Chinese dinner table
A little rhyme
Mabel , Mabel, strong and able,
Keep your elbows off the table.
An unforgettable song
Good manners
Good manners
My parents started teaching me when I was just two
All about ________
manners and the right things to do.
They told me, "Learn to say ‘____________
Thank you ',
And learn to say ‘_______',
Please and learn to say
‘_________'if
Excuse me you happen to sneeze".
*Good manners, Good manners,
important toeveryone
Good manners are in the
world.*
My parents kept _____
on teaching me when I was
three.
And then the more I learned,
the more that I could see .
That there's a way to do it
wrong ,
There's a way to do it
right .
Everybody use your manners now, and be ______.
polite
It’s bad / good manners to …
It’s good / bad manners that…
Paying a visit to a
Situation
friend’s house
Rules for being You should make
polite in an appointment
Chinese culture before you go and
bring a small gift
when paying a
visit to a friend’s
house.
Situation Receiving a present
Rules for being
polite in Chinese You don’t open it
culture until the guests are
away when receiving
a gift.
Situation At a dinner party
Rules for being polite in
Chinese culture
You should stand up
when others make a
toast and don’t eat up
all food at a dinner
party.
When in Rome,
do as the Romans do.
Reading material
Table manners at a dinner party
Guessing
1.Does the passage introduce table
manners at a Chinese or Western
dinner party?
2.How does the text develop,
in the order of content or in the order of time?
A (paragraph) B(main idea)
Part1(Para1) a table manners’
changing over
time and places
Part2(Para2-5) b laying the table and
good table manners
Part3(Para6) c the order of dishes
and good table manners
Careful - reading
Read Para.1 carefully and answer ：
1. How is the table laid ?
2. What are good table manners?
How is the table laid ?
8
11
9
Bread &butter plate 10
dinner plate
11 5 4 2 3 6 7
In 1930, a Chinese official visited America.
An American friend invited him to have a
western dinner. After he sat down at the table,he
used the napkin to clean the knives and forks .
The host was embarrassed( 尴尬 ) .So the host
asked the waiter to take away all the tableware
( 餐具 )on the table and bring other pairs.
Why was the host embarrassed?
What are good table manners ?
You can take your napkin , unfold it
and put it on your lap when you sit
down at the table .
*how to use knives and forks,
when to drink a toast ,
how to behave at the table.
comparison
Do you know the manners of using chopsticks?
Polite or Impolite ?
. Do not move around plates or bowls with
hopsticks. P
. When you are not using your chopsticks
nd when you have finished eating, play with
hem in your hands. I
. Do not stick chopsticks into your food,
specially not into rice. P
. Pass food with your chopsticks
directly to sb. else’s chopsticks. I
Do you know the manners of using chopsticks?
5. Do not spear food with your chopsticks. P
6. Point with your chopsticks to sth. or sb. . I
7. You can move your chopsticks around in
the air before you decide what to get with
your chopsticks. I
8. If you have already used your chopsticks,
use the opposite end of your chopsticks in
order to move food from a shared
plate to your own plate. P
Read para2-para5 carefully.
1. What kinds of dishes will be served?
And in what order ?
dessert main course starter soup
4 3 1 2
2.What are good table manners?
What are good table manners ?
Pray and keep silent for a moment .Then say
“enjoy your meal”to each other and start eating .
Keep the knife in your right hand and the fork
in your left .
Never ask for a second bowl of soup.
Use fingers when eating chicken or other birds.
Finish eating everything on your plate .
Speak quietly and smile a lot .
Raise your glasses and take only a sip.
Post-reading polite or impolite
1. Use the knife with your right
hand. P
2. Put your napkin on your lap. P
3. Start eating as soon as your food
is served in front of you. I
4. Ask for a second bowl of soup. I
5. Use your fingers when eating
chicken. P
6. Finish eating everything on your
plate. P
7. Talk loudly while eating. I
8. Make other people drink more
spirits than they can take. I
Reading Para.6
1.What will you do if you are
not sure what to do?
2.Why is it difficult for people
to follow good table
manners?
What can you do if you’re not sure
what to do ?
You can always follow your hosts.
The word Follow has the same meaning
as the one in __________.
A
A. They follow the fashion of the day.
B. I couldn’t follow what he said.
C.Follow this road until you get to the church.
D. May follows April .
Why is it difficult for people to
follow good table manners?
Table manners change over time
and places.
Manners make the man.
礼貌造就人。
Discussion
Dos and Don’ts
for students.
Thank you!
Bye !
