Unit 2 Business in Diferents Cultures

Reading

Listen and read this guide to business etiquette then, choose the correct answers. Say four things you have learned from the text.

What should you NOT do when visiting Japan?

-give your host a gift

-bow when you meet someone

-leave food on your plate after a meal

-look a person in the eyes during an introduction

What should business travelers do before doing business other countries?

-purchase reasonable gifts

-learn the country´s language

-research the country´s etiquette

-memorize new partner´s surname

According to the passage, when do British people shake hands?

-when greeting business partners in the morning

-when first being introduced to someone

-when accepting a gift

-when entering someone´s house

Speaking

With a partner, act out the roles below, based on the dialogue from task 6. Then switch roles.

Hello good afternoon my dear Eduardo, the reason for my mail is next week I will be visiting your country and I would like to help you learn a little about your culture, that I meet with the director of Coca-Cola and I would like make a good impression