1.2 ON SAYING PLEASE BY A G GARDINER Ice Breakers

 1.2 On Saying ‘Please’

On Saying "Please" is really worth reading to bring a change in our social behaviour. Here, one can enjoy the writer's meticulous  selection of vocabulary  and complex structures. It sets a challenge  in front of the readers to find contextual references of the words and phrases.

Title: The title ‘On Saying ‘Please’ gives us a hint that the topic is related to manners. We should know the importance of saying ‘ please’ to others. Good manners make us a socially accpeted person. It makes healthy relationship between individuals.

About the writer:

Alfred George Gardiner was an English journalist, editor and author. His essays, written under the alias "Alpha of the Plough", are highly regarded. He started his literary career as a journalist. At age of 37, he was appointed editor of the Daily News. He made regular contributions to the Daily News, The Manchester Evening News etc. His essays are uniformly elegant, graceful and humorous. ‘The Pillars of Society’, ‘Pebbles on the Shore’, ‘Many Furrows and Leaves in the Wind’ are some of his best known writings. His uniqueness lies in his ability to teach the basic truths of life in an easy and amusing manner. He rai the question of morality in everyday life.

New words:-

Undoubtedly - known for certain to be so

Discourtesy - not polite, rudeness

assault and battery - an attack which includes not only threats but the actual use of violence

burglar - thief who breaks into houses shops etc with the intention of stealing

retaliate - to do something bad to someone who has done something bad to you

assailant - an attacker

legislate - to make a law or laws

violence - action or feeling that causes damage, unrest etc

to box - to fight with the fists (closed hands)

haughty - a high opinion of oneself and often a low position of others

boorish - rude, uncultured

laceration - hurt feelings

slur - a cause of blame

redress - remedy, set right 

vanity - pride

brooding over - spend time thinking anxiously or sadly about something

equilibrium - balance (of the mind, emotions)

bullied - threatened

insolent - very rude

henpecked –a husband who always does what his wife tells him to do

black eye – dark coloured skin around somebody’s eye ehere he or she has been hit

endorse - official agreement to the decision

martyrdom - the death or suffering of a martyr

morose - unhappy, very sad and ill tempered

Decalogue - the Ten Commandments

Verdict - judgement

intercourse - communication, conversation

resentment - anger

ordeal - difficult or painful experience

knave - a dishonest person

cheerfully - happily

squared - having no doubt, settled

countenance - a person’s face or expression

treading - pressing down something with foot

assured - confident

inexhaustible - unlimited ,can never be finished

solicitous - caring or concerned, giving helpful care

irradiated - (here) spread or produced

uncouth - impolite, unrefined

benediction - a blessing

conciliatory - trying to win friendly feelings

panegyric - a speech or piece of writing praising someone highly

moral affront – insult, disrespect

boor - a rude insensitive person

1.2 ON SAYING PLEASE  BY A G GARDINER

                    Ice Breakers

Ø List the words of courtesy that we use in our daily life. Discuss them with your partner and explain the purpose of using each.

Ans:-

1] Hello - When we meet or greet someone

2] Thanks/Thank you - To give respect and when we get something

3] You are welcome – As a polite response when something thanks you for something

4] I'm sorry or sorry- When we hurt someone or disagree with statement, to share unpleasant news Or to refuse an offer or request​

5]) Excuse me - To get someone’s attention, to interrupt someone, to ask someone to move, to ask someone to repeat.

6] Ok - To express agreement, approval or just as a way of saying that everything is fine.

7] Pardon me - To apologize for something.

8] It’s my pleasure - To use as a response to someone who has thanked one for doing something to say that one was happy to do it  "Thanks for your help.

9) Mention not - Reply to thank you, need not to say thank you.

10] May I - When you are seeking someone's permission.

11] Please - To politely ask for something.

Ø Listed below are a few character traits of people. Some are positive traits, while others are not.

Ø Tick the ones you feel are desirable.

 Ans:-

Characteristic  Traits	Positve Traits / Other Traits
Conniving	Other Trait
Insensitive	Other Trait
Sly	Other Trait
Humorous	ü Positive Trait
Naïve	Other Trait
Benevolent	ü Positive Trait
Aggressive	Other Trait
Scheming	Other Trait
Wise	ü Positive Trait
Egoistic	Other Trait
Manipulative	Other Trait
Rude	Other Trait
Boastful	Other Trait
Humble	ü Positive Trait
Servile	Other Trait
Territorial	Other Trait
Patronising	Other Trait
Generous	ü Positive Trait

Ø Etiquette and manners are very important for a person to live in the society. Read the following and put them in proper columns (Appropriate or Inappropriate).

1. To receive phone calls while you are in a lecture or class.

2. To knock before you enter your Principal’s office.

3. To thank the person who offers you tea or coffee.

4.  To be polite and courteous to others.

5. To leave the classroom without the teacher’s permission.

6. To occupy the seats reserved for ladies or physically challenged or elderly people on a bus or a train.

Appropriate	Inappropriate
2. To knock before you enter your Principal’s office	1. To receive phone calls while you are in a lecture or class.
3. To thank the person who offers you tea or coffee.	5. To leave the classroom without the teacher’s permission.
4. To be polite and courteous to others.	6. To occupy the seats reserved for ladies or physically challenged or elderly people on a bus or a train.