Unit 04 Our Customs and Traditions Lesson 4 Communication

My 9 friend tells me that in France it’s impolite to rest your hands on your lap.E. Practice with your partner A: Last week, I had dinner with a French family and they have very interest[r]

Good morning!

Everybody

Label the pictures with the phrases in

the box:

Label the pictures with the phrases in

the box:

a Giving presents at Christmas

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b Cleaning the house

c Eating moon cakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival

d Living with grandparents

UNIT 4:

Our Customs and Traditions

Period 31: Communication.

- prong [prɔη] (n):

- tray [trei] (n):

- cutlery [ 'kʌt ləri] (n):

- mat [mæt] (n):

- palm [pɑ:m] (n):

- host/hostess (n):

Cái mâm

Bộ đồ ăn (thìa, dĩa, dao)

Cái chiếu

Lòng bàn tay Ông chủ/ Bà chủ

Đầu dĩa

EXTRA VOCABULARY

- fork [fɔ:k] (n): Cái dĩa

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Picture 1: People are

sitting on the mat to have

meal and using rice bowls,

chopsticks and plates.

Picture 2: People are

sitting around the dining

table and using cutlery

and plates.

1 Discuss the difference

between them.

1 Discuss the difference

between them.

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 folk is held

in the right hand.

2 You shouldn’t point the prongs of the folk 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 folk 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.

3 Now listen to Nick giving a presentation on table manners in Britain and check your answers.

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2 You shouldn’t point the prongs of the fork upwards

during the meal

3

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

and fork on the plate

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6

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8 You should ask someone to pass you a dish

T F

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

F

F

F

F

T

T

T

You hold the fork in the left hand 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

Listen and check your answers.

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?

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.

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 dinner table like in Britain?

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

Jessica: You’re kidding!

Minh:…

A Yes There were several guests there, and we all waited until the host invited us to the table.

B No You should wait until the host says ‘Bon appétit’

1 C Last week, I had dinner with a French family and they have very interesting table manners.

D What about during the meal?

E That’s unusual! Also, I saw on TV that they use knives and forks …

F What does it mean?

G Really?

H Can you eat as soon as you sit down at the dining table?

I It means ‘Enjoy your meal’.

J During the meal, you should put your hands on the table

My friend tells me that in France it’s impolite to rest your

hands on your lap.

Rearrange the sentences to make a complete

conversation Then practice with a partner.

3 A.until the host invited us to the table. Yes There were several guests there, and we all waited

5 B No You should wait until the host says ‘Bon appétit’

1 C.very interesting table manners. Last week, I had dinner with a French family and they have

8 D What about during the meal?

10 E.forks … That’s unusual! Also, I saw on TV that they use knives and

6 F What does it mean?

2 G Really?

4 H Can you eat as soon as you sit down at the dining table?

7 I It means ‘Enjoy your meal’.

9 J.friend tells me that in France it’s impolite to rest your hands on During the meal, you should put your hands on the table My

your lap.

Answer key:

A: Last week, I had dinner with a French family and they have very interesting table manners

B: Really?

A: Yes There were several guests there, and we all waited until the host invited us to the table

B: Can you eat as soon as you sit down at the dining table?

A: No You should wait until the host says ‘Bon appétit’

B: What does it mean?

A: It means ‘Enjoy your meal’

B: What about during the meal?

A: During the meal, you should put your hands on the table My friend tells me that in France it’s impolite to rest your hands on your lap

B: That’s unusual! Also, I saw on TV that they use knives and forks …

Practice with your partner

* HOMEWORK

+ Learn by heart the new words + Do exercises in the Workbook + Prepare for: Unit 4 - Skills 1.

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