Label the pictures with the phrases in the

Label the pictures with the phrases in the box: 1 a. Giving presents at Christmas 3 b. Cleaning the house. 2 c. Eating moon cakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival d. Living with grandparents 4

I. Vocabulary: - prong(n): đầu dĩa (phần có răng) - ‘cutlery(n): bộ đồ ăn (dao, dĩa, thìa) - tray(n): mâm - palm(n): lòng bàn tay - mat(n): chiếu - host / ‘hostess(n): chủ nhà

Match the words with the correct pictures mat palm A D tray cutlery prongs host/hostess B C E F

II. Practice: 1) Look at the pictures. In pairs, discuss the differences between them. 1. What are they doing? 2. In the first picture, what things do they use for eating? 3. What the main food do they eat? 4. In the second picture, what are things used to eat? 5. What’s the main food to eat?

1) Look at the pictures and show the differences between them. 1. What are they doing? 2. They In the picture, what things do arefirst having meals. they use for eating? They use rice bowls, chopsticks, a tray and they are sitting on a mat. 3. What the main food do they eat? The main food are rice, soup, meat, fish 4. In the picture, what are the sauce andsecond vegetables. things used for eating? They use knives, forks, and spoons and they are sitting a round a table. 5. What’s the main food to eat? The main food are bread, cheese, vegetables, some drinks….

1. Discuss the difference between them. 1 Picture 1: People are sitting on the mat to have meal and using rice bowls, chopsticks and plates. 2 Picture 2: People are sitting around the dining table and using cutlery and plates.

2. Read the following sentences about table manners in Britain. Work in pairs. Write T (true) or F (false). 1. The knife is held in the left hand the fork is held in the right hand. 2. You shouldn’t point the prongs of the fork up-wards during the meal. 3. People use the same cutlery to eat the main course and the dessert. 4. When the meal is finished, you should place the knife and fork on the plate. 5. You can use your fork to take more food from the serving dish. 6. You should use your knife to cut the bread. 7. Guests should start eating before the host starts eating. 8. You should ask someone to pass you a dish.

3) Now listen to Nick giving a presentation on table manners in Britain and check your answers.

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4. Work in pairs. Discuss if you follow these table manners in your family. Are there other table manners you follow? 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.

Practice in pairs to answer the questions 1. Do you sit around a tray on a mat to have meal? 2. Do you use rice bowls and chopsticks? 3. Should you talk when chewing food? 4. Does the host/hostess invite everybody to start eating? 5. Does the host/ hostess offer to serve the food for the guests? 6. What do we do when we finish eating? - Are there other table manners you follow?

In Britain 1. Do they sit around a tray on a mat to have meal? 2. Do they use rice bowls and chopsticks? 3. What do they use for eating? 4. Should they talk when chewing food? 5. Does the host/hostess invite everybody to start eating? 6. Does the host/ hostess offer to serve the food for the guests? 7. What do they do when they finish eating?

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.

5. 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 dining table like in Britain? Minh: No, actually we sit on a mat with the food in the middle. Jessica: You’re kidding! ……. British table manner Vietnamese table manner eat around the dining table. sit on a mat with the food in the middle. use cutlery to eat most of the food. use rice bowls and chopsticks. place the knife and the folk on the plate. place the chopsticks on top of the rice bowls have bread, butter and milk. have rice , meat and vegetables.

Rearrange sentences in a logical dialogue A. Nick: Guess what! I was invited to my friend’s house for dinner. 1 B. Mai: Well, it’s also the custom in Vietnam to bring a small gift. 4 C. Nick: And is it all right to bring someone along? 7 D. Nick: Yes, but what do you do when you’re invited someone here? 3 E. Mai: Well, If you want to bring someone along, you should call first and ask if it’s OK. 8 F. Mai: Oh, how nice! 2 G. Nick: Really? What like? 5 H. Nick: Thank you very much. 9 I. Mai: Oh, maybe some fruit or a box of candy or biscuits. 6

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! 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. C. Nick: And is it all right to bring someone along? E. Mai: Well, If you want to bring someone along, you should call first and ask if it’s OK. H. Nick: Thank you very much.

Customs and traditions: How they have changed 1. Work in groups of three or four. Decide on a Vietnamese custom or tradition you want to research. 2. Individually, interview an older person (your grandmother or your neighbor) about this custom or tradition. 3. Then interview a younger person (your mother or your teacher) to see if this custom or tradition has changed today. 4. Back in your group, compare and combine your research results. Then together plan your presentation. Decide which of you will lead each part of the presentation. 5. Give your presentation to the rest of the class.