PERSONAL & LEISURE

Etiquette & Decorum

Good manners and cultured conduct in every area of life, for children, adults and professionals – 75 lessons and 15 challenges in English and French: courtesy, composure and gratitude; being a gentleman or a lady and respecting women and everyone; greetings, introductions and names; conversation and listening; queues, transport, neighbours and shared spaces; table manners, napkins, knife-and-fork signals, Continental and American styles, the formal place setting, glasses and a five-course dinner; tricky foods and mishaps; restaurants, invitations, visiting and hosting, gifts; weddings, funerals, places of worship, speeches and ceremonies; meeting royalty, presidents, ambassadors, clergy, traditional rulers and celebrities; theatre, concerts, museums, sport and travel; interviews, meetings, email, calls and online manners; British, French, American, West African and East Asian customs; children’s manners, apologising and saying no. Hands-on trials: set the table by drag and drop, spot the mistakes, choose the right cutlery course by course, read the signals, 90 scenario cards (with a children’s mode), sorting and matching games, receiving-line scenes with a king, an ambassador and a chief, and 78 tableware words – egg cup to champagne bucket – with real photos, spoken English and French, and picture quizzes. An illustrated learning guide explains 190 tableware objects and 10 table-setting diagrams, with bilingual explanations, comparisons, image downloads and a practice quiz.

Ready to try · Good manners and cultured conduct in every area of life, for children, adults and professionals – 75 lessons and 15 challenges in English and French: courtesy, composure and gratitude; being a gentleman or a lady and respecting women and everyone; greetings, introductions and names; conversation and listening; queues, transport, neighbours and shared spaces; table manners, napkins, knife-and-fork signals, Continental and American styles, the formal place setting, glasses and a five-course dinner; tricky foods and mishaps; restaurants, invitations, visiting and hosting, gifts; weddings, funerals, places of worship, speeches and ceremonies; meeting royalty, presidents, ambassadors, clergy, traditional rulers and celebrities; theatre, concerts, museums, sport and travel; interviews, meetings, email, calls and online manners; British, French, American, West African and East Asian customs; children’s manners, apologising and saying no. Hands-on trials: set the table by drag and drop, spot the mistakes, choose the right cutlery course by course, read the signals, 90 scenario cards (with a children’s mode), sorting and matching games, receiving-line scenes with a king, an ambassador and a chief, and 78 tableware words – egg cup to champagne bucket – with real photos, spoken English and French, and picture quizzes. An illustrated learning guide explains 190 tableware objects and 10 table-setting diagrams, with bilingual explanations, comparisons, image downloads and a practice quiz.