Travelling

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Unit 3 : What to do at your destination?

READING

EX.1 Before you Read the text Good Manners. These lines have been taken out of the text. Where do you think 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. the deeper you should bow

D. should wear long-sleeved blouses and skirts below the knee

Answer: 1C 2D 3B 4 A

EX. 2

How to behave abroad? Are these statements true or false for people in your country?

1 __True When we meet someone for the first time, we shake hands.

2 __ True Friends kiss on both cheeks when they meet or when they say goodbye.

3 __ True We often invite people to our home for a meal.

4 __ False If you have arranged to do something with friends, it’s OK to be a little late.

5 __ True You shouldn’t yawn in public.

6 __ True We call most people by their first names.

Ex. 3 Oral exercise Answer the questions with your partner.

SPEAKING

Answer the questions in small groups and then share your answers with the class.

(Min 4 max 8)

GRAMMAR

Ex 2 .-

1. Can´t

2. Been able

3. Can

4. Could

5. Couldn´t

6. Been able to

7.wasn´t able to

8. Weren´t able to

Ex.- 3

a) Has to

b) must

c) must

d) have

PRONOUNCIATION

Practice the modal verbs pronunciation

( can and can´t, must and mustn´t and the weak forms)

Listening

Complete the dialogue:

Travelling

GOOD MANNERS: How not to behave badly abroad

By Norman Ramshaw

Travelling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live on a global village, but this doesn’t mean that we all behave in the same way

• Greetings

How should you behave when you meet someone for the first time? An American or Canadian shakes your hand firmly while looking you straight in the eyes. In many parts of Asia, there is no physical contact at all. In Japan, you should bow, and the more respect you want to show, (l)__. In Thailand, the greeting is made by pressing both hands together at the chest, as if you are praying, and bowing your head slightly. In both countries, eye contact is avoided as a sign of respect.

• Clothes

Many countries have rules about what you should and shouldn’t wear. In Asian and Muslim countries, you shouldn’t reveal the body, especially women, who (2)__. In Japan, you should take off your shoes when entering a house or a restaurant. Remember to place them neatly together facing the door you came in. This is also true in China, Korea, Thailand, and Iran.

• Food and drink In Italy, Spain, and Latin America, lunch is often the biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours. For this reason many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner. In Britain, you might have a business lunch and do businesses as you eat. In México and Japan, (3)__. Lunch is a time to relax and socialize, and the Japanese rarely drink alcohol at lunchtime. In Britain and the United States, it’s not unusual to have a business meeting over breakfast and in China it’s common to have business banquets, but you shouldn’t discuss business during the meal.

• Doing business

In most countries, an exchange of business cards is essential for all introductions. You should include your company name and your position. If you are going to a country where your language is not widely spoken, you can get the reverse side of your card printed in the local language. In Japan, you must present your card with both hands, with the writing facing the person you are giving it to. In many countries, business hours are from 9.00 or 10.00 to 5.00 or 6.00. However in some countries, such as Greece, Italy and Spain, (4)__ then remain open until the evening. Japanese business people consider it their professional duty to go out after work with colleagues to restaurants, bars, or nightclubs. If you are invited, you shouldn’t refuse, even if you don’t feel like staying out late.

READING COMPREHESION

1 Before you Read the text Good Manners. These lines have been taken out of the text. Where do you think 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. the deeper you should bow

D. should wear long-sleeved blouses and skirts below the knee

2 How to behave abroad? Are these statements true or false 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.

3 Answer the questions.

1. What nationality do you think the people in the pictures are?

2. What are the two differences between the American and the Japanese greeting?

3. List some of the clothes you think women shouldn’t wear in Asian and Muslim countries.

4. Is your main meal of the day the same as in Italy or Spain?

5. In which countries do they prefer not to discuss business during meals? .

6. What are some of the rules about business cards?

7. What is not a good idea to say to your Japanese business colleagues, ´I don’t feel like staying out late tonight?

8. Which Extra Tips are about food and drink? Which ones are about general behaviour?

What do you think?

Discuss these questions in groups.

• There is a saying in English: ´When in Rome, do as the Romans do. What does it mean? Do you agree? Do you have a similar saying in your language?
• Think of one or two examples of bad manners in your country. For example, in Britain it is considered impolite to ask people how much they earn.
• What advice would you give somebody coming to live and work in your country?

GRAMMAR: MODAL VERBS

IMPORTANT NOTES ON MODAL VERBS:

1- They are followed by a bare infinitive (without to).

2- Its form doesn’t change. They do not have inflections of time (present, past, perfect).

3- They act as auxiliary verbs (do, is).

EXERCISES

1) What do these signs mean? Use the modal verbs of prohibition and obligation.

2) Fill in with “can, can’t, could, couldn’t, be able to, was / were able to”

· I’m really sorry. I ________ go to the theatre tonight.

· Jan hasn’t ________ to sing all her life.

· Nicola is bilingual. She ________ speak Spanish and French.

· I looked in the shop window and I ________ see the blue denim skirt (affirmative).

· My Nana liked cooking but she ________ cook very well.

· I have never ________ to drive a motorbike.

· Yesterday I ________ to go to the zoo (negative).

· James and Katie hurt their wrists in the accident and ________ to write.

3) Complete the following sentences with must or have to.

· The shop ________ have nice clothes. There is always a queue.

· Jill is a good sportswoman. She ________ keep very fit.

· You ________ be 18 or over to see some films in England.

· When I woke up I noticed that the light was on. I ________ forgotten to turn it off.

Booking a hotel room

I´d like to book a room please.

Imagine you had to check into a hotel. Write a short dialogue that would take place between you and a hotel clerk. Describe what type of room you would need, and let the clerk know about any guests that might be sharing the room with you. What questions would you ask? What questions would you be asked by the clerk?

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