🎯 āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļ·āđāļāļŠāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļĄāļ§āļąāļāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄ
What is Cross-Cultural Communication?
🇹🇭 āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđāļāļĒ
āđāļāļĒāļļāļāđāļĨāļāļēāļ āļīāļ§āļąāļāļāđ āļāļļāļāļāđāļāļāļāļģāļāļēāļāļāļąāļāļāļāļāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ§āļąāļāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄ āļŠāļīāđāļāļāļĩāđāļŠāļļāļ āļēāļāđāļāđāļāļĒ (āđāļāđāļ āļāļēāļĄāļāļēāļĒāļļ) āļāļēāļāđāļĄāđāđāļŦāļĄāļēāļ°āđāļāļ§āļąāļāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļ·āđāļ āļŠāļąāļāļāļēāļŦāđāļāļĩāđāđāļĢāļēāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļ Reported Speech (āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļāļāļģāļāļđāļ) â āđāļāļĢāļēāļ°āđāļāļāļĩāđāļāļģāļāļēāļ āļāļļāļāļāđāļāļāļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļāļ§āđāļēāļāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļđāļāļāļ°āđāļĢ āđāļāđāļ "She said that the deadline was Friday."
🇬🇧 English
In a globalized world, you work with people from many cultures. What is polite in Thailand (like asking someone's age) may be inappropriate in other cultures. This week we learn Reported Speech â because at work, you often need to report what others said: "She said that the deadline was Friday."
🤩 Fun Facts â āļāđāļāđāļāđāļāļāļĢāļīāļāļāđāļēāļĢāļđāđ
🔹 Asking "How old are you?" is common in Thailand but considered rude in Western business.
āļāļēāļĄāļ§āđāļē "āļāļēāļĒāļļāđāļāđāļēāđāļŦāļĢāđ?" āđāļāđāļāđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļāļāļāļīāđāļāđāļāļĒ āđāļāđāļāļ·āļāļ§āđāļēāđāļĄāđāļŠāļļāļ āļēāļāđāļāļāļļāļĢāļāļīāļāļāļ°āļ§āļąāļāļāļ
🔹 In Reported Speech, present tense shifts back: "I am busy" â She said she was busy.
āđāļ Reported Speech, present tense āđāļĨāļ·āđāļāļāļāļāļĒāļŦāļĨāļąāļ: "I am busy" â She said she was busy.
🔹 In Japan, exchanging business cards is a ceremony. In the US, it is casual.
āđāļāļāļĩāđāļāļļāđāļ āļāļēāļĢāđāļĨāļāļāļēāļĄāļāļąāļāļĢāđāļāđāļāļāļīāļāļĩāļāļĢāļĢāļĄ āđāļāļāđāļĄāļĢāļīāļāļē āđāļāđāļāđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļē
🔹 Reported Speech is essential for meeting minutes: "The manager said that we should..."
Reported Speech āļŠāļģāļāļąāļāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļāļąāļāļāļķāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļāļļāļĄ: "The manager said that we should..."
🧪 Quick Check â āļāļĢāļ§āļāļŠāļāļāļāđāļ§āļ
Test your understanding â āļāļāļŠāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļāđāļēāđāļ
What is "culture" in Thai?
"culture" āđāļāļĨāļ§āđāļēāļāļ°āđāļĢ?
Which is the definition of "custom"?
āļāļģāļāļīāļĒāļēāļĄāļāļāļ "custom" āļāļ·āļāļāđāļāđāļ?
Which grammar topic are we studying this week?
āđāļĢāļēāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļŦāļąāļ§āļāđāļāđāļ§āļĒāļēāļāļĢāļāđāļāļ°āđāļĢāļŠāļąāļāļāļēāļŦāđāļāļĩāđ?
📚 āļāļģāļĻāļąāļāļāđāļŠāļģāļāļąāļ
Key Vocabulary
🧪 Quick Check â āļāļĢāļ§āļāļŠāļāļāļāđāļ§āļ
Test your understanding â āļāļāļŠāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļāđāļēāđāļ
What does "misunderstanding" mean?
"misunderstanding" āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļāļķāļāļāļ°āđāļĢ?
"diversity" in Thai is:
"diversity" āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđāļāļĒāļāļ·āļ:
Which word means: "To make someone upset or angry..."?
āļāļģāđāļāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļāļķāļ: "To make someone upset or angry..."?
📖 āđāļ§āļĒāļēāļāļĢāļāđ: Reported Speech (She said that... / He told me...)
Grammar Focus
📖 Grammar Focus: Reported Speech (She said that... / He told me...)
"I am busy." â She said she was busy.
"I will call you." â He said he would call me.
She said (that) the meeting was at 3pm. (āđāļĄāđāļĄāļĩ object)
She told me (that) the meeting was at 3pm. (āļāđāļāļāļĄāļĩ me)
"Where is the office?" â He asked where the office was.
"Do you speak English?" â She asked if I spoke English.
He asked where the office was. â (āļĨāļģāļāļąāļ statement)
He asked where was the office. â (āļĨāļģāļāļąāļ question â āļāļīāļ!)
🚀 āļāļāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļāļĩāļĨāļ°āļāļąāđāļ
Step-by-Step Practice
1Reporting Statements â āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļāļāļģāļāļđāļ
2Reporting Questions â āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļāļāļģāļāļēāļĄ
3Cultural Awareness â āļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļŦāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļ§āļąāļāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄ
4Summarizing Conversations â āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāļļāļāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļāļāļāļē
🌎 āļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāļāļēāļāļāļĢāļīāļ
Real World Application
💼 In Real Life â āđāļāļāļĩāļ§āļīāļāļāļĢāļīāļ
After a meeting with an international client, you need to update your team. You report: "The client said that they were interested in our product. They asked if we could deliver by March. They told me that the budget was flexible."
āļŦāļĨāļąāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļļāļĄāļāļąāļāļĨāļđāļāļāđāļēāļāđāļēāļāļāļēāļāļī āļāļļāļāļāđāļāļāļāļąāļāđāļāļāđāļŦāđāļāļĩāļĄ āļāļļāļāļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļ: "The client said that they were interested in our product. They asked if we could deliver by March. They told me that the budget was flexible."
🧪 Quick Check â āļāļĢāļ§āļāļŠāļāļāļāđāļ§āļ
Test your understanding â āļāļāļŠāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļāđāļēāđāļ
Which sentence correctly uses Reported Speech (She said that... / He told me...)?
āļāļĢāļ°āđāļĒāļāđāļāđāļāđ Reported Speech (She said that... / He told me...) āļāļđāļāļāđāļāļ?
What is the Thai meaning of "stereotype"?
"stereotype" āđāļāļĨāļ§āđāļēāļāļ°āđāļĢ?
In the workplace, cross-cultural communication is important because:
āđāļāļāļĩāđāļāļģāļāļēāļ āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļ·āđāļāļŠāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļĄāļ§āļąāļāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄ āļŠāļģāļāļąāļāđāļāļĢāļēāļ°:
📝 āļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļ
Homework
āđāļāļĨāļ 8 āļāļĢāļ°āđāļĒāļ direct speech āđāļāđāļ reported speech
āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļāļąāļāļāļķāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļāļļāļĄāđāļāļĒāđāļāđ reported speech āļāļĒāđāļēāļāļāđāļāļĒ 5 āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļ
āļāđāļāļāļ§āđāļē 3 āļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļāļāļāđāļēāļāļāļēāļāļ§āļąāļāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§āđāļēāļāļāļļāļĢāļāļīāļāđāļāļĒāđāļĨāļ°āļāļ°āļ§āļąāļāļāļ
āđāļŠāļāļāļāļāļāļēāļ: āļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļāđāļŦāđāļŦāļąāļ§āļŦāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļ§āđāļēāļĨāļđāļāļāđāļēāļāļđāļāļāļ°āđāļĢāđāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļāļļāļĄ
🎉 āļĒāļīāļāļāļĩāļāđāļ§āļĒ! / Congratulations!
āļāļļāļāļāļāļāļāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļŠāļąāļāļāļēāļŦāđāļāļĩāđ 11 āđāļĨāđāļ§!
You have completed Week 11: Cross-Cultural Communication! Keep growing! āļāđāļēāļ§āļāđāļāđāļāđāļĨāļĒ!