UNIT 2 Would you mind turning down the music?
SECTION A
1b Listen and number the requests[-4]above in the order you hear them.
2a Listen and number the pictures[-5]in the order you hear them.
2b Listen again. Match the requests in activity 2a with the responses below. Write the letters[a-e]in the blanks.
SECTION B
2a Listen and number the sentences in the order you hear them in activity 1a.
2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in the chart.
3a Read the article. Underline the things that annoy people. Circle what people do when annoying things happen.
I can't stand it!
We asked some people what annoyed them.
Here's what the said:
I don't like waiting in line when a shop assistant has a long telephone conversation.
When that happens, I usually say, "Would you mind helping me?"
And I don't like it when stop assistants follow me around.
Then I say, "Could you please not follow me around?"
I'll ask you if need some help
Usually the shop assistants say they are sorry, but sometimes they get mad.
If that happens, I won't go back to that store again.
I get annoyed when someone talks to me while I'm reading.
This happens to me all the time in the school library.
When it happens, I usually talk to the person because I want to be polite.
But because I'm Polite, people don't know I'm annoyed.
So they do the same thing again.
Perhaps in the future I should try not to be so polite.
Would you mind keeping your voice down?
If you spend some time in an English-speaking country, you might hear the term'etiqutette'.
It means normal and polite social behavior.
This may seem like a difficult word at first, but it can be very useful to understand.
Etiquette is not the same in every culture, or in every situation.
For example, standing very close to the person you are talking with is quite common in some Asian countries.
However, if you do this in Eu-rope, some people might feel uncomfortable.
Even in China, we all know that etiquette is not the same in all situations.
Perhaps we think that talking loudly in our own homes is fine, but there are other places where talking loudly is not allowed.
For example, most people would agree that talking loudly in a library, a mu-seum, or a movie theater is impolite.
Even if you are with your friends, it is better to keep your voice down in public places.
In fact, we should also take care not to cough or sneeze loudly in public if possible.
If we see someone breaking the rules of etiquette, we may give them some sugges-tions politely.
Perhaps one of the most polite ways is to ask someone, Would you mind ding this or would you mind not doing that.
For example, if someone cuts in front of you in a line, you could ask them, sorry, would you mind joining the line?
If someone is smoking on the bus, we could ask, Excuse me, could you please put out that cigarette?
people don't usually like to be criticized, so we have to be careful how we do this.
Although rules of etiquette can often be different, some rules are the same almost everywhere in the world!
For example, dropping litter is almost never allowed.
If you see someone you know doing this, you can ask them, Would you mind picking it up?