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

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ANNOI SECONDARY SCHOOL
UNIT 4 : OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADI TION
Period 30- Lesson 4:COMMUNICATION
An Noi Secondary School
English 8
Extra vocabulary
prongs
tray
cutlery
mat
palm
host/hostess
khay


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Chiếu
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Chủ nhà
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Look at the pictures and show the difference between them.
1. What are they doing?
2. In the first picture, what are the things used to eat?
3. What the main food do they eat?
4. The second picture, what are the
things used to eat?
5. What’s the main food to eat?
6. Do you usually have meal with every members in your family?
7. What things do you use during the meal?
Look at the pictures and show the difference between them.
They are having meals.
They use rice bowls, chopsticks, dish service..
a tray and they are sitting on a mat
They use knives, forks, and spoon they
are sitting a round a table.
1. What are they doing?
2. In the first picture, what are the things used for eating?
3. What the main food do they eat?
4. The second picture, what are the things used for eating?
5. What’s the main food to eat?
6. Do you usually have meal with every members in your family?
7. What things do you use during the meal?
The main food are rice, soup and vegetables.
The main food are bread, vegetables….

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 folk is held in the right hand.
You shouldn’t point the prongs of the folk 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 folk 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.
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.
Work in pairs. Discuss if you follow these table manners in your family. Are there other table manners you follow?


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.
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 dinner table like in Britain?
Minh: No, actually we sit on a mat with the food in the middle.
Jessica: You’re kidding!
Minh:…..
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, I 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.
I. 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.
F. Mai; Oh, how nice!
C. Nick; And is it all right to bring someone along?
E. Mai; Well, I you want to bring someone along, you should call first and ask if it’s OK.
D. Nick; Yes, but what do you do when you’re invited someone here?
B. Mai; Well, it’s also the custom in Vietnam to bring a small gift.
G. Nick; Really? What like?
I. Mai; Oh, maybe some fruit or a box of candy or biscuits.
H. Nick; Thank you very much.
Rearrange sentences in a logical dialogue
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