Meal and Good Manners
MODULE 7
Socialising
Topic 3. A world guide to good manners. How not to behave badly abroad.
1. Study the vocabulary how to make generalizations. Write 15 sentences of your own with these phrases and underline the phrases you have used.
It is (not) important to do smth It is (not) usual to do smth It is (not) acceptable to do smth It is (not) acceptable for smb to It is a rule to do smth It is (not) okay It is (not) respectful It is rude / polite It is (perfectly) normal It is quite common To be avoided Smb tend to Smb tend to Smb tend not to To have a tendency to Generally speaking In most cases In some cases In a large number of cases Mostly, often, sometimes "I've often found that…" To prefer Smb should do smth Smb shouldn't do smth Smb might have To consider You must never You can’t You have to They normally do To be different from
2. Are these statements true (/) or false (X) for people in your country?
1. When we meet someone for the first time, we shake hands. 2. Friends kiss on both cheeks when they meet or when they say goodbye. 3. We often invite people to our home for a meal. 4. If you have arranged to do something with friends, it's OK to be a little late. 5. You shouldn't yawn in public. 6. We call most people by their first names.
2. Read the text A World Guide to Good Manners. These lines have been taken out of the text. Where do they go?
a) many people prefer not to discuss business while eating b) some businesses close in the early afternoon for a couple of hours c) for greeting, eating, or drinking d the deeper you should bow d) should wear long-sleeved blouses and skirts below the knee
Travelling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village, but this doesn't mean that we all behave in the same way.
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Socialising
Topic 3. A world guide to good manners. How not to behave badly abroad.
1. Study the vocabulary how to make generalizations. Write 15 sentences of your own with these phrases and underline the phrases you have used.
It is (not) important to do smth It is (not) usual to do smth It is (not) acceptable to do smth It is (not) acceptable for smb to It is a rule to do smth It is (not) okay It is (not) respectful It is rude / polite It is (perfectly) normal It is quite common To be avoided Smb tend to Smb tend to Smb tend not to To have a tendency to Generally speaking In most cases In some cases In a large number of cases Mostly, often, sometimes "I've often found that…" To prefer Smb should do smth Smb shouldn't do smth Smb might have To consider You must never You can’t You have to They normally do To be different from
2. Are these statements true (/) or false (X) for people in your country?
1. When we meet someone for the first time, we shake hands. 2. Friends kiss on both cheeks when they meet or when they say goodbye. 3. We often invite people to our home for a meal. 4. If you have arranged to do something with friends, it's OK to be a little late. 5. You shouldn't yawn in public. 6. We call most people by their first names.
2. Read the text A World Guide to Good Manners. These lines have been taken out of the text. Where do they go?
a) many people prefer not to discuss business while eating b) some businesses close in the early afternoon for a couple of hours c) for greeting, eating, or drinking d the deeper you should bow d) should wear long-sleeved blouses and skirts below the knee
Travelling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village, but this doesn't mean that we all behave in the same way.
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