MAGIC WORDS - in rhymes, please!

MAGIC WORDS - MUSTS OF APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION

MAY I SEE IT, PLEASE?!

POLITE EXPRESSIONS IN CROATIAN WITH ENGLISH EQUIVALENT

Please. Molim. - {molim} - general word, it is used exactly like an English one, but also you may put the word into all polite questions and phrases in general 
I beg your pardon? - Molim? - {molim} - it sounds like the previous word only with intonations of a question. I used it when I wanted somebody to repeat something he/she had said and I had not heard it well. 
Thank you.- Hvala. - {hvala} - just the most usual way to thank a person. 
Thank you very much. - Hvala lijepa. - {hvala liyepa} - the most respectful and deeply grateful way to thank a person 
Not at all. You're welcome. - Nema na ccemu. - {nema na cchemu} - the meaning is exactly the same of the English phrase I've written even if it is much sorter. 
Please, give (tell, show) me ... - Molim Vas, dajte (recite, pokazhite) mi ... - {molim vas, dayete (rechite, pokazhite) mi} - you could select the words from those listed and you'll get the Croatian phrase with the same meaning as the English one. You could also put every verb instead of those suggested. Those are only the most common ones. 
Excuse me! - Oprostite! - {oprostite} - use this if you intend to beg somebody's pardon or another convenient use for the phrase I discovered when using the public transport: if it is crowded and you have to get of, say this phrase to people if you want then to get off your way. 
It's very kind of you. - Jako ste ljubazni. - {yako ste lyubazni} - the right phrase to say after thanking somebody who has helped you in any way, especially if the person is a stranger. 
I'm sorry. I beg your pardon. - Oprostite. Zhao mi je. - {oprostite. Zhao mi ye} - if you have done something wrong without meaning it you could use these words to have your excuses accepted. 
Never mind. It doesn't matter. - Molim, nishta zato. - {molim. nishta zato} - this phrase, spoken exactly the way it is written, might be used if somebody has hurt you without purpose and beg your pardon and you want to show that you are not angry or cross with this person anymore (or have never been). 

Also I would place into this section the ways you could introduce yourself to the people you'll meet on your trip. 

Allow me to introduce myself. - Dopustite da se predstavim. - {dopustite da se predstavim} - you want to get acquainted with somebody. 
Allow me to introduce Mr./Ms. ..... to you. - Dopustite da Vam predstavim gospodina/gospodju ...... - {dopustite da vam predstavim gospodina/gospodyu ......} - you want to introduce some person you know to another friend of yours. 
It is my pleasure to introduce Mr./Ms. ..... to you. - Zadovoljstvo mi je predstaviti Vam gospodina/gospodju ...... - {zadovolyestvo mi ye predstaviti vam gospodina/gospodyu ......} - if you are especially pleased to introduce a certain person. Or just the most respectful way of saying the similar phrase. 
My name is ...... (My name is Maria.) - Zovem se Maria. - {zovem se Maria} - just put your name there without changing it in any way and you'll get the most simple and straightforward way of introducing yourself. 
How do you do. Pleased to meet you. - Drago mi je. - {drago mi ye} - just like the English phrase: use this to say you are gald to know the person who has just been introduced to you. 

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH "PLEASE"
cheese, knees, keys, freeze, ease ,disease, Louise, seize, leaves, tease, peas, flees, wheeze, sneeze, bees...

HEARTS, like doors, will open with ease
To very, very little keys,
And don’t forget that two of these
Are I thank you and If you please.
Come when you’re called,
Do what you’re bid,
Close the door after you,
Never be chid.
Seldom can’t,
Seldom don’t;
Never shan’t,
Never won’t.

or this?

Hearts, like doors, open with ease
To very, very tiny keys;
And don’t forget that two of these
Are, “I thank you,” and, “If you please.”
If I have a piece of cake,
And I with children play,
I must not eat it all myself,
But give a part away.
In silence I must take my seat,
And give God thanks for what I eat;
I must not fret about my food,
Nor frown if I don’t think it good.
Must turn my head to cough or sneeze,
And when I’m asked, say, “If you please.”
Politeness is to do and say
Th e kindest things in the kindest way.

Where does the actual word "etiquette" derive from???
King Louis XIV had drawn up a daily functions, giving time, place and proper dress. It was posted at Versailles as an "etiquette" (spelled with a an accent on the first e)- a French word meaning "ticket" - to help the nobles know what to do. It brought order to court society, and the code of behavior was adopted by the courts of other nation's monarchs.
The idea of etiquette rules goes back to the times when people began to live in groups and understood that it was better to get along with one another that to quarrel or fight. The first rules for proper social behaviour were developed in ancient Greece and Rome. Much of toady's formal etiquette originated in the French royal courts in the late seventeenth century. For example shaking hands is one of earliest forms of etiquette. Giving somebody his hand a warrior wanted to show that he didn't have any weapons and came in peace.
Today many of us worry about etiquette: we need to know what to say and how to behave in a particular situation. Our language and our manners must be appropriate to the situation. Nowdays etiquette doesn't include so much rigid rules, but more about "everyday living." The aim of etiquette is to help all people of all lifestyles get along with each other." It is more about "common sense and consideration". There are rules which have changed during the centurues, for example, "how men and women interact" has changed considerably since the 1950's.
Each culture has its own system of etiquette and they are sometimes very different. Behaviour that is proper in one culture may be improper in another.What is considered proper in a city, could be considered improper in a small town. Protocol is described as a special form of etiquette.

APPROPRIATE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOUR

It's all about how we percieve reality, right? Now, let's see...
1. MUSTS IN YOUR LIFE
How many musts are there in your everyday life? Do you find them difficult/easy to operate? Anyone to help you? And how do you show your appreciation?
What can be done in order to turn MUSTS into their opposites?! Anything? Perhaps, nothing? Why so? Are your musts different from the time you were smaller? And do your teachers/parents/relatives/friends/ have more obligations than you do?

2 WORK/JOY - can they match at all?
When work is a pleasure, life is a joy!!!
Is it possible to turn work into pleasure? Have you ever met anyone who manages to be happy with his work so that it seems to him/her both a kind of hobby and providing for life?! Express your view, please!

STAGE 1
A) DISCUSS THE ABOVE POEMS in the context of
- liking/disliking,
- identifying the general idea,
- relevance of the above two magic words in a) school life, b) personal/social life, c) business life, d) public life
B) OTHER MAGIC WORDS
Discuss: what are they IN YOUR CULTURE
- compare the AMOUNT of thank you/please/sorry/excuse me/ expressions/words/phrases in YOUR LANGUAGE and in your MOTHER TONGUE /more, less... why.../

Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the times you can,
As long as ever you can.
-John Wesley

EVALUATION OF GOOD SCHOOL PRACTICE

THANK YOU - IN CROATIAN: HVALA!

TO BE OR NOT TO BE POLITE -
THAT IS A QUESTION NOW

Eric Hoffer
Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
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Voltaire
We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
The basis of good manners is self-reliance.
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Marcus Tulius Cicero
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.
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Confucius
Consideration for others is the basic of a good life, a good society.
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Arthur Schopenhauer
Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.
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Wendell L. Willkie
The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones.
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Clarence Thomas
Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.
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Jonathan Swift
Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever makes the fewest people uneasy is the best bred in the room.
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Laurence Sterne
Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.

The project is about fostering good manners in class, but it also incorporates creative writing, exploiting all resources related to appropriate school and out of school conduct.

THANK YOU IN MANY WORLDWIDE LANGUAGES
Afrikaans (Southern Africa) Dankie
Afrikaans (Southern Africa) [very much] Baie dankie
Aguacateco (Huehuetenango Guatemala) Ntyox teru'
Aguaruna (Peru) Seé
Ahtna (Alaska) Tsin'aen
Arabic (Middle East, North Africa) Shukran
Arabic (Middle East, North Africa) [very] Shukran gazilan
Arabic (Syria) Mamnuun
Arabic (North Africa) SaHHa
Azerbaijani (Azerbaijan, Iran) Tæshækkür elæyiræm
Belorussian (Belarus) Dziakuju
Bulgarian (Bulgaria) Blagodarya
Burmese (Myanmar) Chezu ba
Comori (Comoros) Marahaba
Creole (West Indies) Mese
Czech (Czech Republic) Dêkuji
Danish (Denmark, Greenland) Tak
Dutch (Netherlands, Belgium) [polite] Dank u
Egyptian (ancient Egypt) [to a man] Dua Netjer en ek
Egyptian (ancient Egypt) [to a woman] Dua Netjer en etj
English (America, Australia, UK, New Zea.) Thank you
Estonian (Estonia) Tänan
French (France, Belgium, Africa, Canada) Merci
German (Central Europe) Danke
Greek (Greece, Cyprus) Sas efharisto
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname) Shukriya
Huambisa (Peru) Maake
Huaorani (Ecuador) Ewa ra
Huastec (Mexico) Jalbinchi yaan
Hungarian [Magyar] (Hungary) Köszönöm
Icelandic (Iceland) Takk
Ilonggo (Philippines) Daghang salamat
Indonesian (Indonesia) [formal] Terima kasih
Irish Gaelic (Ireland, Britain) [to one] Go raibh maith agat
Irish Gaelic (Ireland) [to more than one] Go raibh maith agaibh
Japanese (Japan) Arigato
Kasem (Ghana, Burkina Faso) A ke lei naa
Kashmiri (India, Pakistan, China) Shukria
Kashmiri (India, Pakistan, China) Danawad
Kikongo (Congo, Angola, Cuba) Wuanka
Kiswahili (Southeast Africa) Ahsante
Korean (Korea) Komapsumnida
Kwéyòl (Haiti) Mèsi
Lahu (China, Southeast Asia) Òboi jâ
Latin (ancient Rome, Vatican) Gratias
Lithuanian (Lithuania) Achiu
Luganda (Uganda) Webale
Luo (Kenya, Tanzania) Erokamano
Malayalam (India) Nandi
Maltese (Malta) Grazzi
Maori (New Zealand) Ka pai
Maori (Cook Islands) Meitaki
Marathi (India) Dhanyawaatha
Mongolian (Mongolia, Northern China) Bayarlalaa
Mongolian (Mongolia, Northern China) Gyalailaa
Nama (Namibia) Aio
Nandi (Kenya) Kongoi
Ndebele (Zimbabwe) Ngeyabonga
Polish (Poland) Dziekuje
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) [by male] Obrigado
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) [by female] Obrigada
Punjabi (India) Dhannvaad
Punjabi (India) Dannaba
Punjabi (India) Shukria
Punjabi (India) Miharbaanee
Punjabi (India) Tuhaadee kirpaa hai
Quechua (Cuzco Peru & Cochabamba Bolivia) Yusulpayki
Quechua Cuzqueño (Cuzco Peru) Yusulpaykinsunki
Quichua (Ecuador) Pagui
Russian (Russia) Spasibo
Scots (Scotland) Thenk ye
Shanghai (Shanghai China) Sha sha
Sindhi (Pakistan) Mehrbani
Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) Istuti
Swedish (Sweden, Finland) Tack
Tahitian (Tahiti) Mauruuru
Thai (Thailand) [by man] Khawp khun khrap
Thai (Thailand) [by woman] Khawp khun kha
Turkish (Turkey, Northern Cyprus) Tesekkurler
Turkmen (Turkmenistan) Sag bol
Ukrainian (Ukraine) Spasibi
Unagan (Alaska) Qagaasakung
Valencian (Spain) Moltes gracies
Vietnamese (Vietnam) Ông quá tử tế với tôi
Yiddish (Europe) Dank
Zulu (South Africa, Lesotho) Ngiyabonga
and Croatian /Croatia/ Hvala!!!

The most important way to teach your child good manners is to have good manners yourself. Remember: kids model their parents behavior.


SOME TIPS ON GOOD BEHAVIOUR IN CLASSROOM
-Reward good behavior and good manners and let your children know that it is appreciated.
-I f your child doesn't say please and thank you, remind them, but don't make a big issue out it. If you keep nagging them, they will just rebel and it will be a control issue.
- Point out children with good behavior and good manners.
- Show them children with poor behavior and point out that adults and children don't like to be around those kids.
- Start a reward chart/sticker chart and show them how listening and good manners will reap them more than bad behavior.
- Explain to them that they get privileges and special outings because they know how to behave.
- If they engage in rude behavior, don't yell and scream, that just gives them more attention. Firmly explain that that behavior will not be tolerated and take away a toy or privilege
- Try and limit television shows and movies that show children (even cartoon characters) engaging in rude and obnoxiouos behavior. Your children will only model this behavior.

A SCHOOL GIRL'S RHYMES ON "WHAT'S MAGIC TO ME?!

Ah, it's non-toxic trafffic..

Singing in publc?!

And a Gothic attic!

My computer's click

and a lack of panic

when there's no logic...

A great picnic

- always terrific!