Height Build Short Plump Tall Thin Average height
Height Build Short Plump Tall Thin Average height Average Well-built/ strong build Looking Very young Young Around (##) years old; About average Elderly Other words: gorgeous, sexy, attractive, good-looking, cute, Handsome,
Hair Length Hair color Hair noun Hair type {명사} Short Shoulderlength, medium length long Black Brown Blonde a blonde Red A red-head (a gingerhaired girl/boy) Auburn Gray Curly Wavy A brunette She is a blonde. She has blonde hair. (to be noun) (to have adj) Straight bald
Skin color 1. Fair-skinned 2. Light-skinned 3. Olive-skinned 4. Tan-skinned 5. Dark-skinned
Rude • He’s fat • You’re babyish-looking • She’s skinny; • She’s just plain looking she’s too skinny • She’s just average. • He’s overweight • Your skin is black (Dirty) • You’re old. • Her skin is white/pale (Sick? )
Rude Bad assumptions • Dark Skin: Are you African? • Spanish: Are you Mexican? • USA, England, Spanish • Guatemala, Panama, El Countries, Arab… Salvador… • 21 Sovereign Countries!
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HAVE YOU LOST WEIGHT?
HAVE YOU LOST WEIGHT? • YOU ARE STILL CALLING THEM FAT…EVEN FAT FROM BEFORE. INSTEAD, SAY SOMETHING LIKE, "YOU LOOK FABULOUS!
YOU LOOK TERRIBLE.
ARE YOU ALRIGHT?
ARE YOU NOT FEELING WELL?
ARE YOU NOT FEELING WELL? • YOU'RE TELLING THE PERSON SHE DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. YOU WOULD BE BETTER OFF ASKING, "HOW ARE YOU? ”
YOUR FACE IS GLOWING, THESE DAYS!
WHEN IS YOUR BABY DUE?
• YOU JUST SAID YOU THOUGHT THE PERSON'S MID SECTION HAD GROWN. YOU'RE BETTER OFF NOT EVEN MENTIONING PREGNANCY. SIMPLY ASK HOW THE PERSON IS DOING, AND IF SHE'S PREGNANT AND WANTS TO SHARE HER NEWS, SHE WILL.
WHAT PART OF AMERICA ARE YOU FROM?
WHAT PART OF AMERICA ARE YOU FROM? • WHAT IF THE PERSON IS FROM CANADA? • CANADIANS ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO THIS… • WHAT PART OF AFRICA ARE YOU FROM? • WHAT IF THE PERSON IS FROM ENGLAND? AMERICA? CANADA? A SPANISH COUNTRY? (THERE ARE MANY
ARE YOU STILL SINGLE?
ARE YOU STILL SINGLE? • THIS IS QUITE RUDE. SIMPLY ASK IF HE HAS BEEN SEEING ANYONE SPECIAL LATELY.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU UP TO, THESE DAYS?
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
HOW OLD ARE YOU? WHY DO YOU CARE? UNLESS YOU ARE A MEDICAL PERSON FILLING OUT A PATIENT'S FILE, IT IS RUDE TO ASK SOMEONE HIS AGE.
IF YOU DON’T MIND MY ASKING, HOW OLD ARE YOU?
I WANT THAT NEW SAMSUNG PHONE!
I PAID A FORTUNE FOR THIS LAPTOP!
I PAID A FORTUNE… YOU'LL SOUND LIKE A SNOB IF YOU COME RIGHT OUT AND TELL PEOPLE HOW MUCH SOMETHING COST.
YOU LOOK VERY NICE. IT’S JUST NOT MY STYLE.
I WOULDN’T BE CAUGHT DEAD IN THAT!
I WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD IN THAT. • THIS IS AN OUTRIGHT INSULT. FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT.
LET’S REVIEW • HAVE YOU LOST WEIGHT? • YOU LOOK FANTASTIC! • ARE YOU NOT FEELING WELL? • ARE YOU ALRIGHT? • YOU ARE GLOWING, THESE DAYS. • WHEN IS YOUR BABY DUE? • WHAT PART OF AMERICA ARE YOU FROM? • WHAT COUNTRY ARE YOU FROM? • ARE YOU BUSY, THESE DAYS? • ARE YOU STILL SINGLE? • I PAID A FORTUNE FOR THAT… • I WOULDN’T BE CAUGHT DEAD IN THAT!
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