Vocabulary:

welcome to be familiar with to chat merrily new acquaintance when you decide... they simply must to be very big (= popular) Argentina shock horror to completely disappear embarrassing social faux pas on the cards Fear not. etiquette experts associates you need never...again repetition to repeat to cement s.t. in your memory the trick is to... without someone noticing directly during the course of conversation a very good point occasionally to throw s.t. into the conversation to keep s.t. fresh in your mind to overdo it to seem odd What do you do for a living? association subtly

to study s.o.'s face and clothing to pay particular attention to distinguishing features to anchor eyebrows to remind one of s.t. rhyme alternatively ludicrous to make sense to s.o. to tie s.t. in with s.t. to have ants in one's pants (= to be anxious, nervous, on edge) to address s.o. discreetly mutual friend far better to V "Oi!" to introduce s.o. to body language to prompt s.o. to do s.t. to take control polite with a smile hopefully to step up and introduce oneself if all else fails simply from time to time to make a big deal of s.t. reminder to be unlikely to to throw a drink over oneself to escape ensuing mêlée

Listening comprehension questions:
1. a. How do you pronounce faux pas? b. What does it mean?
2. What is the first method for remembering a new name?
3. What should you not overdo, and what would be the consequences of doing so?
4. Why should you study the person's features? How can it help you remember someone's name?
5. Can the rhyme method work well for Chinese names? Make up an example.
6. What's a "double whammy" in the context of this video?
7. What should you not be embarrassed to do, if necessary?
8. What's the last-resort solution to forgetting someone's name?
9. Explain the ending of the video. What does it tell you about British culture?
10. a. Are you good or not so good at remembering people's names? b. What is your personal method for remembering the names of people you have just met?