Teaching aims and requirements：
1 Study this lesson to know more about table manners at a dinner party both in China and westerncountries
2 Students are trained to improve their reading ability and comprehension.
Teaching aids:A tape recorder
Teaching time: 45 minutes
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 .Tell the Ss in English aims and requirements of this period
Step 2. Revision
Dictate some words and expressions in the previous unit.
Step 3.Reading
1. Pre-reading
Today we are going to read about "Table manners at a dinner party". Before we deal with thepassage, let's think of the following situations. Work in groups to write down the the rules for being polite in these situations in Chinese culture
Situation Rules for being polite in Chinese culture
At a dinner party
Greeting your teacher
Receiving a birthday present
Paying a visit to a friend’s house
2.Read the passage quickly:
(1)According to the context, guess the meaning of the following words and phrases: table manners, napkin, damp, soft drink, starter, etc
(2)[Part2 P39] In what order will the following dishes be served at a western dinner party? Please number them.
dessert drinks main course starter soup
3. [Part 3 P39] Read the text fast and decide which of the following behavior are polite or impolite at a western dinner party.
(1). Use the knife with your right hand.
(2). Put your napkin on your lap.
(3).Start eating as soon as your food is served in front of you.
（4）Ask for a second bowl of soup.
（5）Use your fingers when eating chicken.
（6）Finish eating everything on your plate.
（7）Talk loudly while eating.
（8）Make other people drink more spirits than they can take
4. Language points
(1) In China, you sometimes get a hot damp cloth to clean your face and hands, which, however, is not the custom in western countries.
e.g. He came to the party suddenly, which surprised us all
(2) It is polite to finish eating on your plate, so don’t take more food than you need.
It's good manners to speak quietly while eating.
It's a pleasure to learn the custom of your foreign friend.
It's impolite to talk with your mouth full.
It's important to write to your host to say “thank you”.
My advice is to leave the party at the same time as the other guests.
(3) the use of"-ing form"
When drinking to someone's health, you raise your glasses.
Knowing them will help..,
Having good table manners means“knowing how to…”
You don't need to worry about all these rules while having dinner with your friends or family.
cf, Once begun, the machine will run its own way. (The past participle of the verb.)
(4)The other phases
a, for the first time / the first time
b, the knife and fork
c. start with / end up with
d The custom of toasting in some parts of china is to finish the drink at once.
The best advice is never to drink too much.
5.Let some students talk about the main idea of this unit by using a few sentences
Ⅳ.Consolidation
What shouldn't you do in the following situations'?
⑴ After you finish a bowl of soup
⑵ While you are eating beet or other meat
⑶ The other person asks you to drink white wine if you want to drive home.
2. Compare the customs in western countries and m China. First talk about their similarities and differences orally ,then write their similarities and differences in the chart below.
In western countries In China
Similarities You shouldn’t try to speak quietly and smile a lot, but don’t laugh all the time.
You shouldn’t talk with your mouth full.
Differences When you sit down at the table, you can take your napkin. You get a hot damp cloth to clean your faces and hands.
Some guest can drink any drinks they wish, white wine, red wine, or soft drinks. The guests are persuaded to drink more white wine than he could and often finish it at once.
Some people pray before eating Express thanks to the host
Take only a sip Finish the drink at once
3.If time permits, have a discussion: Do table manners in China also change?(give some examples)
Ⅴ.Homework
1.Read the passage again.
2.Deal with the part of integrating skills in the workbook..
Blackboard writing
Table manners at a dinner party
Table manners 1.which
Napkin 2.It’s important to ….
Damp 3.-v ing as the subject
Soft drink 4.the other phrases:
Starter the knife and fork
Behave start with
the infinitive used as the predicative