- Câu hỏi 348241:
Text 1 Bad manners at work
Etiquette is the name we give to the rules for being polite in a social group. Business etiquette is important for people who often have to make new contacts and build relationships in their work. Politeness can also help to improve the working environment for people in the same office. Some cultures and situations are formal, which means that we have to follow rules; other cultures and situations are more informal.
Text 2 Office workers “admit being rude”
Most office workers say they are rude or bad-mannered at work. Two out of three workers regularly arrive late for meetings, most ignore emails and three out of four use bad language. In a survey of 1,000 workers, two-thirds say that pressure of work is the reason for bad manners.
Other common examples of bad office etiquette include ignoring colleagues and answering mobile phone calls during meetings. Using mobile phones in meetings is impolite and distracts others, research by the University of Surrey shows. If you respond to call when speaking to somebody, it means that the phone call is more important than the person, the survey said. If you answer a call during a meeting, it could mean that the meeting is not important.
Mr Jacobs, managing director of Office Angels, a recruitment firm say it is easy for people to forget their manners in the working environment, which is often very informal and very busy. Workers can forget proper etiquette such as introducing people at meetings, and this is often bad for working relationships.
Psychologist Dr Colin Gill believes that people are not as polite as they were twenty years ago. He said: ‘Courtesy is no longer something that is so much respected in our society.’ People think it is ‘stuffy to be polite or formal.’
Now some organisations are actually investing money in training their junior managers to be polite. Office Angels is encouraging people to arrive on time for meetings, turn off mobile phones and avoid bad manners at work is such a simple thing to do,’ Mr Jacobs says, ‘ and it can have a dramatic impact on improving your working environment and your relationships with others.’
The purpose of some organisations who invest money in training their junior managers to be polite is to ……………………………
A. improve the working environment and relationships with others
B. spend all money they have
C. help them more famous
- Câu hỏi 348243:
Circle the best title for the reading text.
Color Matters for What You Wear
Clothes are like a second skin. Most likely you feel good when you wear your favorite color. What happens when someone sees you wearing any color - for example blue? Does the color send a message?
What do you think about pink and blue for children?
One of the most common examples of color symbolism in clothing is the custom of using pink for girls and blue for boys, but it wasn't always this way. This tradition emerged at the turn of the 20th century. Since pink was thought to be a stronger color, it was best suited for boys; blue was more delicate and dainty and best for girls. In 1921, the Women's Institute for Domestic Science in Pennsylvania endorsed pink for boys, blue for girls.
Even more interesting is the fact that pink is the color for baby boys and blue is the color for baby girls in Belgium today.
Another interesting fact about pink is that pink is a very masculine color in Bermuda. Also, British bankers and barristers have worn pink shirts for decades. Pink goes in and out of fashion in other parts of the world. White is the traditional color for a bride's wedding gown in the U.S. and most European cultures. White symbolizes purity and innocence.
What about the color worn for weddings and funerals?
In Asia, white is the color of death. This arises from the belief that death is seen as a beginning and that white represents the purity that the deceased brings into the next life. Therefore, brides in Japan and China wear red in traditional wedding ceremonies.
White is also associated with death in India, where widows wear white. Consequently, red or pink saris are the most popular colors for brides.
What about black clothes?
Black symbolizes death and is the traditional color of mourning in Western cultures. Black clothing is associated with powerful forces in many parts of the world. Bad and good Witches, the devil, ninjas, cat burglars, Darth Vader, Cat Woman, and Batman wear black....and so do priests, nuns, judges, mimes, Mennonites, Bedouins, and monks.
Maybe the common thread is that these people are signaling their seriousness of purpose - or the need to be hard to see - or both.
Here's something else to think about: What happens when the same people wear green? Are they as powerful? Are the priest and nun as respectable?
A. Colors and kids.
B. Colors and what you wear.
C. Colors and your personality.
- Câu hỏi 348247:
She’s .....................over her weight.
A. Obsessed
B. Obsessive
C. Obsession
D. Obsess
- Câu hỏi 8067:
Mô tả câu hỏi
vegetarian recycle environment planet protect
Match the words with their definitions.
......[recycle] 1. to put used objects or materials through a special process so that they can be used again.
......[planet] 2. the world – used especially when talking about the environment.
......[environment] 3. the air, water and land on Earth which can be harmed by man’s activities.
......[protect] 4. to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage.
......[vegetarian] 5. someone who does not eat meat or fish.
- Câu hỏi 8069:
Mô tả câu hỏi
Then listen and write T (true) or F (false).
......[T] 1. John Bains now uses his bicycle a lot.
......[F] 2. John Bains drove ten thousand miles last year.
......[F] 3. He walks less.
......[T] 4. All the papers go into the second bags.
- Câu hỏi 8073:
Each bold word below has more than one meaning. Circle the right meaning in the text.
Do-it-yourself projects teach teens important skills, engage their minds in fruitful pursuits and give them tangible rewards for hard work
A. to employ
B. to attack
C. to take part in
- Câu hỏi 8076:
Mô tả câu hỏi
Finally Next Firstly Then After that
Fill in the connectors describing the process of making mint tea.
(1) ......, some tea is put in a pot,
(2) ......[Then], the water is boiled,
(3) ......[After that], the mint and the tea are rinsed in hot water,
(4) ......[Next], the sugar is added,
(5) ......, the pot is filled with boiling water
- Câu hỏi 21650:
Listen and chosse the main idea of the text.
A. A Game Show
B. A Sport Game
C. An Auction
- Câu hỏi 21652:
Mô tả câu hỏi
climbing challenges encourage accomplishments professional inspire ambition afraid
Complete the conversation with words from the box. Use each word only once.
A Did you read the article on Erik Weihenmayer? Isn’t he a fascinating person?
B Yes, he really is! Imagine being blind and ...... a mountain!
A Even for people who can see, climbing a mountain is very difficult.
B You know, I was really surprised to learn that he is also a teacher and a ...... athlete.
A People like Erik really ...... people all around the world. Did you know that he is not the only person with a disability who has done amazing things?
B Yes! I read about Helen Keller in school. She was blind, deaf, and could not speak. Helen Keller became famous because of all the ...... she had in her lifetime.
A Right! But people who have disabilities are not the only people who face ...... We all have difficulties in our lives. We face challenges at home, at work, at school, and in relationships.
B I agree. Do you think challenges are good for us?
A Yes, I do. I think if a person is not ...... and has ...... then he or she can overcome most of life’s challenges. I believe that challenges make us stronger.
B You are right! I think that people like Erik Weihenmayer and Helen Keller really ...... others to be brave and face life’s challenges and never give up.
- Câu hỏi 21660:
Mô tả câu hỏi
Complete the dialogue. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
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Imogen
Thomas
Imogen
Thomas
Imogen
Thomas
Imogen
Thomas
Imogen
Thomas
Imogen
Thomas
Imogen
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Is Till at home?
No, she ...... (play) volleyball at the park.
Really? But Tilly ......[does not like] (not like) sport.
I ......[know] (know) that. But she’s with friends.
Is William with them?
William? I’m not sure...
He’s tall with dark blue tracksuit.
Sorry. I ......[do not know] (not know) him.
It doesn’t matter.
What ...... you ...... (do) now?
I ...... (send) Tilly a text message.
...... you ...... (ask) her about William?
No, I ...... (tell) her a secret about him.
William really ...... (like) her.
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