SOCIALISING

What is socialising?

Socialise (v) to spend time when you are not working with friends or with other people in order to enjoy yourself
Socialising (n) Cambridge Dictionary 2/ Which of these you often do when you go out with your friends? Which do you never do? Why not? - go to the cinema, go out for a coffee, go dancing (go to disco), have dinner in a restaurant, 3/ When you go out to a restaurant (or somewhere) for dinner, do you: + dress up? + wear smart casual clothes? + wear the traditional dress of your country? What do you think about "Ao dai"? + wear whatever you feel like? 4/ In a restaurant, what should you do? + book in advance? + order your starter and main course at the same time? + tip the waiter? + go somewhere else for coffee? 5/ What should a man do when a woman and he go out on a date? + he should pick her up from he house? + he should pay for her dinner? + they should split the bill? + he should take her home after the dinner? 6/ You've been invited to dinner at a friend's house. Which of these should (not) you do? + take something, e.g. flowers, ... + refuse food that you're offered. + offer to wash up after dinner. + invited her/him to dinner at your house another time. 7/ When you are out, you meet someone in the street. Do you: + shake hands? + kiss each other on both cheeks? + bow to each other? + just say hello? 8/ Are you usually polite to people around you? Do you get angry when someone ask you to do something? If you are busy, will you shout at him/her or answer politely that you can't? Useful languages: - What to do. . Generally people ... . Most Vietnamese/ young people ... . Always remember to ... . It's polite/ usual/ important/ perfectly ok/ common to ... . Don't be surprised if ... . People expect you to ... - What not to do. . You should never ... . These days, nobody ... . Nobody cares about ... . It might seem strange if you ... . It's not acceptable to ..