Unit 1: Small Talk

The small talk are those that occur between two people who do not know each other, these are about trivial topics such as the weather or similar topics. 

Example: 

A)Good Morning, Good morning, today is going to be a rainy day, isn't it?

B)So it seems. By the way, I'm Camila Torres.

A)I'm Moises Quintero. Nice to meet you. 

B)Nice to meet you, too.  

A)Would it be rude to call you Cami?

B)Absolutely not, please do.

A)And please call me Moi. 

TAG QUESTIONS: USE AND FROM 

The tag questions are used to confirm information that you already had

THE PAST PERFECT

Use the past perfect to describe an action that happened before a specific time in the past. Look at the timeline to see the order of actions. Form the present perfect with had + a past participle.

 1) By 8:00 A.M. Caroline had already gone to yoga class. (go)

 2) At 9:00 A.M. she hadn't yet taken the history exam. (take)

 3) At 11:00 A.M. she hadn't yet talked to professor Stevens. (talk)

 4) By 2:00 P.M. she had already met Jeff for math tutoring. (meet)

 5) At 2:00 P.M. she hadn't yet called her mom. (call)

 6) Before Caroline went out in the evening, she had already studied for the biology exam. (study) 

 7) At 9:00 P.M. she had already had dinner with Marco. (have)

Culture 

Is it important to know about other countries manners and etiquette? Why?

Yes, it is always important to know the cultures of other countries, especially if you have thought or plan to travel. 

what are the customs of barranquilla?

Here in Barranquilla it is a custom to celebrate carnival every year, some go to the parades, others celebrate in their neighborhoods, and others use it to drink alcohol.

It can be said that everyone celebrates it in their own way.

What are the customs Japan?

Well Japan has have very different customs, there people tend to be more solitary, more serious, they tend to be more punctual, table manners are different, starting in these countries they usually use chopsticks instead of a fork and knife, there the slurping food is not offensive, it is rude to call people by their first name without their permission, you must always take into account the hierarchy in society, since depending on these you must use a title.

It must be borne in mind that customs do not remain the same over time.

An example of this is communication and how throughout history it has evolved, long before letters were used and before that telegrams, then the telephone arrived and later the internet, with the latter came computers and smartphones.