{"id":30647,"date":"2025-07-01T07:31:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T05:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=30647"},"modified":"2025-07-01T07:31:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T05:31:25","slug":"how-important-is-politeness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/07\/how-important-is-politeness\/","title":{"rendered":"How Important Is Politeness?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a very young age, we are taught that being polite is good manner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We teach children to be polite because it’s the rule of the society. This is so they do not come across as rude or ill-mannered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this audio and read the transcript about the importance of politeness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english_2025\/ep-250605<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cwell disposed to\u00a0someone<\/strong>\u201d mean? “You don’t see him as insulting\u00a0you, and you’re actually quite <\/em>kindly disposed to that person<\/em><\/strong>.“<\/em> Use this phrase in a sentence. Give 2 synonyms\/similar expressions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cmind one\u2019s Ps and Qs<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cWhen her daughter didn’t say hello to an adult, Louise told her daughter <\/em>to mind her Ps and Qs.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/em> Use this idiom in a sentence. Give 2 synonyms\/similar expressions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cembarrassed<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cSo, imagine how <\/em>embarrassed<\/em><\/strong> she felt when her two-year-old daughter repeatedly ignored the cook at her nursery school and refused to say hello<\/em>.\u201d<\/em> Use this word in a sentence. Give 2 synonyms\/similar expressions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is your definition of being polite and how important is politeness to you?\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Share your thoughts on this, \u201cPoliteness is subjective.<\/em>\u201d Elaborate and cite examples.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Are people from your country perceived to be very polite? Share something about this.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What are some of the first things parents teach children in your country on how to be polite?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Talk about a time someone did not show politeness towards you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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