Series 03 Episode 13
While you listen
While you listen
Elementary Podcasts are suitable for learners with different levels of English. Here are some ways to make them easier (if you have a lower level of English) or more difficult (if you have a higher level of English). You can choose one or two of these suggestions - you don't have to do all of them!
Making it easier
- Read all the exercises before you listen to the podcast.
- Look up the words in the exercises that you don't know in a dictionary.
- Play the podcast as many times as you need.
- Play each part of the podcast separately.
- Read the transcript after you have listened to the podcast.
Making it harder
- Listen to the podcast before you read the exercises.
- Only play the podcast once before answering the questions.
- Play the whole podcast without a break.
- Don't read the transcript.
Now, listen to the podcast and do the exercises on the following tabs.
1
Select all the sentences that are true, according to the podcast.
2
Choose the best answer.
3
Match the halves of the sentences.
4
Put the words in the right order. Don’t look back at Activity 3!
5
Which prefix do we use to make these adjectives negative?
6
Write the negative prefix – im, un or in.
7
Match the opposites with the words below. There are two opposites for each word.
8
Put the words in the right places.
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Do you think British people are polite or not? Tell us about your experiences – good or bad! And how about in your country? Do you think people in your country are polite or not?
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Hi there! ;)
I agree with Ravi when he say that sometimes it becomes a little silly to say "thank you" and "please" all the time. Plus saying this words doesn´t mean you are a polite person. It´s about your attitude. People say those words but they don´t really mean it.
When I went to in London and i asked for some information in a establishment they were a little cold. They not even smiled! I´m not saying they were rude, actually they were polite. However, when I asked to someone on the street to take me a photo she/he was very nice and polite.
In Portugal there are people very polite and there are those who are having a bad day; but one thing i noticed was that English people behavior. In general, they are more serious and quiet - and i like that ;). Portuguese people are more show off :s
I work in a cafe and people ask me something and they don´t even say "thank you" and "please" and there are those who say this words one hundred times when i go to the time. Now, try to imagine going to that table five times... Well, sometimes i get sick of hearing the same words and give the same answer "you´re welcome!" with a smile in my face. But if I don´t answer it i feel pretty bad...
Therefore I think politeness is an individual thing.
;) Cheers
Hope i am going to learn more.
I never have been in London or other cities of England. But people are different around the world, the persons are differentials when speaks and to acts, but the important is be clearly to speak to people.
In my country Colombia you found people polite, impolite and rude.
thanks to all team of British Council.
I am grateful to you for this page.
Juan.
sir ,how to increse stock of words ??
Hello, again:)
I don't know people from Britain, but I think they are really polite.
One of my best friends lives in England near by Manchester. She works in beauty studio.
Sometimes when she hasn't got a work she calls me in Skype.
Often her pfone rings and I can hear a part of her conversations.
She is always polite whit her customers and I think they are polite too.
In Bulgaria people don't say often "hello", "thank you", "Excuse me", "Have nice day" and so on.
When I was at university I had to work. I found work in pertol station. I used to meet disparate people. Someone of them
were smelt, other people greeted, there were people who didn't say anything, and some of them were rude.
I think people in Bulgaria are different than British people.
I think that British people are polite. I have two friends from UK they are really polite ))) I am from Russia and most people also are polite
I think most of the British are polite. But when I was in Britain first, I asked an address to two people and they behaved very impolitely. They did not want to answer my question, or did not mean any help. I was surprised though. But generally speaking, yes, British people especially the old are very polite. In my country the situation is not very different from Britain. A few people could be rude sometimes, but generally most of Turkish people are polite.
I visited England many times so i have an idea about politeness .english people are very polite and i like this behavior a lot .Watever they ask ,they always add a polite word like excuse me ;sorry ,and so on.It makes people feel well and relax.
Adding polite word doesn't cost anything .
politeness in my opinion start in early childhood otherwise you will have a tough duty to educate people.
actually in my country people behave badly that makes the others nervous
I think that in very place in the world there will be the polite and impolite people always the differences will exist in everywhere as an example here in Egypt so many rude people exist never say sorry or please or apologize or even admit their faults but in the other hand there are some others who's totally different from these manners so it depends on the person not the place
i agree with ravi and tess,saying that british people aren't more polite and it's just the same everywhere that u can find rude people as well as polite people.
tess has really made a point here.it's true that british people say please and thank u more than anywhere else in the world but i think the reason for this is that they are only two words .there problem with other languages like mine (pushto) is that there are not usually words like please and thank to express politeness,rather there are expressions and long sentences that serve this purpose.that might be the reason why people in other countries don't often say please and thank you.but using a polite language doesn't mean that u r a polite person in real life.politeness has something to do with your actions and reactions ,of course, in the moments of difficulty and distress and the patience that u show in insufferable situations.
for instance if there is a person in a hospital whose best friend or brother or father is inside operation theater .just imagine what that person will feel.he doesn't have one feeling actually.he has a combination of fear ,doubts,hope and the consequences that they bring.now, if someone behaves rudely with him like hitting him while walking too quickly past him.he could do a lot of things.he could use abusive and offensive language or advise him to be careful next time or get his own back by hitting him or even just ignore him.his response determines how patient and polite he is.don't forget ,he is already in an uncertain situation and it could be really difficult to control yourself in such a state.