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Objectives Knowing the best know quality of British. Understanding how the English character appeared in many aspests Learning reading skill: newspaper headline vocabulary Comprehension Questions What are the information you can get from the title? Comprehension Questions How to understand the beginning of the passage (the first two paragraphs) Comprehension Questions What is the author’s intention of this article? The British features a. Their modesty; b. Their sense of humor; ? c.Their sportsmanship; ? d. Their politeness: the daily use of some expressions, request and offer, visit to others, e. their polite attitude to women and old people Structure Analysis Culture Notes 1. Physicality and Physical Space ??? When possible, a small distance between speakers is preferred.Never speak with your hands in you pockets: keep them always firmly to your side, stand straight, and sit with feet planted flat on the floor. If men and women must cross their legs, it must never be ankles over knee, and for women, it is most preferable to cross ankle over ankle.? Culture Notes 2. Eye Contact in casual conversation, especially between people who are not that familiar with each other, eye contact is minimal, beginning with a meeting of the eyes, and then a looking away. However, when important points are being made, interest is being shown, or a relationship desired, maintaining direct eye contact is very important. Do not stare at people in public. Avoiding eye contact is a very common way of saying, I want my privacy, and the English can be a very private people, even in public. Culture Notes 3. Table Manners and the Use of Utensils ??? When knives and forks are used, the knife remains in the right hand, and the fork remains in the left. When the meal is finished, the knife and fork are laid to each other across the right side of the plate. If you put both utensils down on the plate for any real amount of time, it is a sign to the wait st