Ibunka-U4-Teacher's Book
Ibunka-U4-Teacher's Book
An intermediate-level EFL textbook
4 Having Guests in Your Home
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You and Your Culture Part 1
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WARM-UP SURVEY
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Which rooms in your house do you let guests (aside from relatives) into?
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Q3 just to drop by just to hang out to have drinks for a meal - LWȇV PRUH FRQYHQLHQW - Ζ ZDQW VRPH SULYDF\ - Ζ GRQȇW ZDQW WR FRRN - LWȇV D KDVVOH WR WLG\ XS - Ζ GRQȇW ZDQW SHRSOH WR VHH P\ WKLQJV - P\ KRXVH LV D PHVV to stay over • UHODWLYHV * • IULHQGV * • FROOHDJXHV • QHLJKERUV • RWKHU VOCABULARY WR JLYH D WRXU WR KHOS \RXUVHOI WR OHW JXHVWV LQWR a UHODWLYHV HQWU\ KDOO LQWLPDWH KDVVOH WR WLG\ XS * RU WKH UHODWLYHV IULHQGV RI P\ VSRXVH SDUWQHU FXUUHQWO\ E\ P\VHOI WR GURS E\ WR VWD\ RYHU Ʉ8QLW Ʉ I Ʉ+DYLQJ *XHVWV LQ 1. First, write your answers to Questions 1~5 in full sentences, giving reasons and opinions where you can. INTERVIEW Q1: Who do you currently live with? Q2: How often do people come to your home? Q3: What do people visit your house for? Q4: Which rooms in your house do you let guests into? Do you give them a tour of your house? Q5: Do you prefer to spend time with people in private homes, or in public places such as cafes? Why? 2. Ask the survey questions to three classmates and make notes of their answers. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 z Ʉ with his parents z Ʉ relatives: once a month z Ʉ friends: sometimes z Ʉ neighbors: once a year z Ʉ WJQFYN[JX RJFQd stay over z Ʉ KWNJSIX IWNSPX meal z Ʉ neighbors: drop by z Ʉ friends: living room, my bedroom z Ʉ neighbors: entry hall z Ʉ Tour? Never! z Ʉ prefers cafes in general z Ʉ sometimes invites friends when his parents are not home Example 1DPH Jun Partner 1 1DPH Partner 2 1DPH proved skills Partner 3 1DPH Ʉ8QLW Ʉ I Ʉ+DYLQJ *XHVWV LQ 1RZ OHWȇV WKLQN DERXW -DSDQHVH VRFLHW\ DQG VRPH GLHUHQFHV EHWZHHQ YDULRXV JURXSV Write sentences using words and phrases from these lists. EXPRESSION 1 1. Ζ WKLQN WKDW LQ -DSDQ XQLYHUVLW\ VWXGHQWV VRFLDOL]H LQ UHVWDXUDQWV SUHIHU WR KRPHPDNHUV JR IRU DIWHU ZRUN GULQNV UDWKHU WKDQ VDODULHG ZRUNHUV HDW RXW ZLWK IULHQGV HOGHUO\ SHRSOH LQYLWH SHRSOH RYHU 2. ΖQ P\ RSLQLRQ DUH PRUH OLNHO\ WKDQ SHRSOH OLYLQJ DORQH KRVW SDUWLHV DW KRPH FRXSOHV ZLWK \RXQJ FKLOGUHQ VRFLDOL]H RXWGRRUV WR LQYLWH SHRSOH LQWR WKHLU KRPH PHHW SHRSOH LQ FDIHV 3. +RZ DERXW \RX" $UH \RX OLNH PRVW RWKHUV LQ -DSDQ RU GR \RX KDYH GLHUHQW YLHZV" Write more sentences about Japanese society, adding your own opinions or habits. EXPRESSION 2 0\ IHHOLQJ 0\ JXHVV LV WKDW OLNH WR Ζ JHQHUDOO\ Ζ XVXDOO\ DQG GR WKH VDPH PRVW -DSDQHVH VRPH -DSDQHVH XQLYHUVLW\ VWXGHQWV VRFLDOL]H LQ UHVWDXUDQWV EXW Ζ SUHIHU WR LQYLWH SHRSOH RYHU VOCABULARY KRPHPDNHUV WR LQYLWH SHRSOH RYHU WR VRFLDOL]H WR KRVW a RXWGRRUV 0\ JXHVV LV WKDW Ȑ JHQHUDOO\ Ʉ8QLW Ʉ I Ʉ+DYLQJ *XHVWV LQ People in Other Cultures Part 2 People from a range of cultural backgrounds responded to the ΖEXQND 6XUYH\ on this topic. Here DUH D IHZ RI WKHLU UHVSRQVHV IRU \RX WR UHDG DQG WKLQN DERXW SURVEY Q1 In the culture you grew up in, is it common to invite people into one's home to socialize? How about in other cultures you have experienced? 1 Yes. It is very common. In fact, when I was growing up, it wasn’t uncommon for my friends to be over at my parents’ house, even when I \FXSƍY YMJWJ . XTRJYNRJX WJYZWSJI MTRJ KWTR R^ UFWY YNRJ OTG YT ƳSI friends in my basement playing video games with my brothers. Billy &DQDGLDQ DFFRXQWV PDQDJHU OLYHV LQ -DSDQ 4-01 2 I am American and I have a fairly open attitude towards socializing at home. I enjoy inviting people over casually, for a drink or coffee, for example. But for my Japanese wife, there is no such thing as a "casual" visit from a guest. For her, the house is reserved almost exclusively for visits from family. Bob $PHULFDQ SURIHVVRU OLYHV LQ -DSDQ 4-02 3 I don’t mind meeting people at restaurants, but all my friends have come to my place and had dinner together many times. I can open up and show my true self that way. If someone had never visited my home, I would feel strange about calling that person a friend. Maya 6SDQLVK SKRWRJUDSKHU KDV OLYHG LQ WKH 8. 4-03 COMPREHENSION 1 Read the responses and mark the statements true or false . VOCABULARY QRW XQFRPPRQ IRU a WR a EDVHPHQW IDLUO\ DWWLWXGH QR VXFK WKLQJ DV a UHVHUYHG IRU a True False 1 ΖQ WKH FXOWXUH %LOO\ JUHZ XS LQ PRVW SHRSOH GRQȇW XVXDOO\ VRFLDOL]H LQ WKHLU KRPHV 2 %RE DQG KLV ZLIH KDYH YHU\ VLPLODU YLHZV DERXW LQYLWLQJ SHRSOH WR WKHLU KRXVH 3 0D\D EHOLHYHV WKDW VKRZLQJ VRPHRQH \RXU OLYLQJ VSDFH LV DQ LPSRUWDQW SDUW RI IULHQGVKLS H[FOXVLYHO\ WR RSHQ XS OLYLQJ VSDFH Ʉ8QLW Ʉ I Ʉ+DYLQJ *XHVWV LQ COMPREHENSION 2 5HDG WKH UHVSRQVHV DQG ȴOO LQ WKH JDSV ZLWK WKH FRUUHFW ZRUGV Q2 Do you usually give a tour of your home to guests? 4 Sure, I do. I want them to be able to really UHOD[ . Once I’ve shown them around most of the rooms and where everything is, my guests are free to KHOS themselves to any food or drink, and then they don’t QHHG me to guide them. In this way, they can truly IHHO at home. KHOS UHOD[ IHHO QHHG Jeremy $PHULFDQ FRRN KDV OLYHG LQ ΖWDO\ 4-04 5 No. When I was a teenager I used to EULQJ friends to my bedroom so we could chat in private. But now that I’m an adult and I KDYH my own place, nobody comes to my bedroom. I would never WKLQN of showing that space to people now, even my close friends. We just KDQJ RXW in the living room or the kitchen. KDQJ RXW WKLQN KDYH EULQJ Isabelle )UHQFK FRQVXOWDQW KDV OLYHG LQ WKH 86 4-05 Which one of the survey responses on pages 29 and 30 was most interesting to you? Explain your choice, using the vocabulary in the box below. Then discuss your choice with classmates. DISCUSSION V UHVSRQVH WR EH WKH PRVW LQWULJXLQJ B Ζ IRXQG %LOO\ A Ɍ Ζ QHYHU LPDJLQHG WKDW Ȑ C Ɍ A B C 1 Ζ QHYHU LPDJLQHG WKDW Ȑ 2 ΖQ P\ H[SHULHQFH Ȑ 3 $V IRU PH Ȑ 4 Ζ GLGQ
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She showed me all over the house, and told me to help myself to any food to make my own breakfasts and lunches. At ƳWXY . \FX YTT XM^ YT J[JS TUJS YMJ KWNILJ G^ R^XJQK FSI GFWJQ^ FYJ FS^YMNSL YMJ ƳWXY \JJP . HFS QFZLM FGTZY NY ST\ GJHFZXJ ST\ . XJJ that hosts and guests sometimes have very different expectations. Manami -DSDQHVH VDOHV VWD KDV OLYHG LQ $XVWUDOLD 4-07 True False 6 'DYH IHHOV GLVDSSRLQWHG WKDW KH DQG KLV ZLIH GRQȇW VRFLDOL]H WRJHWKHU 7 0DQDPL IRXQG LW HDV\ WR IUHHO\ WDNH IRRG IURP KHU KRVW PRWKHUȇV IULGJH Draw a simple PDQJD based on the topic of this unit. It may be from your experience or your imagination. CREATIVITY 1 2 3 4 VOCABULARY LQ WKDW VHQVH WR OHDG D a OLIH GLVFRQQHFWHG FKDUPLQJ EDUHO\ Ʉ8QLW Ʉ I Ʉ+DYLQJ *XHVWV LQ 4 Having Guests in Your Home One Step Further ACTIVITIES Here are some more responses from the Ibunka Survey on the topic of the home as a social space. Let’s examine them for underlying cultural trends. We can see that the language in many responses hints at two basic patterns. )25 7($&+(56 92&$%8/$5< SURVEY LOOKING FOR PATTERNS CULTURAL PATTERN A: Socializing outside of the home CULTURAL PATTERN B: Socializing in the home In other cultures, houses welcome guests on a regular basis because having people over for meals, drinks, etc. is considered an important part of friendship. In those cultures, it is important to keep one’s house tidy and accessible enough that you can welcome visitors at any time. In some cultures, the inside of the house is seen as a private place that people outside one’s immediate circle are not expected to enter. People feel more comfortable getting together in public places like cafes and restaurants. Read through the Ibunka Survey responses below. Highlight in one color the words and phrases that hint at Cultural Pattern A: Socializing outside DQG LQ DQRWKHU FRORU WKH SDUWV WKDW UHȵHFW Cultural Pattern B: Socializing in the home. You can work and discuss this in pairs or small groups. 9MJ ƳWXY YNRJ . \FX NS[NYJI YT F UFWY^ FY F KWNJSIX MTRJ NS &RXYJWIFR I took an expensive store-bought cake. But when I arrived, I saw that other guests were bringing simple things like a homemade pasta dish, or nothing at all - we were all students on a limited budget. I got used to that relaxed attitude after a while. -DSDQHVH IHPDOH WHDFKHU OLYHV LQ WKH 1HWKHUODQGV 1 The houses I saw in Ireland had a lot of closets. When I returned to Japan, I realized that the stuff I buy tends to pile up around me, because my home has very little storage. I can’t have visitors just dropping by without notice, and if I wanted to invite someone over it would require a lot of preparation, so I hardly ever do it. -DSDQHVH PDOH FRPSDQ\ HPSOR\HH KDV OLYHG LQ ΖUHODQG 2 In Australia, it is [JW^ HTRRTS YT NS[NYJ UJTUQJ T[JW KTW F RJFQ FSI TW IWNSPX . It’s not such a big deal for most people. $XVWUDOLDQ IHPDOH FRQVXOWDQW OLYHV LQ -DSDQ 3 I often eat out here in Kyoto where I live. The quality of food and hospitality is really quite high, and the prices pretty cheap, so NYX JFX^ YT ƳSI F LTTI UQFHJ YT XUJSI YNRJ \NYM others. Sometimes I feel parties and events can be a little too stiff and ritualised, but eating out and talking with friends (and co-workers who become friends) is usually lots of fun. $XVWUDOLDQ PDOH WUDQVODWRU OLYHV LQ -DSDQ 4 I usually socialize outside the home, that is, in a cafe or restaurant. I think one of the reasons for this is that inviting someone to your home means inviting them into a very personal and private space, so you have to be careful not to give them the wrong impression. -DSDQHVH PDOH EDQNHU KDV OLYHG LQ )UDQFH DQG &DQDGD 5 1 VWRUH ERXJKW FDNH RQ D OLPLWHG EXGJHW UHOD[HG DWWLWXGH 2 FORVHW VWRUDJH WR GURS E\ ZLWKRXW QRWLFH KDUGO\ HYHU 3 QRW D ELJ GHDO 4 WR HDW RXW KRVSLWDOLW\ VWL ULWXDOLVHG 5 WR VRFLDOL]H WR JLYH a WKH ZURQJ LPSUHVVLRQ Ʉ One Step Further Ʉ I Ʉ8QLW Ʉ I Ʉ+DYLQJ *XHVWV LQ 6 I like having people over to my home to socialize. I love to cook and to host. Unless I was paying for my guests, I would feel cheap inviting people to a restaurant. If I wanted to see my friends, I would invite them to my home. $XVWUDOLDQ *HUPDQ IHPDOH VSHHFK WKHUDSLVW OLYHV LQ $XVWUDOLD 6 Yes, here in Japan things are quite different from France; \J ITSY TKYJS NS[NYJ UJTUQJ YT our house, even family. For example, when my Japanese wife’s parents visit, we will pay for a hotel for them, even though they come from far away. They don’t stay long at our place, either. In order to adapt to the local culture and especially to the wishes of my Japanese wife, I have gotten used to not welcoming people to our home very often. I miss it. )UHQFK PDOH SURIHVVRU OLYHV LQ -DSDQ 7 In my experience, Japanese homes are a cluttered mess, especially if kids are involved. Ours is a disaster, and I do not enjoy having people over. After a while, this "who cares" attitude sinks in FSI NYX OZXY YTT time-consuming to bother with tidying up. &DQDGLDQ IHPDOH KRPHPDNHU OLYHV LQ -DSDQ 8 I once visited a Japanese colleague without pre-arrangement. This happened by chance; I went hiking, got lost, and stumbled across her residence. She made me wait outside while she tidied YMJ MTZXJ KTW FGTZY ƳKYJJS RNSZYJX GJKTWJ \JQHTRNSL RJ NSXNIJ . This was 35 years ago. I have not visited a Japanese colleague unexpectedly since then. %ULWLVK PDOH FKHI OLYHV LQ -DSDQ 9 Tidying up the house does not seem as important as in France, since the space remains private and will not be seen by outsiders. French people often feel that Japanese homes are cluttered, not managed enough, and that they are not designed to be beautiful on a daily basis. In France, people look for beauty and functionality, but in Japan, I feel people are preoccupied with functionality and don’t worry about beauty. )UHQFK IHPDOH WHDFKHU OLYHV LQ -DSDQ 10 Most Japanese houses I visited were often full to T[JWƴT\NSL \NYM stuff, just piled up. I guess this can largely be put down to the size of houses, or lack of storage options. $XVWUDOLDQ IHPDOH FDUHHU FRXQVHORU KDV OLYHG LQ )UDQFH DQG 0RURFFR 11 WR KRVW WR IHHO FKHDS 7 WR DGDSW WR a 8 D FOXWWHUHG PHVV WR EH LQYROYHG GLVDVWHU WR KDYH SHRSOH RYHU ZKR FDUHV DWWLWXGH WR VLQN LQ WLPH FRQVXPLQJ SUH DUUDQJHPHQW WR VWXPEOH DFURVV a WR WLG\ XQH[SHFWHGO\ 9 10 RQ D GDLO\ EDVLV IXQFWLRQDOLW\ WR EH SUHRFFXSLHG ZLWK a 11 WR EH RYHUȵRZLQJ ZLWK a SLOHG XS ODUJHO\ WR SXW a GRZQ WR a Write a paragraph on the topic of having guests in your home. Include your opinions and reactions to the cultural patterns you found in these survey responses. EXPRESSION Ʉ8QLW Ʉ I Ʉ+DYLQJ *XHVWV LQ ISBN 978-4-905343-30-1 C1085 ¥2500E 定価：本体2500円+税 アルマ出版 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION as experienced by REAL PEOPLE Many people who live or have lived abroad shared their thoughts in the Ibunka Survey , on a variety of everyday topics. This textbook is based on their responses. Who is this textbook appropriate for? Students in intermediate-level EFL classes at Japanese universities: SURVEY b general English b communication b content-based Q1 Until what age did you sleep in the same bed as your parents (if you did)? What is original about it? It introduces some basic topics of intercultural communication by focusing on everyday situations such as school, clubs, and family relationships. Why is that important? Because focusing on everyday situations, rather than abstract concepts, makes it easier for students: (1) to explore the topics (even if they have limited life experience), so that they actually can expand their worldview; (2) to express their habits and opinions meaningfully, so classes are lively and fun. 1 I probably never slept in the same bed as my parents. I was put in a crib from a very young age. Then my parents probably put the crib and me in another room very soon after that, when I was just a few months old. In my country, privacy for parents is very important. The parents’ bed should remain a place for the couple, not for the family. Bill American, surveyor, has lived in Mexico 9-01 Such opinions and experiences, coming from a range of individuals, provide general hints about cultural patterns, not debatable “truths” about cultures. 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