English Course 11
English Course 11
Good manners
Acceptable or unacceptable?
Grammar: relative clauses
Taboos in the UK and US
Presentations
THE EXAM
What's your mood?
What did your parents teach you about good manners?
What about meeting new colleagues?
Discuss whether the situation described is acceptable or unacceptable in your country.
Which social taboos should a visitor to your country be aware of?
when
why
which
is used after the phrase the reaSon
IS used with moments
is used for things
whose
which,thaT, who, whom, whose, where and why
relative pronouns
where
whom
is used with places only when there is a subject after the relative pronoun
who
is used for people in formal styles or in writting.
That
is used for people
is used for things or people
These are taboo subjects in the United Kingdom.
• Salary and personal money matters (exact pay, bonuses, how much your house/car cost, how wealthy you or your family are). • Detailed sex life or explicit sexual talk, including jokes that could be seen as harassment. • Strong political opinions and party politics, especially current elections and polarising issues. • Religion and trying to persuade others to your beliefs (or attacking theirs). • Negative comments about race, nationality, immigration or stereotype.
These are taboo subjects in the United States.
• Sex and explicit topics: details of your sex life, sexual jokes, comments on people’s bodies or attractiveness, sharing sexual images.
• Politics and hot button social issues: strong opinions on elections, abortion, guns, immigration and similar culture war topics, especially if you are trying to convince others.
• Religion: pushing your beliefs, criticising others’ religion or lack of religion, “converting” discussions at work.
• Insults or “jokes” about race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age or other protected traits, which can help create a hostile work environment.
STUDENTS' PRESENTATIONS
Who's in charge today?
PROGRAM FOR NEXT CLASS
Final lesson: the plan
Choose any of the subjects we dealt with.Prepare a 180 seconds speech on or around this topic without projection. The audience will have to react accordingly.
Asking other people how much they earn or how old they are
Dropping in at someone’s house without being invited
Touching people when you talk to them (patting them on the back, touching their arm, etc.)
Doing things on your phone while socializing with friends
Arriving half an hour late to a social occasion
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English Course 11
English Course 11
Good manners
Acceptable or unacceptable?
Grammar: relative clauses
Taboos in the UK and US
Presentations
THE EXAM
What's your mood?
What did your parents teach you about good manners?
What about meeting new colleagues?
Discuss whether the situation described is acceptable or unacceptable in your country.
Which social taboos should a visitor to your country be aware of?
when
why
which
is used after the phrase the reaSon
IS used with moments
is used for things
whose
which,thaT, who, whom, whose, where and why
relative pronouns
where
whom
is used with places only when there is a subject after the relative pronoun
who
is used for people in formal styles or in writting.
That
is used for people
is used for things or people
These are taboo subjects in the United Kingdom.
• Salary and personal money matters (exact pay, bonuses, how much your house/car cost, how wealthy you or your family are). • Detailed sex life or explicit sexual talk, including jokes that could be seen as harassment. • Strong political opinions and party politics, especially current elections and polarising issues. • Religion and trying to persuade others to your beliefs (or attacking theirs). • Negative comments about race, nationality, immigration or stereotype.
These are taboo subjects in the United States.
• Sex and explicit topics: details of your sex life, sexual jokes, comments on people’s bodies or attractiveness, sharing sexual images. • Politics and hot button social issues: strong opinions on elections, abortion, guns, immigration and similar culture war topics, especially if you are trying to convince others. • Religion: pushing your beliefs, criticising others’ religion or lack of religion, “converting” discussions at work. • Insults or “jokes” about race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age or other protected traits, which can help create a hostile work environment.
STUDENTS' PRESENTATIONS
Who's in charge today?
PROGRAM FOR NEXT CLASS
Final lesson: the plan
Choose any of the subjects we dealt with.Prepare a 180 seconds speech on or around this topic without projection. The audience will have to react accordingly.
Asking other people how much they earn or how old they are
Dropping in at someone’s house without being invited
Touching people when you talk to them (patting them on the back, touching their arm, etc.)
Doing things on your phone while socializing with friends
Arriving half an hour late to a social occasion