Socializing Talk Practice
SOCIALIZING TALK PRACTICE
Grammar Pattern
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- Before meeting a business partner from another country, what do you usually try to find out about their culture?
다른 나라의 비즈니스 파트너를 만나기 전에, 그 나라의 문화에 대해 보통 어떤 것들을 알아보시나요? - Have you ever brought up a topic during business small talk that made the other person uncomfortable? What happened?
비즈니스 자리에서 가벼운 대화 중에 상대방을 불편하게 만든 화제를 꺼낸 적이 있나요? 어떤 일이 있었나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Grammar Pattern
SOCIALIZING TALK PRACTICE
Before meeting business partners and fellow professional from other countries,
you could find out about their country:
Ø The actual political situation
Ø Cultural and regional differences
Ø Religions
Ø The role of women in business and society as a whole.
Ø Transportation and telecommunications systems.
Ø The economy
Ø The main companies
Ø The main exports and imports
Ø The market for the business sector which interest you
Ø Competitors
You might also want to find out:
Ø Which topics are safe for small talk
Ø Which topic are best avoided
If you are going to visit another country, find out about:
Ø The conversation regarding socializing
Ø Attitudes towards gifts
Ø The extent to which public, business and private lives are are mixed or
kept separate.
Ø Conventions regarding food and drink.
You might also like to find out about:
Ø The weather at the relevant time of the year
Ø Public holidays
Ø The conventions regarding working hours
Ø Leisure interest
Ø Tourism
Ø Dress
Ø Body language
Ø Language.
Drill: Practice keeping the conversation going using any topics above.
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어로 "~에 대해 알고 싶어요"를 직역하면 "I want to know…"가 되는데, 비즈니스 상황에서 이렇게 말하면 너무 직접적이고 심문하는 듯한 느낌을 줍니다. 특히 정치나 문화 같은 민감한 주제를 꺼낼 때는 "I'd love to learn more about…"처럼 부드럽고 간접적인 표현을 사용해야 상대방이 편안하게 느낍니다. 비즈니스 사교 자리에서는 항상 공손하고 우회적인 표현을 선택하세요.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: SOCIALIZING TALK PRACTICE
Level: Business (BIZ)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!