外语系 03级本科三班

学号 :20030614127姓名 :刘凤萍

WelcomeWelcome to our class

Unit6 Good mannersThe second period

Preparation for Reading

– How to be polite in China at a dinner party?

• How about receiving a birthday present?

• How about pay a visit to a friend’s house?

Useful expressions• Make a good impressions:留一个好的印象• Be close to：接近• A little bit：一点• Start with：开始• Keep silent：保持沉默• Ask for：需要• At table：吃饭• All the time ：一直• Drink to：庆祝• Too much：太多

Reading• What table manners does the

text tell about?

• How does the text develop, in the order of content or in the order of time?

Suggested answers about the test

• The text tells about the following table manners : how to lay the table; how to use forks and knives; how to behave at the table;etc.

• The text develop in the order of time :the dinner-----starting the dinner -----having the main course -----drinking

Difficult points about the text :1.The knife and fork that are close to your plate are a little bit bigger than the ones besides them.

“ones” is used instead of “the knife and fork”mentioned earlier to avoid repetitions.

2.In China, you sometimes get a hot, damp cloth to clean your face and hands,which,however, is not the custom in western countries.

“which”is used as relative pronouns to introduce the Non-restrictive Attributive Clause .which refers to the whole sentence before it, that is ,refers to “you sometimes get a hot , damp cloth to clean your face and hand”

3.When drinking to someone’s health, you raise your glassed, but the glasses should not touch

The subject of “when”is left out with the link verb “be””when drinking to someone’s health”means “when you are drinking…

Consolidation• Fill in the blanks using the learned expressions in

there right forms.• The speech ___ ___ ___ on the house.• My home ___ ___ ___ our school.• I feel ___ ___ ___ tired.• His illness ___ ___ a slight cough.• How about greeting your teacher?• He ___ ___ at the meeting yesterday.• He ___ me ___ helps.• They were ___ ____ when we called.• Let’s___ ___ your success.

Discussing after Reading

• Is laying the table for a dinner party the same in western countries and in China? Make a list of things on a western dinner table and what is found on a Chinese one.

• Do table manners in China also change? Give some example.

Compare• Western 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

• Chinese dinner table• A bowl;a Chinese

spoon; a small plate; a pair of chopsticks;a small ornament 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.

Table manners change in China

• Women were not allowed to eat at the table.(Now women can sit together with the others and eat at the same time.

• Seat used to be arranged around the table according to the age or importance of the guests.(It is still a strong tradition at important banquets in the countryside,but no longer in cities.)

• It used to be impolite to eat up all the food from the plate (People now accepted that it is better not to waste food. It is becoming OK to take left-over food home.

Summary and homework

• Read the text more and try to use our learn expressions freely.Besides,finish Exercise 4 on page 117

Thank you for watching

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