Food Etiquette!

What the World Eats Photo Essay Project A photography project to document what families around the world eat in a typical week. View the project here: – – (also a link on my website)

Western Food Etiquette Quiz! With a partner, decide if the following statements are true or false: 1.If your fork falls on the floor, pick it up, clean it with your napkin, and continue using it. 2.When you have finished eating, refold your napkin to the way it was before and put it next to your plate. 3.Always use the water glass to your right. 4.If there are two forks on the table, you should start using the fork closest to the plate. 5.If there are bones in your food, spit them out and put them on the tablecloth. 6.Make slurping sounds when you are eating noodles to show they are delicious. 7.Ask your hostess for a doggy bag to take home the food you cannot finish. 8.Go to the bathroom to remove food caught in your teeth. 9.If a piece of food falls off your plate, don't touch it. Leave it on the table.

Listening Activity: Listen to a conversation between Yolanda and Sunan. 1.What is the main idea of the conversation? 2.What did George do wrong at the lunch? 3.What is Yolanda going to do?

Listening Activity: Guess the meanings of the underlined words and phrases. 1.rough around the edges 2.to air (someone’s) dirty laundry 3.blunder 4.clueless 5.distracted 6.excuse 7.kicker 8.to pick up the tab 9.mortified 10.to see red

New Vocabulary 1.rough around the edges – Not polished, not refined, having the ability to do something, but not yet doing it well. – Kyle is a good piano player, but he is still rough around the edges. He needs a great teacher to help him get better. 2.to air (someone’s) dirty laundry – to tell someone’s bad secrets to another person; to share secret information about something bad that shouldn’t be shared. – Walter was airing his kids’ dirty laundry during the party by telling everyone about the problems they were having at school. 3.blunder (n) – a mistake; an error; something that was done incorrectly. – Alberto made a blunder by accidentally telling Jackie about the surprise birthday party everyone was planning for her.

New Vocabulary 4.clueless (adj) – not knowing what is happening; unaware; not able to understand something. – Tony is so clueless about money and finances that his parents still help him manage his bank account, even though he’s 30 years old. 5.distracted (adj) – not paying attention to something because one is thinking about something else. – Linda has been very distracted at work because she has been thinking about her mother’s illness. 6.excuse (n) – a reason for having done or not having done something; something used to explain why something happened or didn’t happen. – Many children say, “The dog ate my homework!” as an excuse for not having finished their homework.

New Vocabulary 7.kicker (n) – the most important, shocking, or surprising thing. – Tom’s boss was angry about the project and yelled at him, but the kicker was when his boss actually threw the papers across the room at him. 8.to pick up the tab – to pay for a group meal – At dinner last night, Sarah picked up the tab to thank us for helping her find a new apartment. 9.mortified (adj) – very embarrassed; very ashamed. – Emma was mortified when her boyfriend drank too much and started singing and dancing at the party. 10.to see red – to be very angry; to be very mad – Jeff was seeing red when he realized that someone had stolen his wallet.

Create a Dialogue: 1.In pairs, create a dialogue similar to the one we listened to earlier. 2.You and a coworker are discussing a rude coworker or friend. 3.Choose 2 or 3 bad manners to include in your dialogue. 4.Try to utilize the new vocabulary we discussed: rough around the edges to air (someone’s) dirty laundry blunder clueless distracted excuse kicker to pick up the tab mortified to see red