Meeting and Greeting Customs

There are many different greeting customs around the world. Here are some.
Chile


People usually shake hands when they meet for the first time. When two women first meet, they sometimes give one kiss on the cheek.
(They actually “kiss the air.” Women also greet both male and female friends with a kiss. Chilean men give their friends warm abrazos (hugs) or sometimes kiss women on the cheek.
The United States


People shake hands when they are first introduced. Friends and family members often hug or kiss on the cheek when they see each other. In these situations, men often kiss women but not other men.
Korea



Men bow slightly and shake hands to greet each other. Women do not usually shake hands. To address someone with his or her full name, the family name comes first, then the first name.

TEST

Test of lesson 1
1) I ….. to write a letter next week.
1. can 2.could 3.will be able 4.could not
2) The garden was beautiful and you ….. see lots of flowers there.
1.could 2.must 3.have to 4.can
3) She had to go home and….. her mother a letter.
1.write 2.wrote 3.writing 4.had written
Test of lesson 2
4) It was time for us …. The exam.
1.take 2.took 3.to take 4.taken
5) They have an exam tomorrow. They ….. Study tonight.
1.had to 2.should 3.could 4.has to
6) Monkeys do things that make us……. .
1.laughing 2.laughed 3.to laugh 4.laugh
7) How far …… from here to your home?
1.it is 2.there is 3.is it 4.is there
Test of lesson 3
8) Parvin and her sister are twin. Parvin is …… her sister.
1.younger than 2.older than 3.as young 4.as old as
9) Mr karimi is much …….. than his brother.
1.older 2.oldest 3.elder 4.the older
10) The longer you work ……. You get money.
1.more 2.the more 3.most 4.the most

Test of lesson 4

11)She wants to make herself ……. Student.
1.good 2.better 3.best 4.the best
12)My brother, Ahmad, can speak English ……. Fluently than I can.
1.much 2.more much 3.much more 4.less more
13)Don’t swim here. This part of the pool is very ……….. .
1.not depth 2.depth 3.deeply 4.deep

A SILLY DONKEY

One day a man went to his neighbour and asked him to lend him his donkey, for a few hours. The man, who did not want to lend his donkey, said,” The donkey is not here. My friend has taken it out today.”
At this time, they heard the donkey braying. The man said, “You said just now that the donkey was out. What is this braying, then?”
The neighbour became angry and said, “What kind of a man are you? You don’t believe the words of an old man like me, but you believe the braying of a silly donkey?”