Name Cards; Introduction Manners Lecturer : Gu Yue-qiu Experiencing English 1 Experiencing English 1 Huzhou Vocational & Technological College

Teaching Objectives 能力目标： 1) Enable each of the freshmen to write a correct, appropriate and practical name card for himself or herself. 2) Enable the freshmen to get to know how to introduce two people to each other and remember the precedence (the rules in which people are addressed first, greeted, etc.). 2) Enable the freshmen to get to know how to introduce two people to each other and remember the precedence (the rules in which people are addressed first, greeted, etc.). 知识目标： Make students know the format of a name card, and get to know what should be included in a name card; Make them be familiar with the rules or tips of introducing two people to each other; Make them be familiar with the rules or tips of introducing two people to each other; 教学重点： The format and the content of the name card. The rules or tips of introducing two people to each other; The rules or tips of introducing two people to each other; 教学难点 : What should be included in a name card. How to introduce two people in good manners; How to introduce two people in good manners; Experiencing English 1 Experiencing English 1

Pre-class Questions and Answers Pre-class Questions and Answers Q1. Could you tell me what your major is ? Q1. Could you tell me what your major is ? International trade. International trade. Q2. Could you tell me something about your future career?/ What are you expected to do in the field of your future career? Briefly, we’ll do business home and abroad( a lot of business trips and business activities and so on ). Briefly, we’ll do business home and abroad( a lot of business trips and business activities and so on ). Q3.What, do you think, can make it easy for you to remember and connect other businessmen when necessary? Name cards. Name cards. Experiencing English 1 Experiencing English 1

Group Discussion and Peer Comparison Now you are asked to design name cards for yourselves. Now you are asked to design name cards for yourselves. 1) Make a group at random with three to six members; 1) Make a group at random with three to six members; 2) Discuss what should be included in a name card; 2) Discuss what should be included in a name card; 3) You each design a name card for yourself (Requirements: The name should be your own name, but other information can be made up); 3) You each design a name card for yourself (Requirements: The name should be your own name, but other information can be made up); 4) Compare each other’s name card after you have written it; 4) Compare each other’s name card after you have written it; 5) One is chosen in a group to compete with the ones representing the other groups. 5) One is chosen in a group to compete with the ones representing the other groups. Experiencing English 1 Experiencing English 1

Questions and Answers Q1. Why is it important for people in modern times to have a name card, especially for businessmen? Because it is very convenient for them to keep in touch with their partners when necessary. Because it is very convenient for them to keep in touch with their partners when necessary. Q2.What should be included in a name card, which you have discussed in your group? A person’s name, work unit, professional title or rank, zip code, telephone/ fax number, address and so on. A person’s name, work unit, professional title or rank, zip code, telephone/ fax number, address and so on. Q3. How can it be arranged with so much information in it? Experiencing English 1 Experiencing English 1

The Format and the Content in a Name Card A name card is usually divided into two parts: A name card is usually divided into two parts: 1) one’s work unit (which should be capitalized) 1) one’s work unit (which should be capitalized) The first part:2) one’s name (phonetic letters) The first part:2) one’s name (phonetic letters) 3) one’s professional title or rank. 3) one’s professional title or rank. (Sometimes the order is not fixed, just according to what the designer wants to emphasize.) (Sometimes the order is not fixed, just according to what the designer wants to emphasize.) 4)one’s detailed address & its zip code 4)one’s detailed address & its zip code The second part:5) one’s telephone/ fax number The second part:5) one’s telephone/ fax number 6) address and so on 6) address and so on Experiencing English 1 Experiencing English 1

A Role Play Situation: Situation: Students acting as the roles they have Students acting as the roles they have made up in their name cards now are at a made up in their name cards now are at a business meeting, still previous members as business meeting, still previous members as a group, one of them being the host or hostess, a group, one of them being the host or hostess, who is asked to introduce the two people to each who is asked to introduce the two people to each other according to their name cards. other according to their name cards. Experiencing English 1 Experiencing English 1

Tip of Introduction Manners Tip of Introduction Manners Fast-reading the following tip: Fast-reading the following tip: When you introduce two people to each other, the person whose name you mention first is more important one; lower status people are always introduced to higher status people. When you introduce two people to each other, the person whose name you mention first is more important one; lower status people are always introduced to higher status people. There are many rules about who is supposed to be introduced to whom. 1) Men are introduced to women, so the woman’s name is said first: Betty, I’d like you to meet Baney.2) Younger people are always introduced to older people, so the older person’s name is said first: Grandma, I’d like to meet my teenage friend. There are many rules about who is supposed to be introduced to whom. 1) Men are introduced to women, so the woman’s name is said first: Betty, I’d like you to meet Baney.2) Younger people are always introduced to older people, so the older person’s name is said first: Grandma, I’d like to meet my teenage friend. At an introduction, a handshake is not always required. A man always waits for the woman to hold out her hand, and a youngster always waits for the elder to hold out his/her hand. At an introduction, a handshake is not always required. A man always waits for the woman to hold out her hand, and a youngster always waits for the elder to hold out his/her hand. Experiencing English 1 Experiencing English 1

Summary of Good Introduction Manners Summary of Good Introduction Manners 1.Men are introduced to women (women’s name is said first); 1.Men are introduced to women (women’s name is said first); 2. Younger people to older people( as long as they are the same gender); 2. Younger people to older people( as long as they are the same gender); 3. Junior executives to senior executives; 3. Junior executives to senior executives; 4. Fellow associates to clients and 4. Fellow associates to clients and customers, regardless of rank. customers, regardless of rank.Note: Besides these mentioned above: Always stand for introductions and make eye contact and always introduce people by their preferential name. Besides these mentioned above: Always stand for introductions and make eye contact and always introduce people by their preferential name. Experiencing English 1 Experiencing English 1

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