NAME: _______________________ DATE: _________________

 
 
Adair Delgado
 
Sayuri Sánchez
Yeni Alcalá Extra Reading Comprehension Exercises
 
Miriam
Alberto Fernandez (Unit 10, page 116)
 
Raúl
  Vázquez
 
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
 
A. Look at the Reading on page 116. Based on the information in the Reading,
write the country or countries where each tipping custom is practiced.
 

1. Austria, Germany
You should hand the tip directly to the server. ___________________________
 
2. Leave the waiter a tip of 15% or more of the bill, if the
 
U.S
service was good. _________________________________________________
   
3. U.S, Canada
Tip taxi drivers 15% of the fare. ______________________________________
 
4. South America, many European countries
It’s customary to round off the fare to tip taxi drivers. ______________________
5. Australia
You are expected to tip porters a little more in this country. _________________
 

 
 
  CRITICAL THINKING
 
B. Read the situations. According to the Reading, is the tip right? Explain your
 
answers.
1. You’re on a business trip in Washington, DC, and you take three clients out to
lunch. The bill is US $120. You leave the waiter a tip of US $20.
 
No, the tip is not entirely correct
_________________________________________________________________
 
2. You’re sightseeing in Toronto, in Canada. You take a taxi to your hotel, and the
fare is CAN $20. You tip the driver CAN $3.
 
Yes, the tip us correct
_________________________________________________________________
 
3. You’re on vacation with your family in Sydney, Australia, and the hotel porter
carries four suitcases to your room. You give a tip of AUS $8.
 
Yes, the tip us correct
_________________________________________________________________
 

 
 
 
 
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