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teatmeat（orwhatever）,butyoucanalsosaythatyou'

veenjoyedtheotherfoodsandhavehad"

morethanenough"

toeat.Don'

tmakethehostfeelobligedtopreparesomethingelseforyou.Besuretocomplimentthehostonthefoodthatyouenjoyed.

Don'

tleaveimmediatelyafterdinner,butdon'

toverstayyourwelcome,either.Whenyourfriendseemstobegettingtiredandrunningoutofconversation,taketheirbehaviorasacuetoleave.Thenextday,callorwriteathank-younotetosayhowmuchyouenjoyedtheevening.

Listen2-1

Americansareusuallytolerantofnon-nativespeakerswhohavesometroubleunderstandingEnglish.Buttheybecomeannoyedwhenapersonpretendstounderstandbutdoesn'

treally.Thiscreatesproblemswhenhemisunderstandswhatissaid.Noonewantssoapwhenheasksforsoup.Soifyoudon'

tunderstandwhatissaidtoyou,admititandpolitelyaskthepersontorepeatorexplain.Allyouhavetosayis,"

Excuseme,wouldyoumindrepeatingwhatyousaid?

Ididn'

tunderstand."

Second,itisquiterudetoconversewithacompanioninyournativelanguageandleaveyourAmericanfriendsstandingtherefeelinguncomfortablebecausetheycan'

tunderstandtheconversation.TheAmericansmayalsofeelthatyouaretalkingaboutthemorsayingsomethingyoudon'

twantthemtohear.Ifyouhavetoswitchtoyournativelanguagetoexplainsomethingtoanon-English-speakingcompanion,thenatleasttranslateforyourAmericanfriendssotheydon'

tfeelleftout.

Statements:

1.

Americanswillgetimpatientifapersoncan'

tunderstandEnglish.

2.

Sometimesitiswisetopretendtounderstandwhatoneactuallydoesn'

tinordertoavoidembarrassment.

3.

AskingforrepetitionorexplanationisnotconsideredgoodmannerswhentalkingwithAmericans.

4.

ItisimpoliteforpeopletotalkintheirnativelanguageinthepresenceofAmericans.

5.

Americansmayfeeluncomfortablewhentheycan'

tunderstandtheconversationofnon-Englishspeakers.

Mlisten1-1

OnewinterdayinSanFrancisco,awomaninaredcardroveuptoatollbooth.ThebackseatofhercarhadapileofcolorfulChristmasgiftsonit.Shesmiledatthetollboothoperatorandsaid,"

I'

mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme."

Shehandedtheoperatorseventollticketsanddroveon.Asthenextsixcarsarrivedatthetollbooth,theoperatortoldeachdriver,"

Aladyupaheadpaidyourtoll.Haveaniceday."

Whydidtheladydothis?

Asshetoldherhusbandlater,"

Ireadacardtapedonmyfriend'

srefrigerator.Itsaid,'

Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.'

Ilikedthatphraseandcopieditformyself.PayingthetollswasalittleactofrandomkindnessIcoulddo."

NowallovertheU.S.,itisbecomingapopularphrase.Onecanseeitoncarbumperstickers,onwalls,andevenonbusinesscards.Randomactsofkindnessareeasytoperformifoneislookingforopportunities.InPortland,amanmightputacoininastranger'

sparkingmeterjustintimetosavethatpersonfromgettingfinedforovertimeparking.InChicago,ateenageboymayshovelsnownotonlyfromhisdrivewaybutalsohisneighbor'

sdriveway.Undoubtedlythousandsofrandomactsofkindnessoccureveryday.

Whataresomesenselessactsofbeauty?

Apersonmightplantflowersalongahighway.Anothermightcleangraffitifromacityparkbench.Yetanothermightpickuplitterfromthestreetandputitinatrashcan.

Youshouldrememberthisphraseandputitintoaction.Notonlywillyouhelpothers,butyouwillfeelbetteryourselfsinceyouhavehelpedtheworldtobecomeabetterplace.Andwhoknows?

Thepeopleyouhelpmightwellbeinspiredtohelpsomeoneelselater.It'

sa"

win-win"

situation.

ThewomanpaidforthesixcarsbehindherasaChristmasgift.

Thewomantapedacardonherrefrigeratorthatreads:

Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.

Randomactsofkindnessarenotdifficulttoperform.

OnecanseegraffitieverywhereintheU.S.

Peoplesometimesdogoodunconsciously.

6.

Theworldcanbecomeabetterplacebecauseofthelittleactsofkindnessandbeauty.

7.

Thepeopleyouhelpmaywellhelpsomeoneelselater.

8.

Randomactsofkindnessandbeautydogoodtoallpartiesinvolved.

Mlisten2-1

ttalkwithyourmouthfull.

Keepyourelbowsoffthetable.

Say"

thankyou"

.

Anyofthosesoundfamiliar?

Chancesare,ifyouobserveaparent,heorshehasrepeatedatleastoneofthoselinesafewthousandtimes.Etiquetteexpertsandpeoplewhoworkwithchildrentendtoagreethatteachingthechildrengoodmannersismorethanworththeeffort.Goodmannerscandefinitelybeginathome.Veronicatriestoteachher5-year-oldsonMatthewabouttheimportanceoftheGoldenRuleinwordsthathecanunderstand."

Youneedtotreatpeoplethewayyouwanttobetreated,"

shetellsMatthew.

Accordingtoetiquetteexperts,teachingbyexampleisthebestapproach.Byusinggoodmanners,parentscanberolemodelsfortheirchildren,whooftenlearnbyimitation."

At2yearsold,they'

rewatching,"

expertssay."

Youknow,monkeysee,monkeydo."

Theyalsoadviseparentstobeginintroducingtheirtoddlerstosimplewordslike"

please"

"

excuseme"

and"

msorry"

"

It'

snevertoosoontostartteachingthem,"

theysay."

Whenthey'

resittingupinthehighchair,youcanstart."

Byteachingchildrengoodmannersandthenhelpingthempractice,parentsaredoingtheirchildrenagreatservice.It'

snotjustaboutbeingpoliteandwell-manneredintheshortrun.Ultimately,astheygrowandthey'

rebetter-behaved,they'

llgoontogreatersuccessintheirlivesandbebetterliked.

Buthomeisnottheonlyteachingenvironmentwhenitcomestomannersandetiquette.Moreandmoreschoolsarelookingforwaystoinstillgoodmannersintheirstudents.

Allparentstrytoteachtheirchildrengoodmanners.

Youneedtotreatpeoplethewayyouwanttobetreated.

Monkeysareespeciallygoodatimitatingsmallchildren.

Parentsshouldsetanexampletotheirchildrenwhenteachingthemgoodmanners.

Parentsarehelpingtheirchildreninthelongrunbyteachingthemgoodmanners.

Bothparentsandteachersareresponsiblefortheteachingofetiquette.

Questions:

Whatmannersdoparentsteachtheirchildren?

WhatistheGoldenRule?

Whatisthebestwayforparentstoteachtheirchildrengoodmanners?

What'

stheappropriatetimetostartteachingchildrenmanners?

Whatistheultimategoalofteachingchildrengoodmanners?

Mlisten3-1

（Fourstudentsaresittinginadormlounge,casuallywatchingTV.）

Wayne:

Youknow,peoplelietousallthetime!

ThatadvertiseronTVjusttoldmethatallIhavetodotobeattractiveistodrinktherightkindofbeer.Idon'

tevenlikebeer!

Celia:

AndI'

veseenthesamekindofadsfordifferentclothingbrands.Idon'

tseehowanyonecanbelieveallofthatstuff.

Heather:

snotjustTVads.Religiousleaderstellusthatifweattendtheirchurchwe'

llbehappyandpoliticianstellusifwevotefortheirpartymembersthenation'

sproblemswilldisappear.Nottrue!

!

Randy:

Ithinkmostofusaresmartenoughtofigureoutthatthesethingsarelies.Butitreallyirritatesmewhenpeoplehavethearrogancetostarttheirsentencestoothersbysaying"

Youneedto"

dosomethingwhentheyreallymean"

Ineedyouto"

or"

Iwantyouto"

.That'

sakindoflyingtoo.

You'

reright.Infactit'

sreallyrudebecauseitimpliesthatotherpeoplelacktheintelligencetodetermineforthemselveswheretheirinterestsareandtoactaccordingly.

Mydadhastalkedaboutapersoninhisofficewhodoesthisalot.He'

screatingabadworkenvironmentandit'

sobviousthattheco-workersaregettingtiredofbeingorderedaroundlikethis.Theyknowwhattheyshoulddoandwanttodoittheirway.

Iimaginethateventhebossshouldbecarefulinthisrespect.Ifhe'

srudetohisemployeesbyimplyingtheydon'

tknowwhatthey'

redoing,theywon'

tputforththeirbesteffort.

Sincewestartedtalkingnow,I'

vebeenthinkingaboutafriendIhadinhighschool.ShekepttellingmewhatI"

needed"

todo.AfterawhileIrealizeditwasherwayofgettingmetodowhatshewanted.Needlesstosay,ourfriendshipended.Anditwasakindoflyingonherpartbecauseshewasn'

tsayingthatwhatI"

todowasreallywhatshe"

wanted"

metodo.Ittookmeawhiletofigurethatout.

Iguessthereareallsortsofwaystolie.We'

dbetterwatchout,right?

Others:

Right.

Mlisten4-1

（PaulandJoycearegoingtoamovie.）

Paul:

Hurryup,Joyce.Weneedtole