Фбгоу впо мати российский государственный

SKILLS CHECKLIST


A. Before meeting business partners and fellow professionals from other countries, you could find out about their country:

1. 
   the actual political situation
   
2. 
   cultural and regional differences
   
3. 
   religion(s)
   
4. 
   the role of women in business and in society as a whole
   
5. 
   transportation and telecommunications systems
   
6. 
   the economy
   
7. 
   the main companies
   
8. 
   the main exports and imports
   
9. 
   the market for the business sector which interests you
   
10. 
    competitors
    

You might also want to find out:

1. 
   which topics are safe for small talk
   
2. 
   which topics are best avoid
   

B. If you are going to visit another country, find out about:

1. 
   the conventions regarding socializing
   
2. 
   attitudes towards foreigners
   
3. 
   the extent to which public, business and private lives are missed or are kept
   

separate

4. 
   conventions regarding food and drink
   
5. 
   attitudes towards gifts
   

C. You might also like to find out about:

1. 
   the weather
   
2. 
   public holidays
   
3. 
   the conventions regarding working hours
   
4. 
   leisure interests
   
5. 
   dress
   
6. 
   body language
   
7. 
   language
   

Unit 3


WRITING.
Make recommendations to your staff (in a written form) about cultural issues that may affect the communication.


TEXT 2.
1. The following text is about cultural diversity. Read it through once and decide which of the three statements (A, B or C) given below the extract offers the most accurate summary.