U儿合Pre-readingActivities:Listening4. The author considers the Japanese conversationalstyletobeA) easier to adjust to (适应)B)morestrictly（严谨地）organizedC) more traditionalD) better
Pre-reading Activities: Listening 4. The author considers the Japanese conversational style to be _. A) easier to adjust to (适应) B) more strictly (严谨地) organized C) more traditional D) better B) more strictly (严谨地) organized
四奇Pre-readingActivities:Listening5.Theauthor concludes thatA) once you know the differences, it is easy to adjustto themB) because she is American, she will never reallyunderstandJapanC) life will be much easier for her students than itwas for herD)it remains difficult to switch from one style toanotherScript△7
Pre-reading Activities: Listening 5. The author concludes that _. A) once you know the differences, it is easy to adjust to them B) because she is American, she will never really understand Japan C) life will be much easier for her students than it was for her D) it remains difficult to switch from one style to another D) it remains difficult to switch from one style to another Script
奇Pre-ReadingActivities:ScriptWhenImoved to Japan,Ioftenhad troubletalking withJapanesepeople. WheneverI tried to join a conversation, the others would looksurprised and suddenly stop talking.I knew I was doing somethingwrong, butI didn'tknowwhat.MaybeIcanexplain myproblem by comparing conversationstocertain types of ballgames.A Western-style conversation is like agameof tennis.I start by“serving"a topic and I expect someone to hit itback by commenting on it in some way.There's no waiting aroundWhoever's nearest and quickest steps up and hits the “ball
Pre-Reading Activities: Script When I moved to Japan, I often had trouble talking with Japanese people. Whenever I tried to join a conversation, the others would look surprised and suddenly stop talking. I knew I was doing something wrong, but I didn’t know what. Maybe I can explain my problem by comparing conversations to certain types of ballgames. A Western-style conversation is like a game of tennis. I start by “serving” a topic and I expect someone to hit it back by commenting on it in some way. There’s no waiting around. Whoever’s nearest and quickest steps up and hits the “ball
奇Pre-Reading Activities: Scriptdifferent.Japanese conversations,however, are completelyThey're more like bowling.When it's your turn, you step up to the lineand carefully roll the ball down the lane.Then everyone else standsaround and watches,pausing at the end to record your“score."Twopeople never talk at the same time, and no one has to connect whatthey say to what the last person said.This explains why everyone reacted so strangely when I startedjumping into conversations in Japan.By following the Western rules, itwas likeI was playing the wrong game.Ikept jumping in when it wasn'tmyturn
Pre-Reading Activities: Script Japanese conversations, however, are completely different. They’re more like bowling. When it’s your turn, you step up to the line and carefully roll the ball down the lane. Then everyone else stands around and watches, pausing at the end to record your “score.” Two people never talk at the same time, and no one has to connect what they say to what the last person said. This explains why everyone reacted so strangely when I started jumping into conversations in Japan. By following the Western rules, it was like I was playing the wrong game. I kept jumping in when it wasn’t my turn
合Pre-ReadingActivities:ScriptNowI see why my Japanese students have so much troubleconversing naturally in English.Even when they know enough of thelanguage, it's hard for them to get used to jumping in to hit theconversational "ball." If you've been trained all your life to play onegame, it's very hard to switch to another even after someone explainstherules
Pre-Reading Activities: Script Now I see why my Japanese students have so much trouble conversing naturally in English. Even when they know enough of the language, it’s hard for them to get used to jumping in to hit the conversational “ball.” If you’ve been trained all your life to play one game, it’s very hard to switch to another even after someone explains the rules