You’re supposed to

shake hands.

Unit 12

Section B

Language Goal:

1.Talk about different table

manners in the world.

2. Grasp the structure of “be

supposed to …”.

Table Manners

Warming Up

In China

At a Chinese dinner partyto talk to people sitting beside you

to smile

to eat with chopsticks

to stand up when others make a toast

to say you are full if you don’t want any more food

not to keep your hand under the table

　 Talking about eating habit, unlike t

he West, where everyone has their own

plate of food, in China the dishes are p

laced on the table and everybody share

s.

Chinese are very proud of their

culture of cuisine and will do their

best to show their hospitality.

And sometimes the host will serve

some dishes with his or her own

chopsticks to guests to show his or her

hospitality. This is a sign of politeness.

The appropriate thing to do would be

to eat the

whatever-it-is and

say how yummy it is.

If you feel uncomfortable with this, you

can just say a polite "thank you" and

leave the food there. There some other

rules that are suggested you follow to

make your stay in China happier,

though you will be forgiven if you have

no idea of what they are.

1. Never stick your chopsticks upright

in the rice bowl, lay them on your dish

instead. Otherwise, it is deemed

extremely impolite to the host and

seniors present. The reason for this is

that when somebody

dies, the shrine to them

contains a bowl of sand

or rice with two sticks of incense

stuck upright in it. So if you stick

your chopsticks in the rice bowl, it

looks like the shrine and is

equivalent to wishing death upon a

person at the table.

2. Make sure the spout of the teapot is

not facing anyone. It is impolite to set

the teapot down where the spout is

facing towards somebody. The spout

should always be directed

to where nobody is sitting,

usually just outward from

the table.

3. Don't tap on your bowl with your chopsticks, since that will be deemed insult to the host or the chef. Beggars tap on their bowls, and also, when the food is coming too slow in a restaurant, people will tap their bowls. If you are in someone's home, it is like insulting the host or the cook.

4. Never try to turn a fish over and

debone it yourself, since the separation

of the fish skeleton from the lower half of

the flesh will usually be performed by

the host or a waiter. Superstitious people

deem bad luck will ensue and a fishing

boat will capsize if you do so.

This is especially true to southerners

in China (to be specific, such as

Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian

provinces, etc.), since, traditionally,

southerners are the fishing

population.

In the west

At a western dinner party

to eat with knives and forksto be lively and smilenot to shout or laugh loudly at the table not to smoke cigarettes during the dinner

1 How much do you know about table manners around the world? Take the following quiz. Circle “T” or “F”.

Mind your manners!1. In the United States, you’re not supposed to eat with your hands.

2. In Peru, you are not supposed to talk at the table.

3. In China, you’re not supposed to pick up your bowl of rice.

4. In Korea, the youngest person is supposed to start eating first.

5. In Brazil, you should wipe your month with your napkin every time you take a drink.

T F

T

T

T

T

F

F

F

F

2a

Listen and number the pictures in the order Satoshi talks about them.

Listening

2

3

4

2b Listen again. Match these sentences parts.

___ 1. You aren’t

supposed to …

___ 2. it’s polite to …

___ 3. it’s rude …

___ 4. You shouldn’t …

a. to make noise while eating noodles

b. To stick your chopsticks into your food.

c. point at anyone with your chopsticks

d. Eat or drink while walking down the street.c

b

d

a

You’re not supposed to make noise while eating noodles. 吃面条的时候你不应该弄出响声来。

【要点解析】 句中的 while eating noodles 是 while接从句的省略形式，其完整形式是while you are eating noodles 。由 when, while, after, before 等引导的时间状语从句，如果主语和主句的主语相同，从句可改为“ when /

while / after / before + V-ing” 形式。例如：She is going to be a nurse after she leaves school. (=She is going to be a nurse after leaving school.) 毕业后她想当一名护士。

Talk about the table manners in your country.

PAIRWORK

Model

A: We’re supposed to …

B: Yes, and it’s rude to...

2c

Read the e-mail message from Wang Kun who is in France.3a

Subject: Table Manners! From: Wang Kun

Dear Lindsay,

Thanks for your message. Yes, I’m having a great time

on my exchange program in France. It’s even better

than I thought it would be. I was a bit nervous before I

arrive here, but there was no reason to be. My host

table manners 餐桌礼仪manner n. “ 礼貌” , 常用复数。

family is really nice. They go out of their way to

make me feel at home. And you wouldn’t believe how

quickly my French has improved! I’m very

comfortable speaking French now. Although I still

make lots of mistakes, it doesn’t bother me like it

used to. My biggest challenge is learning how to

behave at the dinner table. As you can imagine,

things are really different from the way they are at

home. For example,

They go out of their way to make me feel at home.

他们费尽心思使我感觉自在。

go out of one’s way to do sth. 意为“不怕麻烦地 / 费尽心思做某事”。

The driver went out of his way to offer me a lift.

那位司机费尽心思地让我搭乘他的车。

e.g.

Explanations:

Although I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn’t bother me like it used to.

虽然我还是出很多错，但它不像以前那样让我烦恼了。

（ 1 ） although 为连词，引导让步状语从句，意思是“虽然……但是……”。 though 与 although 同义，但 although 较正式，多用于句首。它们不能和 but 连用，但可以和 yet, still, nevertheless 等副词连用。

（ 2 ） 副词 still 意为“还；仍旧”，常位于系动词、助动词或情态动词之后，行为动词之前。

It was still raining. 雨还在下。

My finger still hurts. 我的手指还痛。

Although / Though he is very old, yet he is quite strong. 他虽然年纪大了，身体却还很健壮。

e.g.

e.g.

you’re not supposed to put your bread on your plate.

You’re supposed to put it on the table! I thought that

was pretty strange at first, but now I’m used to it.

You’re not supposed to eat anything with your hands

except bread, not even fruit! (You have to cut it up

and eat it with a fork.) Another thing is that it is very

rude to say you’re fool. If you don’t want any more

food, you should just say, “it was delicious.” Also,

it’s rude

to put your hands in your lap. You should always

keep your hands, but not your elbows, on the table. I

have to say, I find it difficult to remember

everything, but I’m gradually getting used to things,

and don’t find them so strange any more. I’ll write

soon and tell you more about life in France. Hope

you’re having a good school year.

Wang Kun

I find it difficult to remember everything, but I’m gradually getting used to things, and don’t find them so strange any more. 我发现将一切都记住很难，但慢慢就对这些东西习惯了，也就不再觉得它们很怪异了。

it 在此作形式宾语，动词不定式短语 to remember everything 是真正的宾语，形容词 difficult 是宾补。 it 作形式宾语的基本句型为“主语 + 谓语 + it + 形容词 / 名词 + 动词不定式 / V-ing 形式 / that 从句”。

We think it necessary that we should review our lessons every evening. 我们认为每晚复习功课是很必要的。

I feel it my duty to help you. 我觉得帮助你是我的职责。

We thought it no use doing that. 我们认为做那件事毫无用处。

e.g.

1. Why was Wang Kin nervous before she arrived in France?

2. Why did she have no reason to be nervous?

Her French was not very good.

Her host family was really nice.

Answer the questions according to the e-mail.3a

3. What differences have occurred in her

French?

4. What is one particular challenge she is facing?

5. What does she find surprising?You put your bread on the table, not on the plate.

One particular challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table.

Her French has improved.

Read the e-mail and make a list of table manners in France!

You aren’t supposed to …

You are supposed to…

put your bread on your plate.

eat anything with your hands except bread.

say you are full.

put your hands in your lap.

put it on the table.

cut fruit up and eat it with a fork.

say “It was delicious.”

keep your hands on the table.

Imagine that you are Steve from activity 2b. Write an e-mail message to a friend about the table manners in Japan.3b

Subject: Table Manners! From: SteveHere are some things you need to know about

table manners when you visit Japan. First of

all, you should

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

3c HOMEWORK

Write an e-mail message telling

someone from another country about

the table manners in your country.

How can you help visitors to China? Make a list of things people are supposed to do in these different situations.

GROUPWORK4

1.ating meals with other people 2.making appointment

3.giving compliments 4.offering tea

5. Introducing other people

6.speaking t o older people

7.making a toast at dinner

1. make noise while eating

2. point at others with chopstick

3. say hello to others

4. wipe your mouth after dinner

5. talk loudly at the table

It’s rude to … It’s polite to ...

Exercise

6. kiss or shake hands

7. meet without saying anything

8. arrive too late

9. shake hands when you first meet

someone

10. eat while walking in the street