Showing courtesy to others friends older people

Showing courtesy to others (friends, older people, people in need)
 Ordering a meal at a restaurant
Politeness rules
There are a number of things you should know about politeness culture when you visit other
countries. You do not have to behave like the locals but it is useful to know some of the rules
of the game. Here are some examples from around the world.
Holding the door open
In the UK, it is very
common for people to
hold the door open for
each other. If you go
through a door first and
there’s some -body
coming behind you, you
wait for them with the door open and they
nearly always say ‘thank you’. The
appropriate response is ‘my pleasure’ or
‘don’t mention it’.
Shop assistants
In Canada, shop assistants greet you with
a smile and ask ‘can I help you?’. When
customers tell them what they want, shop
assistants patiently take the time to
explain what the different models are and
how much they cost. At the end of the
transaction the shop assistant says ‘thank
you’ ‘good day’ etc.
Meeting People
In S. Africa, when dealing with foreigners,
most people shake hands while
maintaining eye contact and smiling.
Some women do not shake hands and
merely nod their head,
so it is best to wait for
a woman to extend her
hand. Men may kiss a
woman they know well
on the cheek in place of a handshake.
Greetings are leisurely and include time for
social discussion and exchanging
pleasantries.
Dropping things
In New York, if someone drops a folder full
of papers in a busy street, passersby will
stop and help to pick up all the scattered
documents. The person who stops to help
is of course thanked and the appropriate
reply might be ‘no problem’.
Proximity
In Egypt, space relationships among
members of the same sex are much closer
than western Europeans are comfortable
with. Egyptians tend to stand close to one
another and moving away may be seen as
a sign of aloofness. On the other hand,
men and women stand farther apart from
each other than is the custom in the United
States and Europe.
World culture , November 2009

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Module 2 Practice Test 4
C1 LEVEL - English in school
ACTIVITY 2
Read the leaflet below about how to save energy in our everyday life and make your own leaflet in English
(180-200 words). You should suggest ways we can save energy .
Begin like this:
YOU HAVE THE POWER. SAVE IT!
There are a number of ways in which we waste energy in our everyday lives. Let’s l earn how to save it
instead of wasting it!
Now, continue writing under the following headings (180-200 words):
1. Central heating
2. Electrical appliances
3. Light bulbs and lighting
4. Recycling
Εξοικονόμηση ενέργειας
Ζεζηαθείηε... οικολογικά
Ρπζκίζηε ην ζεξκνζηάηε ζε κία ινγηθή ζεξ -
κνθξαζία, θαζώο κία δηαθνξά ελόο κόιηο βαζκνύ
κπνξεί λα κεηώζεη ην ινγαξηαζκό ζαο κέρξη θαη
10%. Με ρξεζηκνπνηείηε άζθνπα ηα ειεθηξηθά
ζεξκαληηθά ζώκαηα πνπ είλαη ηδηαίηεξα
ελεξγνβόξα. Εμαεξώλεηε θαη κε ζθεπάδεηε ηα
θαινξηθέξ. Κιείλεηε ηα παηδνύξηα θαη ηηο θνπξηίλεο
ηα βξάδηα ηνπ ρεηκώλα.
Μη ζπαηαλάηε ενέπγεια
Οη ζπζθεπέο «ζε αλακνλή»
εμαθνινπζνύλ λα θαηαλαιώλνπλ