1-2 On Saying Please
Activity No. 1 on 1.2 On Saying “Please”
Q.1 A. Read the given extract and complete the activities given below: (12)
| The young lift-man in a city office who threw a passenger out of his lift the other morning was fined for the offence was undoubtedly in the wrong. It was a question of “please”. The complainant entering the lift, said, “Top.” The lift-man demanded “Top-please”, and this concession being refused he not only declined to comply with the instruction, but hurled the passenger out of the lift. This, of course was carrying a comment on manner too far. Discourtesy is not a legal offence, and it does not excuse assault and battery. If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will acquit me, and if I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to retaliate with reasonable violence. It does this because the burglar and my assailant have broken quite definite commands of the law. But no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners, or could sanction the use of violence against something which it does not itself recognize as a legally punishable offence. And our sympathy with the lift-man, we must admit that the law is reasonable. It would never if we were at liberty to box people’s ears because we did not like their behavior, or the tone of their voices, or the scowl on their faces. Our fists would never be idle, and the gutters of the city would run with blood all day. I may be as uncivil as I may please and the law will protect me against violent retaliation. I may be haughty or boorish and there is no penalty to pay except the penalty of being written down an ill-mannered fellow. The law does not compel me to say “Please” or to attune my voice to other people’s sensibilities any more than it says that I shall not wax my moustache or dye my hair or wear ringlets down my back. It does not recognize the laceration of our feelings as a case for compensation. There is no allowance for moral and intellectual damages in these matters. |
A 1. True/ False: (02)
Read the following sentences and state whether they are True or False.
1) Discourtesy is a legal offence.
2) The lift-man threw a passenger out of his lift in anger.
3) The law compels everyone to say, “Please”.
4) No legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners.
Answer:
1) Discourtesy is a legal offence.- False
2) The lift-man threw a passenger out of his lift in anger.- True
3) The law compels everyone to say, “Please”.- False
4) No legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners.- True
A 2. Describe: (02)
Describe the incident happened in the lift.
Answer:
The young lift-man was working in a city office. One morning a passenger came and asked the lift – man to carry him on the top floor. The lift – man expected polite behaviour from the man. But the passenger refused to say the word ‘please’. So in a fit of anger, the lift – man threw the passenger out of his lift. This incident happened in the lift.
A 3. Give Reason: (02)
Discourtesy is not a legal offence, and it does not excuse assault and battery. Give its reasons.
Answer:
If anyone shows discourtesy or rude behaviour, it creates hatred in other person’s life. The other person feels insulted. He or she expects justice. But the law does not compel anyone to show courteous behaviour. The law never enforces any punishment for discourteous behaviour. So there is no way to expect anything from the law. So it is rightly said discourtesy is not a legal offence, and it does not excuse assault and battery.
A 4. Personal Response: (02)
Etiquette and manners are very important for a person to live in the society. Read the following and put them in proper columns.
1) To receive phone calls while you are in a lecture or class.
2) To knock before you enter your Principal’s office.
3) To thank the person who offers you tea or coffee.
4) To leave the classroom without the teacher’s permission.
| Appropriate | Inappropriate |
Answer:
| Appropriate | Inappropriate |
| 2) To knock before you enter your Principal’s office. | 1) To receive phone calls while you are in a lecture or class. |
| 3) To thank the person who offers you tea or coffee. | 4) To leave the classroom without the teacher’s permission. |
A 5. Language study (Do as directed.) (02)
i) If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will acquit me.
(Choose the correct use of ‘Unless’ for this sentence from the given alternatives.)
a) Unless a burglar does not break into my house and I do not knock him down, the law will acquit me.
b) Unless a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will not acquit me.
c) Unless a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will acquit me.
d) Unless a burglar does not break into my house and I knock him down, the law will acquit me.
Answer:
b) Unless a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will not acquit me.
ii) It was a question of “Please”.
(Choose the correct rhetorical question for this statement.)
a) It was a question of “Please”, wasn’t it?
b) It was a question of “Please”?
c) Wasn’t it a question of “Please”?
d) Isn’t it a question of “Please”?
Answer:
c) Wasn’t it a question of “Please”?
A 6. Vocabulary (02)
Match the word in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| 1. Acquit | a) an attack |
| 2. To box | b) a cut or tear |
| 3. Laceration | c) to forgive |
| 4. Assault | d) to fight with fists |
Answer:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| 1. Acquit | c) to forgive |
| 2. To box | d) to fight with fists |
| 3. Laceration | b) a cut or tear |
| 4. Assault | a) an attack |
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