Unit17FestivalandHolidayEtiquette假日礼仪

UnitSeventeenFestivalandHolidayEtiquette假日礼仪FocalPoints1.Somethingtokeepinmindwhenholidaycomes.2.Howtobeagoodhostinholidays.3.Howtobehaveinaholidayofficeparty.ContentsLeadin1ReadingA2ReadingB3ReadingC45ExercisesDoyouknowthefollowingfestivalsinwesterncountries?Warming-upHomeNextBackNewYear’sDayValentine’sDayEasterAprilFool’sDayMother’sDayFather’sDayHalloweenThanksgivingDayChristmaseveChristmasDay愚人节感恩节母亲节万圣节前夕父亲节复活节圣诞节新年情人节圣诞节前夕DoyouknowthefollowingChinesefestivals?Warming-upHomeNextBack元旦除夕春节元宵节清明节端午节七夕节中秋节重阳节NewYear'sDaytheSpringFestivalTheDoubleNinthFestivaltheTomb-sweepingFestivalNewYear'sEvetheDouble-SeventhFestivaltheLanternFestivaltheDragonBoatFestivalMid-autumn(Moon)FestivalHolidayEtiquetteAlwaysthankpeople.Whetherit'sinwritingorinperson,youmustputgratitudeatthetop.There'sneveranexcusefornotthankingsomeoneforagift.Youcansometimesemailathankyouforaholidaygiftyou'vereceived.Ifit'ssomebodyyouthankedinpersonbutitwasrushedandyouwanttofollowupwithanemailthankyou,that'sfine.Ifit'syourgrandmotherwhousesemailbutyouknowshe'dwantahandwrittennote,youcouldsendanemailandthrowinsomegreatadjectivessoyourenthusiasmwillcomethrough,butfollowupwithahandwrittennote.Youcansendathankyouviaemailtosomeoneyou'dnormallythankoverthephone.ReadingAHomeNextBackHolidayEtiquetteDon'tletthedetailstakeover.It'sdifficulttofindthetimetogeteverythingdoneduringtheholidays,butit'sthepeoplewhoarereallyimportanttoyouinbusinessorthosewhotakecareofyou,thatyoumustremember.TrynottobesooverwhelmeddoingthingslikewritingoutChristmascardsthatyoucan'ttalktoyourlovedones.Don'tbrushpeopleoffbecauseoftheholidaymadness.Nobody'sperfect-trytoplanahead.Iknowthissoundslikecommonsense,butit'sreallyimportanttoremember.Ifyouwanttohavepeopleoverandyou'reworking,don'tgocrazytryingtomakeeverything-getsomefoodatthedeliorthegourmetshop.Alotoftimes,peopledon'tmindbringingasaladordessert.Thepointistogettogetherandcelebratewithpeople,ratherthantryingtomakeitperfect.ReadingAHomeNextBackHolidayEtiquetteTraditionscanbechanged.Thismightbehardforpeople,buttherearealotofpeoplewhoactuallydreadtheholidays,andsomeofthatmaybeduetothewaythey'recelebrated.Maybeyoudon'thavetoalwaysbeatGreatAuntSue'shouse,eventhoughshe'shostedtheholidayforyears.Thinkofthesethingsasbeingfluidandwhenthey'reoutmodedoroutdated,comeupwithsomenewones.ReadingAHomeNextBackHostingTipsfortheHolidaysTheholidaysarehereagain!Andwiththemcomestheopportunitytoentertainallthosepeoplewhohaveentertainedorcooperatedwithyouthroughouttheyear.Herearesometipsonhowtobeagreatholidayhost.TheOperativeWord:EarlyGetinvitationsoutearly.Duringtheholidayseason,people’scalendarsfillupfast,soplanyourguestlistandsendoutyourinvitationsfourtosixweeksbeforeyourparty.Decorateearly.Therearealwaysazillionlittletasksthatneedtohappenthedayofyourparty,andthedaybeforeit.Ifyourhouseisdecoratedearly,you’llhavelessstressandmoretimetoenjoythedecorations.Ifyouareplanningtohireacatererororderspecialfoods,doitearly.Thisisthebusiesttimeforallbusinesses,andyouwanttobeontheircalendarfirst.ReadingBHomeNextBackHostingTipsfortheHolidaysTheWeeksBeforeAreAboutPlanningEat–Plansomethingspecial.Noonewantstoeatthesameold,sameoldthattheyeateverydayathome.Butdon’texperimentwithweirdfoods.Youwantyourgueststoeatthedeliciousmealyou’veprepared,ratherthanshuffleitaroundtheirplates.Drink–Includeanicevarietyofbeverages,includingnon-alcoholicchoices,sothere’ssomethingforeveryone.BeMerry–Holidaymusiccreatesafestiveatmospherethatcanonlyenhanceyourspecialparty.Spendsometimeputtingtogetheraholidayplaylist.ReadingBHomeNextBackHostingTipsfortheHolidaysPlanforunexpectedguests–Haveanextraservingortwoofanyitemthatrequiresper-personportioning.Bepreparedtoaddacoupleofextraplacesettings.Ifyouhavepartyfavors,countforatleastoneortwomore.PartyTimeSetupoutdoorlighting:It’swinterandthedaysareshort.Turntheoutdoorlightson.Andifthere’ssnoworice,clearitaway.Themostimportanttip:Greeteveryguest.Askafriendorfamilymembertobeonhandtohelpoutwithotherthings,soyoucanbeavailabletosay“HappyHolidays”toeachguest.ReadingBHomeNextBackHowtoSurvivetheHolidayOfficePartyPlease,nomorelampshades.Thedaysofofficepartieswherecoworkersletdowntheirhair,gotroaringdrunk,andendedupwearinglampshadesareoutofstyle.Fortunatelyforeveryone,theofficepartyhasmatured,byandlarge,intoamorerelaxedeventwherecoworkerscanactuallysocializeandgettoknowalittleabouteachotherwithoutthinkingaboutdeadlines—orgettinghitonbyBobfrommarketing.Planearly.Ifyou’reinchargeofschedulingtheofficeparty,startplanningassoonaspossible.Sendinvitationsorletcoworkersknowthedate,timeandlocationatleastonemonthinadvancesotheycanplanaccordingly.Everyone’sdatebookReadingCHomeNextBackHowtoSurvivetheHolidayOfficePartyfillsupquicklyduringtheholidayseason.Alsobesuretoletthemknowiftheinvitationincludesspouses,significantothersandfamilymembers.Spouses.Often,spousesandsignificantothersareinvitedtoholidayparties,too.Makesuretheyfeelincludedandcomfortable.Letthemknowwhattowear,andgivethemaheadsuponbossesandcolleagueswhoarelikelytobethere.Attheparty,don'tdi