first move to go. ③If you have to leave early, you should quietly apologize to your host and slip out without being noticed, if possible.

  6. 7.1 Leave-taking 1) When to end the conversation: (1) After the dinner is over, the guest should stay for at least half an hour before leave-taking. (2)If there is a lull in the conversation, the guests may suggest that they leave. (3) Body language, such as slight restlessness or sitting on the edge of the chair, may indicate to either the host or the guest that one of them feels the conversation should come to an end, and the guest may take leave. (4) The guests take their departure at the appointed time.

  7. “Foreign language learners typically end their conversations too abruptly, and this seems to be particularly true in China.” -- Have you ever read the example and the description on page 90? -- What do you think of the problems which arose in the the example and in the description? -- From the example given by the author and also from Eve- Ann Prentice’s description in her article, we can learn that if Chinese guests want to take leave smoothly, ① Don’t frequently announce that they are leaving and get up and go within an amazingly brief amount of time. ② Don’t conduct leave-takings too abruptly. How do leave-takings normally take place in English?

  8. 7.1 Leave-taking 1) When to end the conversation: 2) How to take leave normally in English? (1) Find a suitable moment to take leave ① If discussion of a particular topic has naturally come to a close and there is silence for a few moments, this can often be an appropriate time. ② If the conversation is just drifting from one topic to another, and yet people feel that it is time to leave, they may have to try and end the discussion by giving shorter replies. Then when there is a slight break in the conversation, visitors can start the process of leave-taking.

  9. 2) How to take leave normally in English? (1) Find a suitable moment to take leave (2) Start the process of leave-taking ① Say that they need to leave by using phrases such as, ‘Well, I’m afraid I must be going now’ or ‘ Well, I think I’d better be leaving now.’ Often they are followed by a reason. For instance, a person might say, ‘Well, I’m afraid I must be going now. My husband will be waiting for me.’ Note a: Phrases like ‘I’ve wasted a lot of your time’ or ‘I’m sorry to have taken up so much of your time’ are not appropriate in a social context in English, and other phrases such as ‘Thank you for a lovely afternoon’ or ‘It’s been good to see you again’ should be used instead. Note b: The phrases ‘I’m leaving now’ and ‘I’ll go first’ are merely statements, and cannot be used to end a conversation.

  10. 2) How to take leave normally in English? (1) Find a suitable moment to take leave (2) Start the process of leave-taking ① Say that they need to leave by using phrases such as… ② Refer to the other person’s situation, e.g. ‘Well, I mustn’t hold you upany longer.’ Note:Comments such as ‘I’d better be going now. You must be very tired’ are not used in English unless the people are known to be ill. It is more normal to refer to people’s schedule and what they have to do. For instance, people might say ‘Well, I’d better let you get on with your work’ or if it is late at night, they might say ‘Well, I’d better let you get some sleep.’

  11. 2) How to take leave normally in English? (1) Find a suitable moment to take leave (2) Start the process of leave-taking ① Say that they need to leave by using certain phrases; ② Refer to the other person’s situation; ③ Refer back to the reasons for starting the conversation, e.g. ‘Well, I just wanted to know how you were.’ ④ Refer to any arrangements made, e.g. ‘So, I’ll see you on Saturday, then.’ Note 1: When people have started the process of leave- taking in one of these 4 ways, a few minutes are usually then spent in small-talk before the conversation is finally ended. • This is illustrated in Dialogue (a) on p. 92:

  12. Dialogue (a): Sarah takes her leave of Susan after visit or after dinner: --What is/ are your comment/ comments on this conversation? Let’s consider Conversation (b), on p. 93. --What can you see in this conversation? Note 2: After the small-talk, the conversation ends with a pair of expressions of farewell. Some of the most common are listed below: • Goodbye. • Bye. • See you. Note 3: If guests say they have to go, but the host genuinely feels it is too early, the host may protest. The guest may decide to accept the host’s persuasion to stay a little longer; • Read the sample conversation at the bottom of p. 93:

  13. 7.1 Leave-taking 1) When to end the conversation: 2) How to take leave normally in English? 3) Do depart actually from somewhere (1) When guests have gone through the preliminaries of the farewell and are at the door ready to leave, it is common for the guest to expressthanks or enjoyment concerning the visit by saying: • ‘Thank you for a lovely afternoon’ or • ‘I’ve very much enjoyed this afternoon’ (2) It is polite for the host to see guests to the door and simply say goodbye to their guests.

  14. Homework 1) Review what you have learned today. 2) Preview Part (2), Chapter 7: Leave-taking and other points (7.2, 7.3) 3) Prepare Ex. 52 – Ex. 55

  15. Thank you!

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