Unit 04. Our Customs and Traditions. Lesson 4. Communication

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UNIT 4:
Our Customs and Traditions
Lesson 30: Communication.
I. Vocabulary:
- prong(n):
mâm
- ‘cutlery(n):
bộ đồ ăn (dao, dĩa, thìa)
- tray(n):
đầu dĩa (phần có răng)
- palm(n):
lòng bàn tay
- mat(n):
chiếu
- host / ‘hostess(n):
chủ nhà
Match the words with the correct pictures
prongs
tray
cutlery
mat
palm
host/hostess
A
B
C
D
E
F
1) Look at the pictures. In pairs, discuss the differences between them.
1. What are they doing?
2. In the first picture, what things do they use for eating?
3. What the main food do they eat?
4. In the second picture, what are the
things used to eat?
5. What’s the main food to eat?
II. Practice:
1) Look at the pictures and show the differences between them.
They are having meals.
They use rice bowls, chopsticks, a tray
and they are sitting on a mat.
They use knives, forks, and spoons and they
are sitting a round a table.
1. What are they doing?
2. In the first picture, what things do they use for eating?
3. What the main food do they eat?
4. In the second picture, what are the things used for eating?
5. What’s the main food to eat?
The main food are rice, soup, meat, fish sauce and vegetables.
The main food are bread, cheese, vegetables, some drinks….

2. Read the following sentences about table manners in Britain. Work in pairs. Write T (true) or F (false).

The knife is held in the left hand and the fork is held in the right hand.
You shouldn’t point the prongs of the fork up-wards during the meal.
People use the same cutlery to eat the main course and the dessert.
When the meal is finished, you should place the knife and fork on the plate.
You can use your fork to take more food from the serving dish.
You should use your knife to cut the bread.
Guests should start eating before the host starts eating.
You should ask someone to pass you a dish.

2. Read the following sentences about table manners in Britain. Work in pairs. Write T (true) or F (false).

The knife is held in the left hand and the fork is held in the right hand.
You shouldn’t point the prongs of the fork up-wards during the meal.
People use the same cutlery to eat the main course and the dessert.
When the meal is finished, you should place the knife and fork on the plate.
You can use your fork to take more food from the serving dish.
You should use your knife to cut the bread.
Guests should start eating before the host starts eating.
You should ask someone to pass you a dish.


3) Now listen to Nick giving a presentation on table manners in Britain and check your answers.
Read the following sentences about table of manners in Britain. Work in pairs. Write true(T) or false (F)
1.

2. You shouldn’t point the prongs of the fork up wards during the meal.
3.

4. When the meal is finished, you should place the knife and fork on the plate.
5.

6.
7.
8. You should ask someone to pass you a dish.
The knife is held in the left hand and the fork is held in the right hand.
People use the same cutlery to eat the main course and the dessert.
You can use your fork to take more food from the serving dish.
You should use your knife to cut the bread.
Guests should start eating before host starts eating.
You hold the folk in the left and the knife in the right
There is also a spoon and a fork for dessert.
You should never use your own cutlery to take more food from the serving dish – use the serving spoon.
You should break off the bread with your hands.
Guests have to wait until the host or hostess starts eating.
1. We sit around a tray on a mat to have meal.
2. We use rice bowls and chopsticks.
3. When chewing food, we shouldn’t talk.
4. The host/hostess invites everybody to start eating.
5. The host/ hostess offers to serve the food for the guests.
6. When we have finished eating, we place our chopsticks on the top of rice bowl.
4. Work in pairs. Discuss if you follow these table manners in your family. Are there other table manners you follow?
1. Do you sit around a tray on a mat to have meal?
2. Do you use rice bowls and chopsticks?
3. Should you talk when chewing food?
4. Does the host/hostess invite everybody to start eating?
5. Does the host/ hostess offer to serve the food for the guests?
6. What do we do when we finish eating?
Practice in pairs to answer the questions
- Are there other table manners you follow?
1. Do they sit around a tray on a mat to have meal?
2. Do they use rice bowls and chopsticks?
3. What do they use for eating?
4. Should they talk when chewing food?
5. Does the host/hostess invite everybody to start eating?
6. Does the host/ hostess offer to serve the food for the guests?
7. What do they do when they finish eating?
In Britain


5. There is a British exchange student in your class. You invite her to dinner at your home. Play the following roles.

You are Minh. You invite your British friend to come for dinner. She asks a lot of questions about Vietnamese table manners.
You are Jessica from Britain. You want to learn about Vietnamese table manners, so you can feel comfortable at dinner. You compare these with British table manners.


5. Start the role- play like this:
Minh: Hey Jessica! My family would like to invite you to dinner.
Jessica: Oh! That’s nice but….I don’t know anything about
Vietnamese table manners.
Minh: Well. What do you want to know?
Jessica: well, do you eat around the dining table like in Britain?
Minh: No, actually we sit on a mat with the food in the middle.
Jessica: You’re kidding!
…….

A. Nick: Guess what! I was invited to my friend’s house for dinner.
B. Mai: Well, it’s also the custom in Vietnam to bring a small gift.
C. Nick: And is it all right to bring someone along?
D. Nick: Yes, but what do you do when you’re invited someone here?
E. Mai: Well, If you want to bring someone along, you should call first and ask if it’s OK.
F. Mai: Oh, how nice!
G. Nick: Really? What like?
H. Nick: Thank you very much.
Mai: Oh, maybe some fruit or a box of candy or biscuits.


Rearrange sentences in a logical dialogue
A. Nick: Guess what! I was invited to my friend’s house for dinner.
B. Mai: Well, it’s also the custom in Vietnam to bring a small gift.
C. Nick: And is it all right to bring someone along?
D. Nick: Yes, but what do you do when you’re invited someone here?
E. Mai: Well, If you want to bring someone along, you should call first and ask if it’s OK.
F. Mai: Oh, how nice!
G. Nick: Really? What like?
H. Nick: Thank you very much.
Mai: Oh, maybe some fruit or a box of candy or biscuits.

Rearrange sentences in a logical dialogue