Getting to Know You

This questionnaire may be something that you would like to use to get to know your learner and her culture!

Greetings

• How should you greet: friends, the elderly, women, men, leaders?
• Would you use the first name, the family name or something different?

Names

• In what order are the names written? Is the family name first or last?
• How do names and titles change when a person is married, widowed or divorced?

Visiting

• What greetings are used when:
  • seeing someone on the street?
  • arriving at someone's house?
• What do you do when entering a house?
• If you are invited to dinner at six, when is the polite time to arrive at your host's home?

Eye contact

• When is it appropriate to look directly into the speaker's eyes?

Holidays

• What are three important holidays? How are they celebrated? Do they remain constant on the calendar?

Meals

• How many meals a day are usually eaten?
• At what times are these meals eaten?
• Which is the main meal?
• What food is usually served at the main meal?

Gestures

• What gestures are commonly used for greetings?
• How is approval shown at concerts or meals?
• What gesture is used for:
  • Be quiet!
  • I feel cold.
  • Get out of here.
  • I'm angry.
  • This food is hot.