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Seven tips to good table manners Whether it's dinner at a friend's house or a business meeting over lunch, we judge people based on their table manners. But what can you do if your kids do not behave themselves at the dinner tables? The following are seven tips to set your children on the road to good table manners: ●Look for the good. Instead of pointing out(指出) all the things your children do wrong, point out what they do right. Please say, for example, “ I am so proud of you. It was wonderful the way you served yourself.” ●Don’t turn dinner into an unpleasant “lecture time”. That will turn kids off not only manners, but dinner, and you, too. ●Check your own example. Don't show up for dinner in just your underwear (内衣) unless you want your kids to do the same. ●Don't always consider your kids lazy and dirty ones. Instead, point out the behavior in a tender way. For example: “It’s a good idea to unfold your napkin, so if food falls you won’t dirty your clothes.” ●Teach your kids good manners in the form of a game. One night a week, try to have a formal dinner. Try dressing up, serve a special meal, and expect more formal manners. That will help improve their sense ( 意识) of manners. ● Make kids understand part of the tradition. Invite guests over and let kids help serve them. This helps them indirectly learn about table manners. ●Try dining out once in a while. Fast food restaurants aren't counted(算在内). Try a nice restaurant and let kids order their own food, pay the bill and give the tip. 64. The passage is mainly written for ____. A. kids B. parents C. hosts D. guests 65. Which of the following should parents do to help their kids learn good table manners? A.Try dining out in fast food restaurants once in a while B. Point out what’s wrong with the kids’behavior at dinner. C. Keep telling the kids how to behave themselves at dinner. D. Improve kids’ sense of manners by having a formal dinner at times. 66. The kids should do the following EXCEPT ______. A. going to a formal dinner in underwear B. helping parents to serve the guests C. ordering their own food and paying the bill D. unfolding the napkin to keep their clothes clean 67. The underlined part“turn kids off”in the second tip probably mean “_____” A. make kids pleased with B. make kids interested in C. make kids tired of D. make kids fond of D LEEDS, England-A Leeds University psychology(心理学)professor is teaching a course to help dozens of people forgive(stop being angry with)their enemies. “The hatred (憎恨) we hold within us is a cancer,”Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease. More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London—a course he says is the first of its kind in the world. These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart. The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.(= two weeks) The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these people.“People have lots of negative(消极的)attitudes towards forgiveness,” he said.“People confuse(把……混同)forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one(积极的态度)”. Hart and his team have made instructions to provide the training needed. “The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes toward the person you are angry with,”said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project, Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people“want to get free of the past”. 68.From this passage we know that . A. high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred B. high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors C. without hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heart D. people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies 69.In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can . A. meet their enemies B. change their minds C. enjoy the professor’s speech D. learn how to quarrel with others 70. If you are a member in Hart’s workshop, you’ll . A. pay much money to Hart B. go to the workshop every night C. attend a gathering twice a month D. pour out everything stored in your mind (责任编辑：admin) |