3. Period Two TABLE MANNERS AT A DINNER PARTY

4. Chinese dinner party Western dinner party

6. I. Pre-task: Discussion What table manners have you learnt from films made in western countries?

8. 1. Culture and table manners 2. Laying the table 3. Manners of having dishes 4. Effects of religious belief on table manners 5. 5. Manners of speaking at table 6 6. Manners of drinking. 7. Changes of table manners 8. The importance of table manners. II. Fast reading Which of the following subjects are mentioned in the passage?     

9. 1.Laying the table 2. Manners of having dishes 3. Manners of speaking at dinner 4. Manners of d 4. Manners of drinking 5. Changes of t 5. Changes of table manners Passage structure (Para 1) (Para 2&3) (Para 4) (Para 5) (Para 6)

10. Careful reading and answer the questions 1. How is the table laid? 幻灯片 10 幻灯片 10 2. What dishes are usually served at a western dinner party? In what order are they served? 幻灯片 11 幻灯片 11 3. What are the proper manners of speaking and smiling at table? 幻灯片 12 幻灯片 12 4. What are usually drunk and how is a toast done at the dinner party? 幻灯片 13 幻灯片 13 5. Why is it difficult for people to follow good table manners? 幻灯片 14 幻灯片 14

11. How is the table laid ? 8 9 10 23 45 67 11 1 bread plate dinner plate 1 1 How to lay the table

12. 2. Dishes usually served at a Western dinner party. Serving order startersoupmain coursedessert soupstartermain course

13. 3. Speak & Smile  Speak quietly  Speak quietly  Smile a lot, but don' t laugh all the time

14. 4 Drinking  drink soft drinks if you drive home after dinner. home after dinner.  drink white or red wine with food  raise glasses/ shouldn' t touch  only sip  never drink too much

15. 5. Why is it difficult for people to follow good table manners? Table manners change over time and places.

16. 10 Which of the following behaviours 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

17. 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! custom toast breast dishes damp bones chopsticks tender spirits spoon noodles damp custom dishes noodles breasttender chopsticks bones spoon spirits toast

18. Tell the differences between China and Western countries in table manners III. Discussion

19. ChinaWestern Counties before the meal cutlery 餐具 napkin drinking chicken napkin put on laps a hot, damp cloth to clean face & hands take a sip/should not touch the glasses finish at once a small bread roll and three glasses a cup of tea or other drinks a pair of chopsticks two pairs of knives and forks a wing or leg allowed to use hands to eat meat with bones chicken breast Don' t use fingers when eating meat on bones The differences

20. Homework 1.Read the passage again after class. 2.Write a short passage about table manners in China and Western countries.