Educational objective• learn about table manners in the past

Skills development• comparing, expressing opinions• translating constructions with use• writing rules

•to talk about table manners

Communication objectives

• In the times of America’s early settlers children didn’t even sit at the table. They stood behind the adults and ate what was given to them

• Later, children were allowed to sit at the table, but they couldn’t speak or ask someone to give them something

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1. Open your napkin and put it on your lap

2. When you leave the table during a meal, place your napkin on the chair, not on the table

3. When the meal is over, pick up your napkin, your mouth, and place it on the table to the left of your plate

wipe

1. Put food into your mouth with your fork and not with your knife. Never your knife. It’s dangerous!

2. Place your fork and knife on your plate while talking or when you are resting between

3. Place your knife and fork on your plate when you have finished eating. Do not put them on the tablecloth

lick

bites

After you your tea with a spoon, place it on the saucer

stir

Say what you should / shouldn’t do at the table

• lick your fingers• say thank you when you finish your meal• use your knife and fork, or spoon• put your elbows on the table• throw bones on the floor• sit up straight• talk with your mouth full• wipe your fingers on your napkin

In pairs, make a list of differences and say how table manners used to be different from

now

Past PresentPeople in the past used to eat with their fingers

We usually use a knife and a folk

Translate the sentences

1. People used to eat from big pots

2. People used big pots

3. We usually use a spoon, or a knife and a fork

4. People in the past used to eat with their hands

5. They didn’t have plates and used pieces of stale bread

• Make a poster about table manners for your school canteen

Finally, don’t forget to say,