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Working with languages LCA & LCVP Student Activity Pack
Activity 1
‘GOOD MORNING, BOSS!’ - GREETING PEOPLE
WORK SITUATION
Your boss has just received a call from head
office, 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 staff won’t know if there are some
cultural dos and don’ts. You are asked to go online and find out how to treat the guests.
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RESOURCES REQUIRED
Pen. Device for research
SKILLS LEARNING OUTCOME:
You will conduct research by using your reading
and information processing skills. You will gain a
greater awareness of different cultures and your
level of cultural awareness will be enhanced.
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 ’hello’, a
bow or a high-five? 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 different ways of greeting
in different parts of the world
I can: Tell something about how to behave
in different countries
I can: Conduct research
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KEY SKILLS
> Being literate - developing my written language
> Communicating
> Using my initiative
