STUDY UNIT 3 PART 1

Reading.
1. The article is about Japanese people in Britain. Before you read, work in pairs and
discuss these questions.
Answer :
1. Would you like to live or work in a foreign country? Why/Why not?
Answer : I want to. Because living and working abroad will give me more
experience. I also want to work in a country with a high currency exchange rate as
it will make my income slightly higher upon returning to my country.
2. What do you think are the cultural differences between the Japanese and the British?
Answer : Of course the language differences.
2. Read paragraphs 1-4 of the article and answer the questions.
Answer :
1. How many Japanese work in Britain?
Answer : 12.000 people.
2. What is Masami Sato's job title?
Answer : Office ladies, Junior Women Mangers.
3. Does Masami Sato like living and working in London? Why/Why not?
Answer : Yes, She does. She thinks that most things in London are better than in
Tokyo. Like there are so many parks and green fields.
4. Why is she working in London?
Answer : She is on a scheme to give office ladies overseas experience.
5. What are her job opportunities in London?
Answer : She has no job opportunities in London, she can’t be promoted.
6. When is she going home?
Answer : She is going back to Japan next year
7. Does she want to go home? Why/Why not?
Answer : No, she doesn’t, because there are few amusements and no opportunity to
relax.
3. Now read paragraphs 5 and 6 of the article and answer the questions.
Answer :
1. In what way is life in Britain difficult for Japanese?
Answer : Language difficulties and cultural differences.
2. Describe one cultural difference between Japanese and British people.
Answer : Japanese dislike arguments and prefer majority opinions.
4. Work in pairs and discuss.
Answer :
1. Do you think it is easy or difficult for Japanese to meet British people socially?
Why/Why not?
Answer : It will be difficult for the first meeting because of the different languages.
However, maybe after a few years, the language differences will definitely be
resolved if you try to learn the language more often.
TEXT :

Made in Japan, Sold on Britain.

54.400 Japanese live in Britain. How to they find life here?

1. 54.400 Japanese live in Britain : 12.000 are business people, 5.800 are students, most of
the rest are their families. They find it strange, but they like it.
2. Masami Sato, one of only 70 ‘office ladies’ - junior women managers - in Britain, is happy.
She says, ‘most things are better here than in Tokyo - there are so many parks and green
fields’.
3. As an office lady, she cannot be promoted above her present junior managerial position,
but she thinks the UK is less male - dominated than Japan. She is in London as part of a
scheme to give office ladies overseas experience (they are allowed to go to 10 cities
considered safe none of them are in the United States), and she does not want to go back
to Tokyo when the time comes next year.
4. ‘When I go back to Japan, I have to live with my family,' she says. ‘There are few
amusements and we can't be relaxed because all Japanese are very busy.’
5. The Japanese appreciate the space, the more relaxed atmosphere and the longer holidays,
but they also experience some difficulties: the most obvious is the the language. Mr Kojima
has lived in Wales for two years, and still has problems. 'The language is very difficult, but
the staff are very experienced at explaining to the Japanese,' he says. 'I can understand the
explanations, but I can't understand when they talk to each other.’
6. Besides the language, there are also cultural differences which can make life difficult.
Banker Kaoru Itoh says 'the British like arguments, the Japanese don't. They dislike raising
the opposite opinion. In Japan everyone respects the opinion of the majority.’
TERJEMAHAN :

Dibuat di Jepang, Dijual di Inggris.

54.400 orang Jepang tinggal di Inggris. Bagaimana mereka menemukan kehidupan di sini?

1. 54.400 orang Jepang tinggal di Inggris: 12.000 adalah pengusaha, 5.800 adalah pelajar,
sebagian besar sisanya adalah keluarga mereka. Mereka merasa ini aneh, tapi mereka
menyukainya.
2. Masami Sato, satu dari hanya 70 'wanita kantoran' - manajer wanita junior - di Inggris,
bahagia. Dia berkata, 'kebanyakan hal di sini lebih baik daripada di Tokyo - ada begitu
banyak taman dan ladang hijau'.
3. Sebagai wanita kantoran, dia tidak dapat dipromosikan di atas posisi manajerial juniornya
saat ini, tetapi dia berpikir Inggris kurang didominasi pria daripada Jepang. Dia di
London sebagai bagian dari skema untuk memberikan pengalaman luar negeri kepada
wanita kantor (mereka diizinkan pergi ke 10 kota yang dianggap aman, tidak ada di
Amerika Serikat), dan dia tidak ingin kembali ke Tokyo ketika saatnya tiba tahun depan.
4. 'Ketika saya kembali ke Jepang, saya harus tinggal bersama keluarga saya,' katanya.
'Ada beberapa hiburan dan kami tidak bisa bersantai karena semua orang Jepang sangat
sibuk.'
5. Orang Jepang menghargai ruang, suasana yang lebih santai dan liburan yang lebih lama,
tetapi mereka juga mengalami beberapa kesulitan: yang paling jelas adalah bahasa. Mr
Kojima telah tinggal di Wales selama dua tahun, dan masih memiliki masalah.
'Bahasanya sangat sulit, tetapi stafnya sangat berpengalaman dalam menjelaskan
kepada orang Jepang,' katanya. 'Saya bisa mengerti penjelasannya, tapi saya tidak bisa
mengerti ketika mereka berbicara satu sama lain.'
6. Selain bahasa, terdapat pula perbedaan budaya yang dapat memperumit kehidupan.
Bankir Kaoru Itoh mengatakan 'Inggris suka argumen, Jepang tidak. Mereka tidak suka
memiliki pendapat yang berlawanan. Di Jepang semua orang menghormati pendapat
mayoritas.'