Unit 6 Good Manners

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Unit 6 Good Manners

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Why was the host embarrassed?
Lead in

• In 1930 a Chinese official visited America.
• An American friend invited him to have a
• western dinner. After he sat down at the table,
• He used the napkin to clean the knives and forks
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• The host was embarrassed(??) .So the host
• asked the waiter to take away all the tableware
• (??)on the table and bring other pairs.

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Skimming
Which of the following
subjects are mentioned in the passage?
1. Culture and table manners 2. Laying the table
3. Manners of having dishes 4. Effects of
religious belief on table manners 5. Manners of
speaking at table 6. Manners of drinking
7. Changes of table manners 8.
The importance of table manners.
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Match A with B
Scanning
A (paragraph)

• B(main idea)

Table manners changing over time and
places Laying the table and good table
manners The order of dishes and good table
manners
Part1
( 1 )
Part2
(2-5)
Part3
( 6 )
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Read Para.1 carefully and answer the questions.
1.Why is it important to know table manners in
Western dinner party?
Because knowing it can help you make a good
impression.
2.What does having good table manners mean?
It means knowing how to use knives and forks,
when to drink a toast and how to behave at the
table.
3 How is the table laid?
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• for water

For a small bread roll
For white wine
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For the soup
napkin
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for red wine
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3
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For the dessert
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Careful Reading( Para2-5 )

• 1. In what order will the dishes be served
  at a Western dinner party? Please number them.
• the first the second the third
  the fourth

main course
starter
soup
dessert
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2.For the starter/ After the starter, what should
you do?
3. For main course, which part of the bird do
many Westerners think to be the best? What
can they do when eating chicken or other birds?
4. When you are at table, what should you do?
You should try to speak quietly and smile a lot,
but do not laugh all the time.
5. Whats the best advice for drinking during a
dinner party?
For drinking during a dinner party,the best
advice is never drink too much.

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• 6.Decide which of the following behaviour is
  polite or impolite at a Western dinner party.
• 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.

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2.For the starter, which you eat with the smaller
pair, you keep the knives in your right hand and
the fork in your left. After the starter, you
will get a bowl of soup---but only one bowl of
soup and never ask for a second serving.
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3.Many Westerners think the chicken breast with
its tender white flesh is the best part of the
bird. They can use their fingers when they are
eating chicken or other birds, but never touch
beef or other meat on bones.
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Read Para6 carefully and answer the questions.

• Why is it difficult for people to follow good
  table manners?

1.Table manners change over time and places.
2.what can you do if youre not sure what to do ?
You can always follow your hosts.
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What is polite and what is impolite at a
Western dinner party ?
1 . Before a dinner
2 . Before starting eating
3 . For the starter
4 . After the starter
5 . While having the main course
6 . At table
7 . When drinking
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Before a dinner
Its polite to put your napkin on your ______ .
lap
Its impolite to get a napkin to clean your _____
and ____ .
face
hands
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Before starting eating
Its polite to___ before you start eating or to
keep ___ for a moment .
pray
silent
eating
It is impolite to start _____ immediately .
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For the starter
It is polite to keep the knife in your_____ hand
and the fork in your _____.
right
left
Its impolite to wave your knives .
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After the starter
Its polite to get only ___bowl of soup .
one
Its impolite to ask for a ____serving.
second
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While having the main course
Its polite to use their ____when they are eating
chicken or other birds .
fingers
touch
Its impolite to ______ beef or other meat on
bones .
Its polite to finish eating ______ on your plate
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everything
Its impolite to take ____ food than you need .
more
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At table
Its polite to try to speak ____ and ____ a lot .
quietly
smile
Its impolite to ____ all the time .
laugh
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When drinking
Its polite to ____ your glasses .
raise
Its impolite to ____ the glasses .
touch
Its polite to take only a ____ .
sip
Its impolite to finish drinking at once or drink
__ ____ .
too
much
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There are 9 bad manners in it. How many can you
find?
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A. napkin
B. mouth full
C. fingers
D. gobbling
E. knife
F. smoking
G. tooth picking
H. fingers
I. reaching across the table
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Chinese Table Manners
custom toast breast dishes damp bones
chopsticks tender spirits spoon
noodles
Foreigners joining a Chinese dinner party
should know and follow Chinese table manners.
Before dinner you sometimes get a hot, _____
cloth, with which you can clean your face and
hands. It is a _______ in China to have some tea
or other drinks before the meal is served. First,
some cold _____ are provided. Rice or _______ are
served and should not be mixed with other food.
In Western countries people think chicken ______
with its ______ white flesh is the best part of
the bird, while Chinese people are happier with a
wing or leg. Chinese people prefer using ________
instead of forks and knives. It is allowed to use
your hands when eating meat on _____. When the
soup arrives at the end of the meal, a _____ is
used. If the soup is very hot, foreigners like
blowing to cool it. In China it is better to wait
a little while. At a dinner party Chinese people
enjoy drinking beer or ______. For a _____
everybody gets up, raises their glasses and
touches the others glasses, saying ganbei!
damp
custom
dishes
noodles
breast
tender
chopsticks
bones
spoon
spirits
toast
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Discussion
Tell the differences
between China and Western countries in table
manners
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The differences
China Western Counties
before the meal
cutlery ??
napkin
drinking
chicken
a cup of tea or other drinks
a small bread roll and three glasses
two pairs of knives and forks
a pair of chopsticks
a hot, damp cloth to clean face hands
napkin put on laps
take a sip/should not touch the glasses
finish at once
a wing or leg allowed to use hands to eat
meat with bones
chicken breast Don' t use fingers
when eating meat on bones
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Although we are careful enough, something
unexpected may happen at a formal dinner party.
Work in pairs and discuss what to do if the
following things happen to you .
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1. You really want more of the food which is out
of your reach . 2.
You need to leave the table to go to the bathroom
or do something . 3. If your
hostess wants to serve you some food but you
dont want to eat it, . 4. If you wish
to be served with more tea or coffee,
. 5. If your fork falls on the floor,
. 6. At the table there are many knives and
forks, and you dont know which one to begin
with .
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• Homework
• Read the passage again after class.
• Write a short passage about table manners in
  China and Western countries.

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Bye-bye......