TEACHING GOOD MANNERS

Today in Britain there is disagreement over how children should be taught to be polite. Should parents force their children to (56) say "please" and "thank you”, for instance? Or are there alternative methods they could use?

Most parents still believe that teaching good manners to their children is essential. However, it does seem ironic that the methods used often include bullying, pleading and threats.

On the other hand, there are some schools which have a completely different attitude. Their philosophy is (57) ____________ on the idea that a small child will copy adults. In other words, adults should set a good example and the children will follow. In addition, adults should be more tolerant. Children should not be expected, for instance, to sit perfectly still (58) ____________ they are waiting for food in a restaurant.

The good manners of Britain today date back to the last century when children were considered to be animals (59) ____________ needed to be trained before they could be accepted into adult society. Yet in countries such as Brazil, children can be seen everywhere with adults and their behaviour is nothing to be ashamed (60) ____________. So, perhaps if children in Britain were allowed to be seen more in public, they would be far better behaved.

14. Are John and Mary ________cousins? ~
No, they aren't ________cousins; they are ________brother and ________sister.
15. ________fog was so thick that we couldn't see ________ side of ________road. We followed ________car in front of us and hoped that we were going ________right way.
16. I can't remember ________exact date of ________storm, but I know it was on ________Sunday because everybody was at ________church. On ________Monday ________post didn't come because ________roads were blocked by ________fallentrees.
17. Peter thinks that this is quite ________ cheap restaurant.
18.       A: There's ________murder here. ~
B: Where's ________body?~
A: There isn't ________body. ~
B: Then how do you know there's been ________murder?
19. Number _____hundred and two, - ____house next door to us, is for sale. It's quite ________nice house with ________big rooms and ________back windows look out on ________park.
20. I don't know what ________price ________owners are asking. But Dry and Rot are ________agents. You could give them ________ring and make them ________offer.
21. ________postman's little boy says that he'd rather be ________dentist than ________doctor, because ________dentists don't get called out at ________night.
22.  Just as ______air hostess (there was only one on the plane) was handing me _____cup of ________coffee ______plane gave _____lunch and ____ coffee went all over ___person on ________other side of ________gangway.
23. There was ________collision between ________car and ________cyclist at ________ crossroads near ________my house early in ________morning.  
24. Professor Jones, ________man who discovered ________new drug that everyone is talking about, refused to give ________press conference.
25 Peter Piper, ________student in ________ professor's college, asked him why he refused to talk to ________press.

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