Lesson 31 : Good and Bad Manners

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[ Good and Bad Manners ]

 

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If bad manners are infectious, so also are good manners.

There is no one who can be disagreeable with sunny people.

It is with manners as with the weather.

“Nothing clears up my spirits like a fine day,” said Keats,

and a cheerful person descends on even the gloomiest of us

with something of the blessing of a fine day.

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We meet people everyday and this is a situation we cannot avoid. There are many kinds of people, some people are wealthy, some are average and the others lack the basic needs. People also differ in character. Polite, considerate, trustworthy people who have good manners and etiquette comprise the first group while the other group has people who are rude, obnoxious, impatient and with bad manners.

How about you? In which group of people do you think you belong?

■ Vocabulary

l infectious : A disease that is infectious can be caught by being near a person who has it

l disagreeable : Something that is disagreeable is rather unpleasant.( agreeable )

l descends : go down  rise, ascend

l avoid : If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to

prevent it from happening.

l comprise : If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or

people, you mean it has them as its parts or members

l obnoxious : If you describe someone as obnoxious, you think that they are very unpleasant.

l Impatient : If you are impatient, you are annoyed because you have to wait too long for something.

■ Dialogues

→ Remember your manners

Mom	Remember your manners. Children. Always be on your best behavior!.
Brian	OK, Mom. We’ll be good today.
Brian	Hey, lady, where’d you buy that ugly that? Did you steal it?
Mom	Remember your manners, Brian. Don’t misbehave.

 

 

■ Table Manners

(A)  Before you eat

1.     Come five to ten minute earlier to the meeting room and wait.

2.     Wash your hands and finish with everything you have to do in the bathroom before you go in.

3.     Do not bring in any usless stuff.

4.     follow the instruction of the waiter and sit where you are belonging to. Don't forget to let women sit first.

5.    make yourself apart from table about two fist. Sit up straight with your leg firm on the ground and arm on your side.

6.    after everyone sit, put napkin on your leg.

7.    do not order too strong wine.

8.    before you eat, introduce yourself to your neighbors.

(B)  While you eat

1.    use the knife, fork, spoon, and other things in order of  outside to inside.

2.     do not start eating too fast.

3.    pace your eating speed with others.

4.    do not make sound while eating soup.

5.    cut the bread just enough to put in your mouth.

6.    bring the butter to your table before you put it on your bread.

7.    use hand instead of knife or fork to eat the bread.

8.    do not bring meat or fish by your hand. just get what the serving person is giving you. 

9.    eat the meat after the dressing and the vegetable comes in

10.   talk with your neighbor while eating.

11.   if you are to make speech while having desert, finish it in 3 minute. 

12.   when you have to leave the table, put your napkin aside before you leave.

13.   make the serving person bring new fork or knife when it falls on the floor

14.   ask someone near to give you the salt or pepper.

15.   when you are finished, put your knife and fork aside. If others are not finished, put them on the dish and wait for others to finish

16.   eat everything on your dish.

17.   don't forget that drinks are on your right and the  vegetable and bread is on your left.

18.   if you don't want coffee or wine, tell them so

19.   do not turn your fish on your plate.

20.   do not eat other food except roast chicken, corn, and bread with your hand. 

21.   eat spaghetti with your fork by rolling them on it

22.   eat wafer and ice cream together. 

23.   do not put spoon in the cup after you finish drinking coffee.

24.   do not put both hand to wash in the finger bowl. 

(C)  after you finish

1.     Fold the napkin on the table nicely.

2.     Say goodbye to your neighbors before you leave.

3.    Don't forget to say good-bye to your invitor before you leave.

■      Questions

 

1.    What is one thing we cannot avoid?

2.    What are the groups of people according to wealth? character?

3.    Are you polite or rude? Why do you think so?

4.    Do you share food with other people? Is it a good manner to share?

5.    What would you do if you were falling in line and someone wanted to cut in?

6.    Why is it a bad manner to be late?

7.     Do you think not paying attention to your teacher is a bad manner?

Why do you think so?

8.    What good manners did you learn from your parents?

9.    What good manners should be taught to children?

10.   Why do you think many people nowadays become rude?

11.   What must be done to rude people?

12.   What do you think the world would be if most people possess  good manners?