3. Task 1 : Talk about the rules for being polite. Talk about the rules for being polite.

4. 1. Greeting a person (e.g. your teacher)

5. 2. Receiving a birthday present

7. *In China, we usually don’t open the gift until the guests are away, while the westerners will open the gift at once.

8. 3.Paying a visit to a friend’s house “ When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” ( 入乡随俗 ) ( 入乡随俗 )

9. 4. At a Chinese dinner party Eat with chopsticks Eat with chopsticks Smile Smile Stand up when others make a toast Stand up when others make a toast …

10. Task 2 : Talk about the table manners at a dinner party

11. 1. Make a list of the things on a western dinner table and a Chinese one.

12. Western dinner table Chinese dinner table A small plate; a large plate; a napkin; a small basket with a roll of bread ; a glass for red wine; a glass for white wine ;a glass for water ; two pairs of knives and forks of different sizes; a soup spoon ; a dessert spoon A bowl; a Chinese spoon; a small plate; a pair of chopsticks; a small thing to rest the chopsticks on; a small tray with a humid cloth; a napkin; a small glass for spirits; a glass for beer or soft drinks

13. 2. Lay the table for a dinner party in western countries.

14. 3. Arrange the right order of the dishes served at a western dinner party and in a Chinese restaurant.

15. Western starter soup main course dessert drinks Chinese cold drink rice or noodle meat soup beer or spirit

16. 4. Talk about the Dos and Don’ts at a western dinner party. (According to Exercise 3 on Page 39 ) Answers: Polite : 1,2,5,6 Answers: Polite : 1,2,5,6 Impolite: 3,4,7,8 Impolite: 3,4,7,8

17. Task 3 :Answer questions about the text “Table manners at a dinner party” on Page 38.

18. 1.What is the main idea of the text ? The text is mainly about The text is mainly about how to lay the table, how to lay the table, how to use knives and forks, how to use knives and forks, how to behave at the table, how to behave at the table, how to eat, how to eat, how to toast and drink. how to toast and drink.

19. 2. What does a “starter” mean?

20. starter :n. 开胃菜 An opener is sth.you use to open a thing,so a starter is sth. you use to start a thing (here of course, start a dinner ).

21. 3. Can you analyze the word“unfold” ?

22. unfold fold 展开 折叠 *“Fold” means to bend a piece of paper or cloth,so “unfold” means to open it up again.

23. Negative prefixes 否定前缀 : * “un”,“in”, “im”,“non”… * unfold,incorrect,impolite, non- smoker… * It is impolite to smoke in the classroom. * I’m a non-smoker.

24. Please turn to Page40 and read them after class.

25. Task 4: Summary and homework

26. Summary *Today we’ve talked about different rules for being polite in China and western countries. *Also,we learnt some good manners at a dinner party.

27. Homework * P116 ： No.1 & P117: No.2 * P119: No.1-3 * Preview the new grammar on Page41.

28. See you on Monday!