Interrupting And Handling Interruptions
INTERRUPTING AND HANDLING INTERRUPTIONS
Grammar Pattern
Warm-up
Discuss these questions with your teacher before reading.
- How comfortable are you with interrupting someone during a meeting? Does it depend on their seniority?
회의 중에 누군가를 가로막는 것이 얼마나 편한가요? 상대방의 직급에 따라 다른가요? - What happens in your meetings when two people have completely opposite opinions?
회의에서 두 사람이 완전히 반대 의견을 가지고 있으면 어떻게 되나요?
Vocabulary
Key words and expressions from the reading.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Grammar Pattern
a. Suggest ways to interupting for the following reasons:
-ask for clarification
-add opinion
-ask for more details
-change the direction of the discussion
-disagree
b. Handling interruptions
-promise to come back to a point later
-politely disagree with an interruptio
-say the interruption is not relevant or that time is short
-politely accept the interruption and respond to it before continuing
-rejecting a suggestion
c. Below is a part of a discussion between directors of an oil company talking about a fall in sales. Sugget interuptions to complete the dialogue.
A: The fall in sales is mainly due to the recession affecting world markets.
B: (Ask for clarification)
A: Well, it's a general fall of around 5% in sales for most producy areas. Also, specifically in the oil processing sector, we have much lower sales, mainly because we sold our UK subsidiary, Anglo Oils.
B: (Ask why Anglo was sold)
A: Well, no, I'd rather not go into that. We discussed that in previous meetings. I'd prefer to talk about future prospects. The outlook is very good right now...
B: (Disagree)
A: I'm very surprised you say that. In fact, sales forecasts are much better now. Anyway. let me tell you...
B: (Express you want to talk about new markets)
A: New markets? yes, but can we talk about new markets later? I have some important information on that. But first....
B: (Suggest a break)
A: Take a break! We've only just started!
Korean Trap
Korean speakers often make this mistake when interrupting politely.
'당신과 다른 의견이 있다'를 직역하여 'different opinion with you'라고 하면 어색합니다. 영어에서는 "I disagree with you" 또는 "I see it differently"로 표현합니다. 또한 opinion 앞에 관사 a가 필요합니다.
Discussion
Discuss these questions with your teacher after reading.
- The passage lists several reasons to interrupt: clarification, adding opinion, more details, changing direction, disagreement. Which of these is hardest for you to do in English? Practice one example of each.
본문에서 가로막는 여러 이유를 제시합니다. 영어로 하기 가장 어려운 것은 무엇인가요? 각각의 예를 하나씩 연습해 보세요. - The dialogue involves a fall in oil company sales. The interruptions move from asking clarification to expressing disagreement. How do you escalate from a soft question to a stronger objection in a professional way?
대화에서 석유 회사 매출 하락을 다룹니다. 질문에서 반대 의견으로 점차 강해집니다. 전문적인 방식으로 부드러운 질문에서 강한 이의제기로 어떻게 단계를 높이시나요? - The text includes "promise to come back to a point later" as a way to handle interruptions. How often do you actually return to the interrupted topic? What happens when you forget?
'나중에 해당 사안으로 돌아오겠다'는 약속이 방해를 처리하는 방법으로 포함되어 있습니다. 실제로 중단된 주제로 돌아가는 경우가 얼마나 자주 있나요? - In Korean business culture, directly interrupting or disagreeing can feel uncomfortable. What polite phrases from the passage could you use to soften a disagreement?
한국 비즈니스 문화에서 직접 가로막거나 반대하는 것이 불편할 수 있습니다. 본문에서 반대 의견을 완화하기 위해 사용할 수 있는 정중한 표현은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: INTERRUPTING AND HANDLING INTERRUPTIONS
Level: Business (BIZ)
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