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Are you a newcomer to the United States? Are you worried about American manners? Don't worry anymore; with this book you will learn polite things to say and do in hundreds of daily interactions with Americans, it's written in "easy English" and the difficult words are explained at the bottom of each page. For interaction each chapter has questions to use in your classroom or to discuss with your friends. The text contains dozens of activities to help the learner increase their vocabulary too, with topics like: Meeting and greeting people, Introductions, Body language, eye contact, personal distance and touch, Manners between men and women, older and younger people, and co-workers

If you're a newcomer to the United States, you might be worried about American manners. Claire teaches you polite things to say and do in hundreds of daily interactions with Americans. Each chapter has questions to use in your classroom, as well as activities to help the learner increase their vocabulary in topic-specific situations

Introduction: What do I say? What do I do? -- Please. Thank you. You're welcome. Excuse me. I'm sorry. -- American names, part I -- American names, part II -- Meeting people -- "Small talk" -- Smile! -- Body language -- Manners around doors -- Coughs and sneezes -- Table manners, part I -- Table manners, part II -- Restaurant manners -- Manners between men and women -- Visiting someone in the hospital -- How clean can you get? -- Giving a gift, getting a gift -- Sexual harassment -- Showing emotions -- Telephone manners -- Road manners