English 8 unit 04 our customs and traditions lesson 4 communication

Read the following sentences about table manners in Britain.. The knife is held in the left hand and the fork is held in the right hand2. Guests should start eating before the host star

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Match the words with the correct pictures

prongs tray cutlery

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1) Look at the pictures In pairs,

discuss the differences between them

1 What are they doing?

2 In the first picture, what things

do they use for eating?

3 What the main food do they eat?

4 In the second picture, what are the things used to eat?

5 What’s the main food to eat?

II Practice:

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1) Look at the pictures and show the differences between them.

They are having meals

They use rice bowls, chopsticks, a tray

and they are sitting on a mat

They use knives, forks, and spoons and they

are sitting a round a table

1 What are they doing?

2 In the first picture, what things do

they use for eating?

3 What the main food do they eat?

4 In the second picture, what are the

things used for eating?

5 What’s the main food to eat?

The main food are rice, soup, meat,

fish sauce and vegetables

The main food are bread, cheese,

vegetables, some drinks…

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2 Read the following sentences about table manners in Britain Work in pairs Write T (true) or F (false).

1 The knife is held in the left hand and the fork is held

in the right hand.

2 You shouldn’t point the prongs of the fork up-wards

during the meal.

3 People use the same cutlery to eat the main course

and the dessert.

4 When the meal is finished, you should place the

knife and fork on the plate.

5 You can use your fork to take more food from the

serving dish.

6 You should use your knife to cut the bread.

7 Guests should start eating before the host starts

eating.

8 You should ask someone to pass you a dish.

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2 Read the following sentences about table manners in Britain Work in pairs Write T (true) or F (false).

1 The knife is held in the left hand and the fork is held

in the right hand.

2 You shouldn’t point the prongs of the fork up-wards

during the meal.

3 People use the same cutlery to eat the main course

and the dessert

4 When the meal is finished, you should place the

knife and fork on the plate.

5 You can use your fork to take more food from the

serving dish.

6 You should use your knife to cut the bread.

7 Guests should start eating before the host starts

eating.

8 You should ask someone to pass you a dish.

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3) Now listen to Nick giving a presentation on table manners

in Britain and check your answers.

Unit 4: Lesson 30: Communication

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Read the following sentences about table of manners in Britain Work in pairs Write true(T) or false (F)

1

2 You shouldn’t point the prongs of the fork up wards

during the meal

3

4 When the meal is finished, you should place the knife

and fork on the plate

The knife is held in the left hand and the fork is held

in the right hand

People use the same cutlery to eat the main

course and the dessert

You can use your fork to take more food from the

serving dish

You should use your knife to cut the bread

Guests should start eating before host starts eating F

You hold the folk in the left and the knife in the right

There is also a spoon and a fork for dessert

You should never use your own cutlery to take more

food from the serving dish – use the serving spoon

You should break off the bread with your hands

Guests have to wait until the host or hostess starts eating

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1 We sit around a tray on a mat to have meal.

2 We use rice bowls and chopsticks.

3 When chewing food, we shouldn’t talk.

4 The host/hostess invites everybody to start eating.

5 The host/ hostess offers to serve the food for the

guests.

6 When we have finished eating, we place our

chopsticks on the top of rice bowl.

4 Work in pairs Discuss if you follow these table

manners in your family Are there other table manners you follow?

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1 Do you sit around a tray on a mat to have meal?

2 Do you use rice bowls and chopsticks?

3 Should you talk when chewing food?

4 Does the host/hostess invite everybody to start

eating?

5 Does the host/ hostess offer to serve the food for

the guests?

6 What do we do when we finish eating?

Practice in pairs to answer the questions

- Are there other table manners you follow?

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1 Do they sit around a tray on a mat to have meal?

2 Do they use rice bowls and chopsticks?

3 What do they use for eating?

4 Should they talk when chewing food?

5 Does the host/hostess invite everybody to start

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5 There is a British exchange student in your class You invite her to dinner at your home Play the following

roles.

You are Minh You invite your British friend to come for dinner She asks a lot of questions about Vietnamese table manners

You are Jessica from Britain

You want to learn about Vietnamese table manners, so you can feel comfortable at dinner You compare these with British table manners

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5 Start the role- play like this:

Minh: Hey Jessica! My family would like to invite you to dinner

Jessica: Oh! That’s nice but….I don’t know anything about

Vietnamese table manners

Minh: Well What do you want to know?

Jessica: well, do you eat around the dining table like in Britain?

Minh: No, actually we sit on a mat with the food in the middle

Jessica: You’re kidding!

……

British table manner Vietnamese table manner

eat around the dining table sit on a mat with the food in the middle.

use cutlery to eat most of the food use rice bowls and chopsticks.

place the knife and the folk on the

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1 Learn by heart vocabulary.

2 Practice the role-play in part 5 with your friends.

3 Prepare for the next lesson: Skills 1

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A Nick: Guess what! I was invited to my friend’s house for dinner.

B Mai: Well, it’s also the custom in Vietnam to bring a

small gift.

C Nick: And is it all right to bring someone along?

D Nick: Yes, but what do you do when you’re invited

someone here?

E Mai: Well, If you want to bring someone along, you

should call first and ask if it’s OK.

F Mai: Oh, how nice!

G Nick: Really? What like?

H Nick: Thank you very much.

I Mai: Oh, maybe some fruit or a box of candy or biscuits.

Rearrange sentences in a logical dialogue

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