Cultural and language features of communicative style
Cultural features
Language features
1.
When making _______, certain
topics might be taboo such as
family, religion or politics. You
may have to avoid these subjects.
2.
The English talk about the
_______ all the time, that it is a
national obsession or fixation….
3.
It [weather-speak] can be used:
as a simple ______, as an ice-
breaker leading to conversation
on other matters, as a
‘________’,
‘_______’
or
‘displacement’ subject.
4.
It is not considered entirely
polite, for example, to _______
‘What do you do?’
5.
Types of hidden disagreement
include ____, vagueness in
reply, ______.
6.
Humour is used in numerous
ways: to establish a positive
atmosphere, to create a sense of
____, to bridge differences, to
introduce ____, to criticise, to
show _____ or _____ of a
person.
7.
British people have a quite
__________.
8.
Most people call their boss and
other colleagues by ____and
tutors usually expect students to
_______.
9.
Criticism should also preferably
be voiced in an ____.
10.
You will have to ______ when
you get the menu, ____ when
you place the order, ______
when get your dishes, _____
when the waiter takes away the
plates and even _____ when you
1.
Using ___, __
might
to make what you
say more tentative.
2.
Presenting your ______ view as not a
statement.
3.
Using a grammatical negative (adding
n't) to make a ______ more open and
therefore more negotiable.
4.
Using an ________ to prepare the
listener for your message.
5.
Adding _______ to make clear that you
recognise the unhelpfullness of your
response.
6.
Using words which qualify or restrict
what you say to make your position more
flexible (a ___ difficult, a ___problem).
7.
Using not with a ______ ward instead of
the obvious negative word (not very
convenient, I don't agree).
8.
Using a comparative (better, more
convenient) to ______your message.
9.
Using a _______form (I was
wondering) instead of a simple form (I
wondered) to make a suggestion more
flexible.
10.
Using _____ as an important way of
making the message more effective (It
is
important...).
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