(共21张PPT)
Module 3
Foreign Food
Vocabulary and Listening
To listen and learn the listening materials about table manners
To do the listening activities
To talk about table manners
Work in pairs. Talk about something about Chinese table manners.
Complete the meanings with the words in the box.
guest host polite rude
1. The ______ is the person who invite you.
2. The _______ is the person who is invited.
3. If you are ______, you behave badly.
4. If you are ______, you behave well.
host
guest
rude
polite
Listen and say what Jack Ryland has been doing for thirty years.
Jack Ryland is a butler.
Choose from the box.
cooking food
giving dinner parties
serving food
writing about food
Listen again and choose the best answers.
1. In some European countries it is rude to arrive ______ for dinner.
A. early B. late C. on time
2. You should put the knife and fork ______.
A. on the tablecloth
B. on the plate
C. separately
3. A member of the Royal Family ______ the food she didn’t like.
A. ate up B. picked up C. cut up
4. For some people ______ you eat is more important than what you eat.
A. how B. where C. when
Check the appropriate column.
Table manners in Britain
1. arrive on time
2. choose where to sit
3. wait for your host to pick up a knife and fork
4. ask for something that isn’t on the table
DO
DO
DON’T
DON’T
5. eat with your fingers
6. put the knife and fork on the tablecloth
7. put the knife and fork together when you finish
8. leave much food on the plate
DO
DON’T
DON’T
DON’T
Work in pairs and answer the questions.
1. Do you find any of the rules you heard in the listening passage strange Which rules do you think are strange Why do you think so
2. How many of the rules are the same as in China
3. In China, which table manners are rude and which table manners are polite
4. Do you think people’s ideas of table manners are changing If so, why
Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box.
as a rule goes without saying make a beeline(直奔向……)
on close terms with on the dot(准时) the done thing
A: What time should you arrive when you’re invited to dinner in Britain I mean, if the invitation says eight o’clock, you should get there at eight (1) __________
on the dot
B: Well, (2) ________ you should be there on time. It (3) _________________ that you shouldn’t be more than a few minutes late!
as a rule
goes without saying
A: And should you (4) ______________ for the food and drink as soon as you arrive
make a beeline
as a rule goes without saying make a beeline(直奔向……)
on close terms with on the dot(准时) the done thing
B: Not really. Even if you are (5) __________________ the host, you should wait to be offered something. Do not help yourself. It’s not really (6) _____________ in Britain, though in other countries people might be more relaxed.
A: I see. Thanks for the advice, I’m sure it will be useful!
on close terms with
the done thing
as a rule goes without saying make a beeline(直奔向……)
on close terms with on the dot(准时) the done thing
1. as a rule 通常,在多数情况下
e.g. He is as a rule not fussy about what he wears.
他通常不挑剔自己的穿着。
【拓展】
break/ obey a rule 违反/ 遵守规定
make it a rule to do sth. 做某事成了一种惯例
2. goes without saying that…
理所当然;不用说,不言而喻
【拓展】
as the saying goes 常言道,正如俗话所说
e.g. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect.
常言道,熟能生巧。
完成下列句子:
① 不需说,工作而不休息会对健康有害的。
_______________________ work without rest will do harm to health.
② 俗话说:在家靠父母,出门靠朋友,这话不错。
__________________, a man depends upon his parents at home and upon his friends abroad. It’s really true.
It goes without saying that
As the saying goes
Work in pairs to talk about table manners in China.