Reality Television

Which would you invest in? Why?

• Hair rollers
• Wine
• Weight reduction product

Business Language

Answers!

• Drop in the bucket
• Hit the jackpot
• Penny pincher
• Make ends meet
• On the same page
• Touch base
• Get to the point
• Brainstorm
• Game Plan
• Nothing's set in stone
• Up in the air

Business Vocabulary For Your Skit

• "shares" in the business
• "For that reason, I'm out."
• "Let me give you a counter-offer" or "Could I offer a counter?"
• How much have you had in sales? Did it make a profit?
• How much does it cost to make?
• What do you feel in your gut?
• I launched...months ago.
• What's your profit margin? (How much does it cost to make? And how much do you sell it for?)
• "For that reason, I'm out."

Cultural Values

Cultural Values

• Business, competition, winning, capitalism
• "Rags to Riches"
• "Business doesn't care where you're from. It only cares what value you add."
• "Self-made" millionaires and billionaires
• Sharks
• "teaching my kids about self-reliance."

Language from "The Voice"

• "Isn't that like the elephant in the room?"
• "How'd you get into music?"
• "I thought the more practical thing was to go to college."
• "I just moved to Nashville."
• "Genre boundaries - there is no boundaries."
• "She has a chance to go on and have a record deal."
• "Real music transcends boxes. I don't want you stuck in a box."
• "I just really feel passionate about you and your positivity."

Cultural Values

Focus of the Show

• The background of contestants - what challenges did they overcome?
• Coaching
• Asking celebrities to argue over "normal" people
• What strategies did they use to win people to their team?
• Did you notice regional differences and accents?

Cultural Expectations: Low Uncertainty

Expectations for the Introduction

• Hook Sentence
• Necessary background information
• THESIS STATEMENT
• (Connect each idea clearly!!!!)

In groups, we're going to write an introduction paragraph about how "The Voice" shows elements of Hofstede's dimension of "femininity" and/or "masculinity."

Groups

• Hook
• Background
• Thesis
• As a class, we'll link the sentences.

PARAGRAPH EXPECTATIONS

• Topic Sentences that connect directly to the thesis
• Supporting details that support the topic sentence

Conclusion

Revisions