新编实用英语综合教程3 unit4 training across cultures

Unit|FourTraining

AcrossCultures高等教育出版社高等教育电子音像出版社UnitGoals:WhatYouShouldLearntoDo1.Introducejoborientationtraining2.Explaincorporatepolicies3.Careforthefreshhands4.Talkabouttheincome5.Discussthetrainingprogramme6.WriteaninvitationforaconferenceWhatYouShouldKnowAbout1.Culturedifferenceswouldcausestereotypesandmisunderstandings2.WhyyoushouldkeepchangingintheITage3.ConferenceinvitationContentsSectionⅤAppreciatingCultureTipsSectionⅣMaintainingaSharpEyeSectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceSectionⅡBeingAllEarsSectionⅢTryingYourHandSectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceTalkingFollowtheSamplesIntroductionActOutBusinessCommunicationPutinUseMostcompaniesoffersometypeofjoborientationtrainingwhichintroducesnewemployeestothecompanyandexplainscorporatepoliciestothem.PattyLuwrotealettertoEasternConsultingGroupfortheirApriltraining.Nowlet’sreadthelettershewrotetotheconsultingagency.IntroductionUnit|FourIntroductionUnit|FourIntroductionBackUnit|Four

Manager:Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen!Welcometoourtrainingprogramme.

NewEmployees:Goodmorning.

Manager:Asyouknow,allournewemployeeswill

haveanorientationtrainingbefore

they

startworking.Pleasecometothefirst

orientationmeetingtomorrow

morning

wherewewillintroduceyoutotherules

andregulationsaboutourhotel.NewEmployees:Excuseme,couldyoupleasetellus

whereweshouldstartfrom?

Manager:Well,Ithinkthefirstessentialthingistheappearance.Fromnowon,you’llbeworkingforthishotel,andyourpersonalappearanceandbehaviourareessential.Youshouldalwayskeepcleanandtidy,payattentiontoyourhair,uniforms,shoesandnails.Andyou,gentlemen,arenotallowedtohaveabeard.NewEmployees:Whatelseshouldwepayattentionto?Manager:Youshouldalsorememberyouareworkinginateam.Soteamworkisofparticularsignificance.NewEmployees:Youmeanweshouldbegoodteamplayers?Manager:Yes,andyoumustknowthehotel’sserviceswell.Ithinkthat’sallIhavetotellyouforthepresent.Thankyouforcomingandseeallofyoutomorrowmorning.NewEmployees:Seeyoutomorrow.FollowtheSamples1AbouttheOrientationTraining2TrainingaNewSecretaryMs.Wang:Ms.Li,couldyoutellmehowtooperatethelaserprinter?

Ms.Li:Yes,letmeshowyou.First,switchtheprinter’spoweron.Thepower

switchis

here,OK?Ms.Wang:Uh-uh.

Ms.Li:Next,openthemenuforPrint.Ms.Wang:Yes,I’vegotit.

Ms.Li:Thensetthepagenumberandthenumberofcopies.Ms.Wang:WhatifIwanttwocopiesofthefile?

Ms.Li:Then,clickthenumberofcopies,that’s2inyourcase.Andhereitis.Gotit?Ms.Wang:Yes,Ithinkso.CanItrynow?

Ms.Li:Ofcourse...Howdoyoufeelaboutusingthisnewsystem?Ms.Wang:I’mprettycomfortablewithit.Thankyou.

Ms.Li:You’rewelcome.BackActOutHereisagroupofshortdialogues.Followtheexamplesandmakemoreconversationswithyourpartner.BackPutinUse1Imagineyourcompanyhastohiresomenewemployees.Everyemployeehastobetrainedbeforebeingputintoworkpositions.YouandBillarediscussingthetrainingprogramme.CompletethefollowingdialoguebytranslatingtheChineseintoEnglish.You:Hi,Bill,mayIdiscussthetrainingprogrammewithyou?Bill:Sure,comein.Haveaseat,please.What’stheproblem?You:Nowwe’regoingto1______________________(聘用更多人员).Oneproblemwehavehereis2__________________________________________________(由谁来培训和监管新员工).Thesedays,we’reabitshorthanded,anditcostsalottotrainnewemployees.Bill:Whatkindoftrainingareyougoingtooffer?You:Twoweeks’trainingwithanadditionalweekforeachnewemployeeworkingunderasupervisor.3_________________________________________________________________________________________(培训一个员工上岗独立工作一般要花3周时间).Butinthelastweek,theproductivityofthesupervisorusuallydropsby50%.Normally,ittakesthreeweekstotrainanemployeebeforehe/shecanworkonhis/herownhire/employmorepeoplewhowilltrainandsupervisethenewemployeeswehire

Bill:That’swhereyou’rewrong:4_________________________(培训班时间过长).Nowadays,almostalloperationsarecomputerized.Itmightbepossibletoreducethetrainingtimewiththehelpofthecomputer.You:5__________________________________________________________________________________________________(多数新员工根本不懂计算机，因此教他们使用计算机也需要时间).Sothetrainingtimecan’tbereduced.Bill:Thenwhydon’tyouchangetogroupsupervision,withonepersonsupervisingthewholegroup?6_____________________________________(这种方式可以缩短培训时间)andfreeyoursupervisors.ThatwayyoucancutdownthetrainingtimethetrainingsessionsaretoolongButthenewemployeesdon’tknowanythingaboutthecomputeranditalsotakestimetotrainthemtousethecomputer

You:Pleasesitdown,Mr.Wang.Iwouldliketogiveyousomeinformationonthesecuritysysteminourhotel,1________________________________.(主要是关于防火和办公室安全。)Employee:Thankyou.You:Alltheroomsareequippedwithsmokesensors,2___________________________________________________.(并由自动喷水系统控制。)Employee:MayIknowifthepipesofthesprinklersystemareinthebasement?You:Yes,theyare.3__________________________.(讲解完毕我就带各位到处看看。)Employee:Bytheway,whereistheexit?You:Thereis4_________________________________________.(在每个楼层走廊的两端都有安全出口。)Employee:Whatifanythingurgenthappensintheelevator?You:5________________________________________________.(你可以拨打电梯电话上的应急号码。)2ImagineyouareasecurityofficerfromSecurityDepartment.Youareexplainingtoanewemployeeaboutthesecuritysysteminthehotel.CompletethefollowingdialoguebytranslatingtheChineseintoEnglish.mainlyonfirepreventionandofficesafetyandcontrolledbytheautomaticsprinklersystemI’llshowyouaroundafterthetalkoneateitherendofthecorridoroneachfloorYoucandialtheemergencynumberonthetelephonesetthereBackBusinessCommunicationTranslation3Supposeyouaregoingtoprovideastafftrainingcoursetothecompanywhichhasjustboughtyoursoftwareproduct.Now,youarerequiredtogiveabriefaccountofthetrainingprogrammetotheclient.YouaregivensomeinformationinChinese,readitcarefullyandgetreadytotranslateitorally.我们决定对贵方雇员进行该软件操作的培训。通过培训，贵方员工将熟悉该系统的基本功能和特点。同时，他们也会了解一些相关的计算机辅助软件。培训后，他们将能操作和使用上述软件系统及相关的计算机辅助软件。培训费用均由我方负责。Key:

We’regoingtogiveanoperationaltrainingcourseonthissoftwaretoyourstaff.Throughthetraining,youremployeeswillgetfamiliarizedwiththebasicfunctionsandfeaturesofthesystem.Meanwhile,theywillalsogainsomeknowledgeoftherelatedcomputer-aidedsoftware.Aftertrainingtheywillbeabletooperateandusethesoftwaresystemaswellastherelevantcomputer-aidedsoftware.Wewillberesponsibleforallthetrainingcost.BackSECTIONIIBeingAllEarsListeningListenandRespondListenandJudgeListenandReadListenandTranslateListenandJudge1Listentoadialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).WriteT/Faccordingly.WangisgoingtotakeoverLi’sjobasasecretary.2)LitellsWangsomethingabouttheofficeequipmentfirst.3)Theworkinghoursinthemorningarefromeighttotwelve.4)Theworkinghoursintheafternoonarefromtwotosix.5)Intheboss’sopinion,it’simportanttokeepeverythinginorder.Script

Li:MissWang,youwillbetakingovermyjobasthesecretaryherefromnext

Mondayon.

Nowletmetellyouabouttheofficerulesfirst.Wang:Thankyou,Mrs.Li.It’sveryimportantformetoknowaboutthem.

Li:Theworkinghoursarefromeighttotwelveinthemorningandfromoneto

fiveinthe

afternoon.Besurenottobelateorabsent.Wang:I’malwayspunctual.

Li:Tobeagoodsecretary,you’llhavetobequitefamiliarwiththeoffice

routinesandtryto

learntodoeverythingasquicklyaspossible.Wang:Yes,I’lltrymybest.

Li:Andonemorething,ourbossmakesapointofkeepingeverythinginorder.

Soyou’d

betterbecarefulaboutthisanddon’tmovethingsabout.

Otherwise,he’llbeannoyed

withyou.Wang:OK.I’llbearthatinmind.Thanksalotforwhatyouhavetoldme.Script:BackListenandRespond2Listentothedialogueagainandgiveshortanswerstothefollowingquestions.1)WhenisMissWanggoingtotakeoverthejobasasecretary?2)WhatisMrs.LigoingtotellMissWang?3)Whatshouldonedoinordertobeagoodsecretary?4)Whatdoesthebossmakeapointofdoing?5)Whatshouldthesecretarydoinordertoavoidannoyingtheboss?FromnextMondayon.Abouttheofficerules.Oneshouldbequitefamiliarwithofficeroutinesandtrytolearntodoeverythingquickly.Keepingthingsinorder.Becarefulnottomovethingsabout.Script

Li:MissWang,youwillbetakingovermyjobasthesecretaryherefromnext

Mondayon.

Nowletmetellyouabouttheofficerulesfirst.Wang:Thankyou,Mrs.Li.It’sveryimportantformetoknowaboutthem.

Li:Theworkinghoursarefromeighttotwelveinthemorningandfromoneto

fiveinthe

afternoon.Besurenottobelateorabsent.Wang:I’malwayspunctual.

Li:Tobeagoodsecretary,you’llhavetobequitefamiliarwiththeoffice

routinesandtryto

learntodoeverythingasquicklyaspossible.Wang:Yes,I’lltrymybest.

Li:Andonemorething,ourbossmakesapointofkeepingeverythinginorder.

Soyou’d

betterbecarefulaboutthisanddon’tmovethingsabout.

Otherwise,he’llbeannoyed

withyou.Wang:OK.I’llbearthatinmind.Thanksalotforwhatyouhavetoldme.Script:BackI’mhappytotakethisopportunityto1__________ourtrainingprogrammesandhopethis2__________willbeofhelptoyou.Allourtrainingprogrammesaredesignedto3__________localstaffandmanagementto4__________properworkskillsanddevelopforeignlanguageabilities.Thepresentprogrammeis5__________tobeginonApril4,andfinishonApril8.Weexpectthetotalstayforthe6__________willbefivedaysatleast.Thatis,thetraineesshouldarriveontheeveningofApril3and7__________intheafternoonofApril8.Oneoftheuniqueaspectsofourprogrammesisthatcoursesare8__________withmaterialsthatcanmeetthetrainees’languagelevel,andmeettheneedsoftheircompanies.We9__________Englishtrainingwithjobrelatedtraininginsuchareasassecretarialsupport,marketing,negotiationandhumanresourcesmanagement.Candidatesfortrainingare10__________throughcomprehensivetesting.ListenandRead3Listentothefollowingpassageandfillintheblanksaccordingtotheinformationyouhaveheard.BackintroduceinformationenableacquireplannedtraineesleavedesignedcombinequalifiedListenandTranslate4YouaregoingtolistentoashortpassageandyoushouldtrytotranslatewhatyouhearintoChineseorally.Key:

我们是一家专业营销培训中心。我中心除提供常规的营销课程外，还有一些独特的课程供你选择，例如5种外语的培训。自2002年本中心成立以来，我们已用优质的教学和一流的学习环境为7000多人提供了培训。Back

Weareaprofessionalmarketingtrainingcentre.Besidesprovidingregularcoursesrelated

tomarketing,wealsooffersomeexclusivecoursesforyoutochoosefrom,suchascoursesoffive

foreignlanguages.Withhigh-qualityteachingandinatop-classlearningenvironment,wehave

providedtrainingformorethan7000peoplesincethecentrewasfoundedin2002.Script:BackSECTIONIIITryingYourHandAppliedWritingReadandSimulateSimulateandCreateGeneral

WritingWriteThroughCorrectingMistakesReadandJudgeWriteThroughTranslationWriteThroughDescribingaPictureReadandSimulate1Readthefollowingtwosamplesofinvitationsforanannualacademicconferenceandlearntowriteyourown.AppliedWritingBackReadandSimulate1Readthefollowingtwosamplesofinvitationsforanannualacademicconferenceandlearntowriteyourown.AppliedWriting敬爱的威廉博士：渝州学院管理系荣幸地邀请您为我院学术年会作客演讲，年会将于2011年8月13日（星期六）上午9:00在我院国际报告厅举行。学术讨论会的主题是“劳务培训面面观”。您作为这个领域的专家，我们相信您的观点将对我们很有价值。您将会收到更详细的通知，但是我们十分希望很快能收到您接受邀请的答复，以便我们能安排会议日程。主任赵林谨启2011年7月15日BackBackReadandJudge1DecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareT(true)orF(false)accordingtotheabovetwoletters.Back1TheannualacademicconferenceistobeheldattheInternationalLectureHallat9:00p.m.2ThethemeoftheconferenceisPerspectivesonLabourTraining.3TheChineseDepartmentofYuzhouCollegeofferedinvitationstoAmericandistinguishedguests.4LiuDongisthesymposiumcoordinatorofTheThreeGorgesCollegeofAppliedTechnology.5ProfessorSmithisafamousscholarinthefieldofSino-AmericanCulturalStudies.DearMs.Lu,IhavejustlearnedthatourTaiwanbranchwill1__________________________(举办一个培训项目)inlateMarchandearlyApril.Therefore,Mr.Jordan,ourin-housetrainingexpert,cannotbereleasedto2______________________________________________(主持新销售代表的培训项目)inTianjin.YoumaytalktoMr.Jordandirectlyto3___________________________(听听他的建议和过去的经验)intheChinateam.HemayhavemorevaluableideasthanIdo.Ihavebeeninterestedinourlastconversationon4_________________________(对外招聘培训人员).CanyoualsocontactMs.Jee,EasternConsultingGroup(Singapore)?Tomyknowledge,ECGisaprofessionaltrainingfirmthat5__________________________(在亚洲的声誉很好).Meanwhile,Iwillsendyoulastyear’strainingmaterialforyourreference.You6____________________________________________(可以和咨询公司一起把材料研究一下)sothattheyhaveanunderstandingof7_____________________________________(我们所期望的培训内容).WishyousuccessintheAprilprogramme.CharlesSheng2CompletethefollowingletteraccordingtotheChineseinthebrackets.SimulateandCreatehaveatrainingprogrammeconductthenewsalesrepresentativetrainingprogrammeseekhisadviceandpastexperiencesearchingforanoutsidetrainerenjoysagoodreputationinAsiamayreviewthematerialswiththeconsultingfirmwhatsortoftrainingcontentweexpectUnit|Four3WriteaninvitationforacademicconferenceaccordingtotheChinesegivenbelow.请以重庆应用技术学院建筑系系主任王勇的名义给美国的著名建筑学专家Dr.RobertWhite写一封邀请函，邀请他于今年10月光临该校讲学，并诚恳地希望他能接受邀请。收信人地址：StateUniversityofNewYork,685BaldyHall,NewYork14260ChongqingCollegeofAppliedTechnologyP.R.ChinaMay10,2011Dr.RobertWhiteStateUniversityofNewYork685BaldyHall,NewYork14260USABack3WriteaninvitationforacademicconferenceaccordingtotheChinesegivenbelow.DearDr.White,Iampleasedtolearnthatyourworkinthefieldofarchitectureiswellknown,IwouldliketoinviteyoutoourcollegetogiveusalectureinOctoberthisyear.ArchitecturehasalwaysbeenthetoppriorityatChongqingCollegeofAppliedTechnology,andIwouldbehonouredtohaveyouspeaktous.Isincerelyhopeyoucouldgiveusafavourablereplyatyourearliestconvenience.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Sincerelyyours,WangYongWangYongDeanoftheArchitectureDepartmentGeneral

WritingExpressingFunctions

Whendescribingtheuses,functions,structures,orworkingmechanicsofsomething,theauthor

shouldtrytobeobjective.Thesefeaturescanbeintroducedindifferentwayssuchasillustration,exemplification,

comparison,etc.Thekeypointhere,however,istobeaccurateandclearinwriting.Imperative

sentencepatternsarefrequentlyusedingivinginstructionsofusesandfunctions.BackInsertyourcardfaceupintothecardslotonthemachineteller.

Enteryoursix-digitalidentificationnumberonthenumberedbuttons.Pressthe“withdraw”buttonforeithercheckingorsavings.Entertheamountofthewithdrawal;andwaitforyourreceipttobeprinted.

Removeyourcardfromtheslot.Thedrawerwillopenwithyourreceiptandyourcashwithdrawalinfiftyoronehundreddollarbills.4Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.WriteThroughCorrectingMistakesBackToinsertyourcardfaceupintothecardslotonthemachineteller.2)Enteringyoursix-digitalidentificationnumberonthenumberedbuttons.3)Pressthe“withdraw”buttonforeithercheckingorsaving.4)Entertheamountofthewithdrawal;andwaitforyourreceipttoprint.5)Toremoveyourcardfromtheslot.Thedrawerwillopenwithyourreceiptandyourcashwithdrawalinfiftyoronehundreddollarbills.Digitalcamerasdon’tusefilmatall;instead,theystoredigitalimages.Whenyouchooseamobilephone,youshouldconsiderthetypeandcapacityofitsbattery.Whiletheflashisstillchargingandtheflashlampisblinking,theshutterwillnotrelease.Computersworkinnumerouswondersinmedicalscienceandspacetravel,aswellasinscientificresearch.Makesurethattheinstructionsfortheuseofthishighpressurecookerarestrictlyobserved.WriteThroughTranslationBack5TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.数码相机根本不用胶卷；而是存储数字图像。2)当你选择手机时，你应当考虑它的电池类型和容量。3)在闪光灯充电，而且闪光指示灯闪烁（blink）时，快门不打开。4)计算机在医学、航天以及科学研究中创造了无数奇迹。5)一定要严格遵守压力锅的使用说明。WriteThroughDescribingaPicture6TheOctopuscardisarechargeablestoredvaluesmartcardwhichisusedtoperformpaymentsinonlineorofflinesystemsinHongKong.Writeashortpassageofabout100wordsonthetopic:TheOctopusCard.YourwritingmustbebasedonthefollowingoutlinegiveninChinese.Youarealsogivensomewordsorexpressionsforreference.BackKey:LaunchedinSeptember1997forthemasstransitsystem,theOctopuscardsystemwasthefirstcontactlesssmartcardsystemintheworldandhassincegrownintoawidelyusedpaymentsystemforvirtuallyallpublictransportsystemsinHongKong.TheOctopusisalsousedforpaymentatconveniencestores,supermarkets,fast-foodrestaurants,carparks,andotherpoint-of-saleapplicationssuchasservicestationsandvendingmachines.ThesloganofOctopusCardLimitedanditsproducts(thecards)is“MakingEverydayLifeEasier”,whichispartofthemissionstatementofthecorporation.SECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyePASSAGEIPASSAGEIIInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsReadandCompleteReadandTranslateReadandSimulateReadandTranslateInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsReadandRewriteReadandThinkReadandJudgeInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageCulturalStereotypesAboutAmericansHereisalistofculturalstereotypeswhichEnglishlearnerswhohaveneverbeentotheUSorwhohaveneverhadanyAmericanfriendsmightfindinteresting.Readandseewhichofthefollowingareyourstereotypesandwhich,ifany,areaccuratedescriptionsoftheAmericanculture?PhysicalAppearanceandDress•MostAmericansareverytallwithblueeyesandblondhair.•AllAmericanmenareashandsomeasmoviestars.•MenintheUShavemuscularbuilds;theyresembleArnoldSchwarzeneggerorSylvesterStallone.Americanmenliketowearshort,sleevelessT-shirtstoshowofftheirphysiques.•Americanwomenareeitherunusuallyfatorunusuallythin,neverofnormalbuild.•WomenintheUSwearalotofmake-up.•Americanswearverybrightcoloursandtheywearsummerclotheseveninwinter.•ThetypicalAmerican“nativedress”isjeans,cowboyboots,andacowboyhat.WorkandLeisure•Americansspendalmostalldayatwork;theyhaveverylittlefreetime.•Althoughtheyareextremelypunctualandefficientintheirjobs,Americansdon’tconsidertheirworkimportant;familycomesfirst.•ThefirsttwothingsanAmericanwantstodiscussaresalaryandage.•Thetwomostpopularleisure-timeactivitiesintheUSaremoviesandvideos.•Youngpeopleusuallyjusttakewalksforfun,becausethey’renotallowedtodrinkorgotodiscos.CommunicationandSocialInteraction•Americansspeakveryquickly.Theyusetheirhandsalot,oftengesturinginanexaggeratedwaywhentheytalk.Theirstrangeintonationmakestheirspeechsoundlikesinging.•AmericanEnglishisextremelydifficulttounderstandbecausepeoplespeakasiftheywerechewinggum.•ThetypicalAmericanisoftenputtinghisfeetonadeskortable.Heyawnsalot,nevertryingtohideit.Ininternationalaffairsasinpersonallife,Americansdowhatevertheywantanddon’tcarewhatotherpeoplethink.Back

Didyouknowthatiftheworldpopulationwerereducedto100people,

61ofthemwouldbefromAsia,12fromEurope,13fromAfrica,and

14fromtheWesternhemisphere?Orthatonly7wouldspeakEnglish?

Howaboutthe69peoplewhowouldpractise

areligionotherthanChristianity?

Whenourworldisshrunktothesizeofavillage,it’seasytofindhow

diverseourfellowcoworkers,friends,andneighboursare.Andindeed,theworldisgettingsmaller.Newtechnologiesarebringingfarawaylandsstraighttoourdesktop,companiesareimportingfromandexportingtoforeigncountries,andemployersmore

than

everarehiringinternationalstafftobetterservethediversepopulation.Clearly,it’simpossibletograspcomplexculturaldifferencesinjustone

sitting,buttohelpyouinteractwithpeoplefromotherculturessuccessfully,Ihavelistedthefollowinghelpfultipsfrommyyearsoftrainingpractice.PASSAGEICulturalDiversityintheWorkplaceStereotypingIt’simportanttorememberwheninteractingwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures,nottostereotypethembasedonyourformerexperienceswiththeirculture.Peopledevelopdifferentsetsofvalues,preferences,andstylesofcommunicationbasedonadiversenumberoffactorsintheirlives.Justbecauseonepersonwasraisedinthe

samecountryasanotherdoesn’tmeanthey’llhold

thesamevalues.Language

Languageandcommunicationdifferencesarethemostdifficultobstacles

toovercome.Toeasecommunicationpressurewithnon-English

speakers,trytoavoidjargonwords,speakslowly,andbepatient.

Remember

theEnglishlanguageisinfamousforitsgrammaticalcomplexities,

andevennativeEnglishspeakerssometimesstumbleovercorrectspelling

andwordcontext.Timedifferences

MostAmericansmeasuretheirdailyscheduleonthehandsofa

clock,understandingproductivitythroughthemaximizationoftime.But

othercountries,especiallyLatinAmericanandAfricannations,oftensee

timeasplentifulratherthanfleeting.Theideaofstrictdeadlines,therefore,

canbeconfusingtonon-Westerners.12Individual

versus

collectiveOneofthemostimportantdifferencestoconsiderwhenworkingwithpeoplefromdifferentculturesistheindividualversuscollectivemindset.Forexample,manyAmericansoperateasindividuals,measuringtheirsuccessesorfailuresontheirindependentcontributionstotheircompany;thisisoftenvaluedasafeatureofindependenceandself-madesuccess.Collectivistcultures,ontheotherhand,valueemployeeswhoworkwellingroupsandhaveloyaltytowardotheremployeesaswellastheircompany.Thiscansometimesmakeitmoredifficulttomeasureaccomplishments

basedonWesternstandards.Culturaldiversitydoesn’tjustmeandifferencesindressandlanguage.Italsoencompassesdifferentwaysofthinking,managing,andcommunicating.Diversityisaconceptthatcountersdiscriminationandembracestheinclusionofpeoplewithvariousexperiencesandbackgroundssuchaseducation,parentalstatus,geographiclocation,language,andculture.Diversityisaboutlearningfromothers,providingsupportandrespecttothosewithsimilaranddifferentexperiences,andcreatinganencouragingworkplacethatwelcomesnewopinions.Whetherthey’reyourcoworkers,friends,orclients,it’salwaysimportanttobecourteous,respectful,andinvitingtoothers.Andifyoufind

yourselfstumblingaroundunfamiliarculturaltraits,remembermynumberonerule:“Justasktheperson.”5ExercisesBack43LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentences1.(Para.4)

It’simportanttorememberwheninteractingwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures,nottostereotypethembasedonyourformerexperienceswiththeirculture.Analysis:Inthissentence,itisaformalsubject,whilethefollowinginfinitivetoremember…istherealsubject.Intheinfinitive,wheninte