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Составить 5 вопросов MIND YOUR MANNERS Do you ever speak with your mouth full of food? Do you forget to cover your mouth with your hand when you sneeze? If you are guilty of these 'crimes', then perhaps you should enrol on an Etiquette and Social Skills course. This is not just an ordinary course, it's a course in manners. You will have lessons in good manners and how to behave in social situations. The person who teaches these lessons is Maggie O'Farrill at the Petite Protocol School, and her students are aged between six and twelve years old. She thinks this is the best time to teach kids. "At this age they are very easy," O'Farrill says. "When they get older, it's harder for them to break bad habits. Children at this age want to be polite. You can see that they're trying." Maggie instructs the children to speak properly on the phone and walk correctly. These classes have become popular because parents want well-behaved children but they are too busy to teach manners at home. So, what do the children actually think of this course? The classes have proved to be popular with most of the children, and their teachers at school have noticed that the youngsters are treating each other with more respect. They also feel the skills they have learnt will be useful to them in the future. Danny, aged nine, commented, "If I get invited to the White House, I know I won't spill anything on the President." Maggie O'Farrill herself believes that such skills can be life-changing. "We'll have children growing up who value manners. Maybe we'll see a change in direction for the better in society." That, however, remains to be seen. Only time will tell.

Answer 1

1 What can one study on an Etiquette and Social Skills course?
2 Who teaches the lessons?3 How old are the students?4 What do the children think about the course?5 Will the course help us see a change in direction for the
better in society?

Answer 2

1. What is the purpose of the Etiquette and Social Skills course taught by Maggie O'Farrill at the Petite Protocol School?
2. What age group of students does Maggie O'Farrill teach in her manners course?
3. Why does Maggie O'Farrill believe that teaching manners to children at a young age is beneficial?
4. According to the article, why have these etiquette classes become popular among parents?
5. How have the children's teachers at school observed a positive change in the students who attended the manners course?