Unit 6 Good manners

Period 3 Reading

TABLE MANNERS AT A DINNER PARTY

Teaching aims:

1. To get students to know more about table manners at a dinner party.

2. To train students’ reading ability and comprehensive ability.

Key and difficult points:

1. To get students to know the difference of table manners between China and Western countries.

2. To learn how to behave well at a formal Western dinner party.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 ------ Leading in

1. Ask students to say something about the tools used in Chinese restaurants and Western restaurants.

(1) What do Chinese eat with? (chopsticks, bowl and spoon)

(2) What do westerners eat with? (plate, spoon, knife, and fork)

2. Ask students to say something about the order of a formal meal in Chinese restaurants and Western restaurants.

(1) What is the order of the Chinese formal dinner?

(2) What is the order of the western formal dinner?

Step 2 ------ Extensive reading

1. Ask students to read the text as quickly as possible and finish two tasks.

(1) The text mainly talks about ____.

A. table manners at home

B. table manners at friend’s home in China

C. table manners at a dinner party

D. table manners at a formal Western dinner party

(2) Do exercise 2 on page 39.

starter --- soup --- main course --- dessert --- drinks

2. Ask students to read the text aloud with the tape and do the exercise 3 on page 39.

(1) Use the knife with your right hand. (P)

(2) Put your napkin on your lap. (P)

(3) Start eating as soon as your food is served in front of you. (I)

(4) Ask for a second bowl of soup. (I)

(5) Use your fingers when eating chicken. (P)

(6) Finish eating everything on your plate. (P)

(7) Talk loudly while eating. (I)

(8) Make other people drink more spirits than they can take. (I)

Step 3 ------ Intensive reading

1. Ask students to read the first paragraph, discuss how to lay the table with the partner, and say out which number stands for.

2. Ask students to find out what should be done at the beginning of the dinner.

(1) Some people pray before they start eating. If you don’t believe in religion(宗教)

You should keep silent for a moment.

(2) If you pay for the bill, (You are the host)

You can say “Enjoy your meal” to each other and everybody starts eating.

2. Ask students to discuss what should be paid attention to when having starter, soup, main course, and drink of a formal western dinner.

(1) Starter (appetizer):

Tips ------

a. You eat with the smaller pair, and you keep the knife in your right hand and the fork in your left.

(2) Soup: meat soup (thick toast)

Tips ------

a. You will get a bowl of soup --- but only one bowl of soup and never ask for a

second serving.

(3) Main course: steak, chicken, shrimp

Tips ------

a. You can use your fingers when you are eating chicken or other birds.

b. Don’t touch beef or other meat on bones.

c. Finish everything on your plate.

d. Don’t take more food than you need.

(4) Dessert: cake, pudding, ice cream, etc

(5) Drinks: soft drinks (non-alcoholic), red wine, white wine (dry, medium, sweet)

Tips ------

a. Glasses should not touch when drinking to someone’s health.

b. The custom of toasting in Western countries is to take only a sip.

c. Don’t drink too much.

Step 4 ------ Summary

1. Ask students to compare the customs in Western countries with the customs in China, and then complete the chart.

2. Ask students to present their results. (optional Homework)

In Western countries In China

Similarities

1. You should try to speak quietly and smile a lot, but do not laugh all the times.

2. You shouldn’t talk with your mouth full.

Differences 1. Take the napkin, unfold it and put it on your lap. 1. Get a hot and damp cloth to clean your face and hands.

2. Glass should not touch. 2. Glass should touch.

3. Take a sip. 3. Finish the drink at once.

Homework ------

1. Think more about the customs in Western countries with the customs in China write a passage.

Self-evaluation ------