Vocabulary Review

Directions:
Choose the correct word or expression from the list below to complete the following sentences.

universal – gestures – address – maiden name – surname – nickname – greeting etiquette – rude – talk shop – small talk – break the ice – get acquainted – greeting – title

1. All the office workers are planning a party for the weekend. They have been working so hard for the past month. They really need to relax and forget about work. They have all promised not to _____________ at the party.
2. When Susan gets married next month, she plans to keep her _____________.She doesn’t want to take her husband’s family name.
3. Playing a game is a good way to _____________ at a party when some of the people don’t know each other.
4. His real name is Robert, but most people call him by his _____________ which is Bobby.
5. Although love is a _____________ feeling, the way people express it may differ in different countries.
6. If you want to succeed in doing business in another country, it is important to know the _____________ of that country.
7. We weren’t talking about anything important. We were just making _____________ about the weather.
8. On many application forms, you have to put your _____________ before your given name.
9. _____________ can vary from country to country. For example, nodding your head does not mean the same thing in every country.
10. His _____________ is president of the company. Hers is vice-president.
11. In North America, most co-workers _____________ one another by their first names.
12. In some countries, it is _____________ to blow your nose in public.
13. On the first day of class the teacher wanted the students to _____________, so she put them in small groups and asked them to have a short conversation.
14. A handshake is a common form of _____________.

Key: 1. talk shop; 2. maiden name; 3. break the ice; 4. nickname; 5. universal; 6. greeting etiquette; 7. small talk; 8. surname; 9. gestures; 10. title; 11. address; 12. rude; 13. get acquainted; 14. greeting