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Cultural do's and don'tsThis exercise looks at some of the things that you should or should not do in the UK. Inmany cases, these will be the same in your country, but you might find some differences.Match the first part of each sentence on the left with its most appropriate second part onthe right, then decide if each situation is acceptable or unacceptable. In some cases, thiswill depend on the nature of the situation. The first one has been done for you.1. Arrive at someone's house empty-handed…2. Ask someone about…3. Ask someone how much…4. Ask someone how old…5. Belch after a meal…6. Blow your nose…7. Compliment someone…8. Drive a car without showing courtesy…9. Drop litter or spit…10. Eat or drink while…11. Eat with your…12. Forget to say…13. Greet someone without…14. Hold hands or show gentle affection with…15. Interrupt someone when they…16. Leave a party or other social occasion without…17. Make jokes…18. Offer to split the bill at the end of…19. Only buy drinks for yourself…20. Open a present…21. Point or stare…22. Contradict or disagree…23. Push into the queue…24. Refusing to eat food…25. Say "Eh?" or "What?" to someone if…26. Smoke in someone's house…27. Try to bring the price down…28. Use humour and gentle irony when…29. Use the toilet…30. Walk into someone's house…31. Whistle, click your fingers or shout…32. Arrive slightly late when you are……they are.…they earn.…in front of other people....at a bus stop, in a shop, etc.…walking along the street.…for an informal party.…when they have invited you for drinks, dinner,etc.…without asking them for their permission first.…their politics.…are talking to you.…you do not hear or understand them.…in front of the person who has bought it foryou.…"Please" or "Thank you".…on the ground.…about someone's skin colour, religion, culture,sexuality, etc.… shaking hands or kissing them.…a meal in a restaurant.…fingers.…speaking with people you don't know very well.…invited to an informal party.…on their clothes or possessions.…with your shoes on.…with someone during a discussion.…to get someone's attention in a pub, restaurant,shop, etc.…at people.…to other road users.…when you are in the pub with friends.…when you are buying something in a shop.…to show your appreciation for the food.…your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, etc, inpublic places.…in a pub or restaurant if you are 'caught short'in the street.…thanking your host for his / her hospitality.…that is given to you, at a dinner party forexample.3
EducationExercise 1: Complete sentences 1 – 18 with a word or words, and write these into the gridbelow. Some of the letters are already in the grid. If you do this correctly, you will reveal atwo-word expression in the shaded vertical strip that can be used to complete sentence 19.Note that where an answer requires two words, you do not need to leave a space in thegrid.1. U S2. S E3. C D O L4. R Y5. E N6. U O7. L U Y8. B9. M H10. E I S11. E E12. U E13. G H14. G15. N G S16. A S17. P R T18. C U O1. Many children begin their educational development at a __________ school (also called akindergarten) from the age of 3.2. Most schools in the UK are __________ schools: they are supported with money from thegovernment and provide free education for children.3. Most schools in the UK are _____-_____, which means that girls and boys are educated together.4. Between the ages of 5 and 11, children go to __________ school.5. Between the ages of 11 and 16, 17 or 18, children go to __________ school.6. Although education is free, parents are expected to pay for their child's school __________ andsports wear.7. Schools often ask parents to make __________ contributions for school activities, but children willnot be excluded from these activities if the parents cannot or will not make these payments.8. Independent schools are privately run, but are often confusingly called __________ schools.9. All schools ask parents to sign a 'contract' known as a _____-_____ agreement, in which bothparents and the school promise to do everything they can to help children with their education.10. All schools have to run __________ education classes, but parents can withdraw their children fromthese classes if they want.11. All children receive __________ advice from their schools from the age of 14.12. When they are 16 or 17, many young people go to their local college to continue with theireducation or learn a skill. This is known as __________ education, and is free for people up to theage of 19.4
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