LC Guidance Counsellors Resourses Together - Flipbook - Page 64
Working with languages LCA & LCVP Student Activity Pack
Activity 1
‘GOOD MORNING!’ - GREETING PEOPLE
WORK SITUATION
Your boss has just received a call from head
ooce, and is in a complete panic as visitors are
unexpectedly going to be popping into your
workplace. They are from abroad, and your boss
is worried staf won9t know if there are some
cultural dos and don9ts. You are asked to go online and ond out how to treat the guests.
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RESOURCES REQUIRED
Pen. Device for research
SKILLS LEARNING OUTCOME:
You will be able to renect on your tolerance,
respect and openness towards others from diverse
backgrounds and cultures. You will build
relationships with employer
Find out how people from the countries below greet
each other when they meet at work in the morning
or meet in general. A handshake, a kiss, a 9hello9, a
bow or a high-ove? Formal or informal?
Country
Typical way to greet people
in work situations
Very formal or informal?
How do you say
‘Good morning’
Japan
Germany
Lithuania
Egypt
SELF ASSESSMENT: Can-Do Descriptors - tick!
I can: Know diferent ways of greeting
in diferent parts of the world
I can: Tell something about how to behave
in diferent countries
I can: Conduct research
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KEY SKILLS
> Using research and IT Skills
> Interacting efectively with others
