Where are your manners? Keep your tusks( 长牙齿） off the table!

Unit 6 Table Manners At A Dinner Party Teacher: Wu Li Students: Class Nine, Grade One

Ⅰ. Pre-reading Tasks 1. Revision Look at the following pictures of some food and tableware. Could you tell the names of them? Do you know which of them can be found on a Western dinner table and which of them can be found on a Chinese one? Look at the following pictures of some food and tableware. Could you tell the names of them? Do you know which of them can be found on a Western dinner table and which of them can be found on a Chinese one?

hotdog chicken wings pumpkin pie salad turkey orange juice white wine &red wine cheese bread coffee

Shandong dishes Sichuan dishes Beef noodles fish Fujian dishes: crab dumplings

chopstick, plate napkin, plate, forks and knives, spoon,glass different kinds of plate, tea cup

2. Group work China is a country famous for its traditional culture and good manners. How could we be polite at a dinner party? China is a country famous for its traditional culture and good manners. How could we be polite at a dinner party? (1) Eat with chopsticks ; (2) Smile; (3) Stand up when others make a toast ; (4) Don’t stand up to get the food.

3. Brainstorm What do you know about Western table manners? If you are invented to a Western dinner party, what should you pay attention to? What do you know about Western table manners? If you are invented to a Western dinner party, what should you pay attention to? Questions: Questions: (1)Should you come on time or a bit later? (1)Should you come on time or a bit later? (2)Which seat is for the main guest? (2)Which seat is for the main guest? (3)Where do you put the napkin after you take your seat? (3)Where do you put the napkin after you take your seat? (4)Can you speak with your mouth full? (4)Can you speak with your mouth full? (5)Can you burp? (5)Can you burp? (6)How do you use your knives and forks? (6)How do you use your knives and forks? (7)Can you use your hand to take food from the plate? (8)Is it polite to touch the glasses when your toast? (9)Is it polite to persuade others to drink up after toasting? (10)Is it polite to leave beforehand?

Ⅱ. While-reading Tasks 1. Skimming: Read the passage briefly, answer the following questions: Read the passage briefly, answer the following questions: (1)What do table manners refer to? (1)What do table manners refer to? (2)How does the text develop, in the order of content or in the order of time? (2)How does the text develop, in the order of content or in the order of time? 2. Scanning:

1)In what order will the following dishes be served at a Western dinner party? Please number them. Please number them. dessert drinks main course starter soup

A. Napkin B. Service plate C. Soup bowl D. Bread and Butter Plate with butter knife. E. Water glass F. Red wine glass G. White wine glass H. Salad Fork I. Dinner Fork J. Dessert Fork K. Knife L. Tea spoon M. Soup Spoon 2)Look at the picture on the right. Tell the name of each tableware.

3) Decide which of the following behaviors are polite or impolite at a Western dinner party. Write “P” (polite) or “I” (impolite) in brackets. ( ) 1 Use the knife with your right hand. ( ) 2 Put your napkin on your lap. ( ) 3 Start eating as soon as your food is served in front of you. ( ) 4 Ask for a second bowl of soup. ( ) 5 Use your fingers when eating chicken. ( ) 6 Finish eating everything on your plate. ( ) 7 Talk loudly while eating. ( ) 8 Make other people drink more spirits than they can take. P P I I P P I I

Ⅲ. Post-reading Tasks Here is a passages about Chinese table manners. Read it and finish the following tasks: Foreigners joining a Chinese dinner party should know and follow Chinese table manners. Before dinner you sometimes get a hot, damp cloth, with which you can clean your face and hands. It is a custom in China to have tea or other drinks before the meal is served. First, some cold dishes are provided, which are placed on a ground glass plate in the middle of the table. Rice or noodles are served and should not be mixed with other food. In Western countries people think chicken breast with its tender white flesh is the best part of the bird, while Chinese people are happier with a wing or leg. Chinese people prefer using chopsticks instead of forks and knives. It is allowed to use your hands when eating meat on bones. When the soup arrives at the end of the meal, a spoon is used. If the soup is very hot, foreigners like blowing to cool the soup. In China it is better to wait a little while. At a Dinner party Chinese people enjoy drinking beer or sprits. For a toast everybody gets up, raises their glasses and touches the others’ glasses, saying ganbei!

Group discussion: (1)What are the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western table manners? SimilaritiesDifferences (2) Does Chinese table manners change now? Give some examples.