WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO HOLD YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY

Câu 40:

Where are you going to hold your birthday party ?A Where is your bithday party going to be held ? B. Where is your bithday party held?C.Where is your bithday party being held? D. Where your bithday party is going to be held?

In American society where almost nobody knows anybody else, even people living in the same apartment

complex, mentioning the name of the interlocutor shows that one is interested in and friendly toward him/her, the

evidence of which is to be found in the remembering of his / her name. Consequently to show that they are courteous

and friendly, American people usually mention the surname of the interlocutor in their greetings. (i.e. "good morning,

Mr. Brown" or "good-bye, Miss Green" when speaking to people who are not close friends, and "good morning, Bill"

or "goodbye, Susie" when speaking to friends. In Vietnamese society, almost everybody knows the name of

everybody else living in the same community. The neighbors are often considered as friends or relatives. In greeting,

speakers avoid mentioning the name of the interlocutors, especially those who are senior in age or status. They are

called by name only when they are close friends or junior in age or status. It is easy to imagine the cultural

misunderstandings that might arise from first encounters between Vietnamese and Americans.