ingilizce 12 unit 10/102
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Listen to the reading passage

Manners Matter

Nowadays, we come across many elderly complaining about problems in manners. Some people think that there is no necessity for manners in this era. Unlike them, I believe manners are more important in today’s society because the basis of modern society is communication and good communication requires good manners.

Some of my friends think manners that have been taught for centuries are not sincere at all because they are the things we have decided on, they are the expectations that have been exposed to the new generations by the former ones. For this reason, they support the idea that people should behave as they wish, not as the others wish.

To me, manners are required even in our very basic daily routines. People live, study and work together in every part of their lives. The question is whether there is anybody who wants to study or work with someone who curses, picks their noses or burps sincerely. Whether they are exposed to the generations or not, whether people behave sincerely or not; manners of a culture determine the acceptability level for such kind of mannerisms in the society. And this makes our society worth living together or not.

Maria