Part A 1. Give examples of politeness in daily life.

2. Can you list some bad manners? All these stuff in front of other people basically in public: 1) Picking your nose. 2) Not knocking before entering someone’s room. 3) Not saying hello — it’s just common courtesy! 4) Not saying “Please” and “Thank you”. 5) Talk with your mouth full.

3. Can you think of some good manners that are bad manners in another country? 1) In Japan where you would loudly sip the soup to express gratitude to the person who made it and also that it tastes good. However, in the U.S. people would think of you as noisy and impolite. 2) You have to give your present in public in the Middle East to show it’s not a bribe, but it’s good manners to give your present in private in Asia.

3) “Come any time” means “I want you to visit me” in India 3) “Come any time” means “I want you to visit me” in India. If you don’t suggest a time and arrange a visit immediately, an Indian will think you are refusing the invitation. But if an English person says “come any time”, they will think you are bad-mannered if you start fixing a date. 4) Cleaning the plate at the dinner table in China is not good dinner table etiquette — it may even be considered bad manners. It could be construed (理解) that you did not have enough food on your plate and you are still hungry. While in a Greek family home, leaving food on the plate could be taken as an insult； the hostess may think you do not like the food

Why are manners important in our daily life? If you’re nice to someone, that person is most likely to be nice to you. It will make the world a better place to live in. Also, manners promote better behavior and they teach how to respect others. What are good library manners? 1) Keep quiet all the time; 2) Leave your cell phone on vibrate; 3) Keep your conversations to a minimum; 4) Pick up your trash; 5) take care of the books, etc