1、Module 6 Eating togetherUnit 2 Knives and forks are used for most Western food.Learning objectives1.Know some key words and expressions.2.Learn a passage about western eating habits and table manners and get to know more differences of diet culture between China and Western countries.3.Improve stude
2、nts comprehensive reading skills.New wordsn.西方人西方人n.西方（尤指西欧和北美）西方（尤指西欧和北美）v.端上（食物和饮料）；端上（食物和饮料）；服侍服侍进餐进餐adj.相似的相似的WesternerWest servesimilarn.翅膀；翼翅膀；翼n.女士；夫人；小姐女士；夫人；小姐n.先生；男士先生；男士随便做（或用）吧；请自便随便做（或用）吧；请自便adj.生气的生气的wingladygentlemanhelp yourselfcrossPeople who are born in the _ are called _.They are
3、nothing _ to easterners in appearance.Pictures and words.WestWesternerssimilarIn a western restaurant,its a custom to leave a tip for waiters who _ you.If you dont,the waiters will feel _.servecrossThe _ and the _ got married at last in the movie Pride and Prejudice.ladygentleman_to the chicken _.It
4、s yummy and crispy.Help yourself wingsLead-inu Do you have any experience of having dinner in a western restaurant or family?u What do you usually have for meals there?western food beef Italian noodles salad Fish and chips pasta pizza Look at the photo of a Western meal.Talk about the differences be
5、tween a Western meal and a Chinese meal.Reading and vocabularyPeople use a knife and fork at a Western meal.Chinese meals Western mealsfoodDiscuss and talk about the eating differences tablewaretable mannersChinese food is more various(多样的多样的)and is cooked from more ingredients.Chinese use chopstick
6、s and spoons at a meal while people use forks,knives and spoons at a western mealAt a Chinese meal,dont make noise and shake legs or talks when food is in the mouth At a western meal,lady first.And you need to put your napkin on legs and put your hands on the table How do you behave at dinner?What t
7、able manners should you follow?If you are at a western meal,When in Rome,do as the Romans do.入乡随俗入乡随俗Read the passage and answer the questions.1.Who is the passage written for?2.Where might you see a passage like this?2Intensive readingFast readingVisitors to western countries.A.In a travel magazine
8、.B.In a notice.C.In an instruction manual.Skim and analyze the structures of the passage.1.How many paragraphs in this passage?2.Whats the structure here?Eight paragraphs.introduction-main body-conclusion.(总分总总分总)introductionconclusionmain body3.Choose the main idea(topic)for each paragraph in the m
9、ain body.a)Things to say at the start of a meal.b)Methods of eating.c)Mealtimes in the West.d)Things to say and do at the end of the meal.e)Things to say when offered food Para.3Para.4Para.2Para.6-7Para.5Careful readingRead for more details,then finish the tasks.1.Judy is from a western country.When
10、 is she likely to have lunch?A.at 12 oclock B.at 1 pm C.2 pm2.People have diner at 10 pm in _.A.England B.America C.Spain MealtimesAt the start of the meal1.Read Para.3 and judge True(T)or False(F).a)At the start of a meal,the French say “Bon apptit”.b)Englishmen say“Enjoy your meal”at the start of
11、a meal.c)A person who brings the food can say “Enjoy your meal”.TFTThere is nothing similar to say in English.英语中没有类似的说法。英语中没有类似的说法。Do you know how to eat western food?Methods of eatingThe _is held in your left hand and the _in your right,and the food is _with the fork and _with the knife.fork knife
12、heldcutRead Para.4 and fill in the blanks.Soup is eaten with a _.However,you can eat finger food with your _,such as chicken wings and hamburgers.spoonfingersBeing serviced 1.If you are a guest in a western dinner,how will you be served?A.Be served by the host.B.Serve yourself.C.Both A and B.Read Pa
13、ra.5 and choose the right answer.2.If you are given fish you dont like,what should you say properly to avoid making others cross?A.Sorry,I dont like fish.B.Thank you,Ill eat all you give me.C.Oh,Its very nice of you,but I dont eat fish.At the end of the mealRead Para.6-7 and answer the question.1.At
14、 the end of a meal,what manners should you pay attention to?You can say that you have enjoyed the food at the end of a meal.You are expected to stay and talk around the dinner table long after the last dish is served.Its not polite to leave as soon as you finish eating.Complete the table with inform
15、ation from the passage.In the WestMealtimesThings to say at the start of a mealIn some western countries,lunch at about 1 pm;dinner at around 7 pm or even later.In Spain,lunch at 3 pm and dinner at 10 pm.In France,you say“Bon apptit”.In Italy,you say“Buon appetito”,but nothing similar to say in Engl
16、ish.3Method of eatingThings you say when offered foodThings to say and do at the end of the mealwith a fork in the left hand and a knife in the right hand;eat soup with a spoon.Some food can be eaten with fingers.accept and say“Thank you”or refuse saying,for example,“Im sorry.I dont eat meat,“I dont
17、 eat fish.”,“No thanks.It was delicious,but Ive had enough.”say you have enjoyed the food;stay and talk around the dinner table long after the last dish is served.Do as the Romans doWe often say,“When in Rome,do as the Romans do.”So when you eat Western food,do as Westerners do.Here are some things
18、that you may need to know about eating together in the West.In some Western countries,lunch is usually eaten at about 1 pm.Dinner is served around 7 pm or even later.In Spain it is usual to have lunch at 3 pm and dinner at 10 pm!serve作作“端上，（给某人）提供端上，（给某人）提供”讲时，讲时，常用结构常用结构serve sb.with sth.或或serve st
19、h.to sb.意为意为“给某人端上给某人端上/提供某物提供某物”。At the start of a meal,the French say“Bon apptit”,and the Italians say“Buon appetito”.But there is nothing similar to say In English.“Enjoy your meal”is usually only said by the person who brings the food.Knives and forks are used for most Western food.The fork is h
20、eld in your left hand and the knife in your right,and the food is held with the fork and similar adj.类似的，相似的类似的，相似的be similar to 与与相似相似be similar in在在方面相似方面相似be used for 被用于被用于cut with the knife.Soup is eaten with a spoon.However,there is some food which you can eat with your fingers,such as chicken
21、 wings and hamburgers.During the meal,you may be invited to serve yourself(usually the ladies before the gentlemen)by someone who says,“Help yourself.”Or you will be served by someone who asks,“Would you like some.?”You can take it and say,“Thank you.”help yourself意为意为“随便吃（或用）随便吃（或用）吧；请自便吧；请自便”，是设宴招
22、待客人时，是设宴招待客人时常用的礼貌用语。常用的礼貌用语。Help yourself to sth.表示表示“请自用请自用”。If you are given something you do not like,you can just say,for example,“Im sorry.I dont eat meat”,or“I dont eat fish”.No one will be cross.If you are offered more food but cannot eat any more,just say,“No,thanks.It was delicious,but Ive
23、 had enough.”Remember that it is polite to say that you enjoy every dish when it is served,and that you have enjoyedbe/get cross with sb.意为意为“生某生某人的气人的气”，与，与be angry with sb.同义；同义；be cross with sb.at sth.意意为为“为某事和某人动怒为某事和某人动怒”。not.any more 不再不再，也可以写为也可以写为no more。You arent a child any more.You are a
24、child no more.the food at the end of a meal.It is sometimes difficult to know when the meal is over.If you are invited to dinner by Western friends,you will be expected to stay and talk around the dinner table long after the last dish is served,and it is not politeif you leave as soon as you finish
25、eating.The rule is:Watch the other people.Do as they do.be similar tobe used forhelp yourselfWould you like?not any morebe expected to doas soon as和和相似相似被用于被用于随便做随便做/用用;请自便请自便你想要你想要吗？吗？不再不再被期待做某事被期待做某事一一就就短语积累短语积累Read after the video and talk about something about table manners in western countries.
26、Answer the questions.41.“So when you eat Western food,do as Westerners do.”So what should you do?2.“At the start of a meal,the French say Bon apptit.”What do you say at the start of a Chinese meal?We should watch what other people do and copy them.We say“Chi ba!”at the start of normal meals or“Da ji
27、a chi hao!”at the start of more formal meals.3.“Im sorry.I dont eat meat.”When might you want to say this?4.“No,thanks.It was delicious,but Ive had enough.”Do you mean you do not like the food?I might say this if I am offered something which I do not like.No,it means“I like the food but Im full.”5.“
28、It is sometimes difficult to know when the meal is over.”How do you know that a meal is over in China?In China,a meal is usually over when the food is finished.5Read the passage in Activity 2 again.Decide which part is surprising,interesting or unusual to you.I think the surprising/interesting/unusu
29、al part is Discuss with your partners and make a presentation in front of the class.Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.gentleman knife lady serve wing During a meal in the West,you see(1)_ and forks most of the time,although you can use your fingers to eat chicken(2)_
30、 or hamburgers.You will be invited to(3)_ yourself with food,the(4)_ before the(5)_.knives wingsserve ladies gentlemen6Writing Write a passage about Chinese eating customs for a tourist magazine with Western readers.本模块的话题是本模块的话题是“饮食习惯饮食习惯”,主要谈论了不同国家主要谈论了不同国家的食物的食物,用餐礼仪等。写作任务是为旅游杂志写一篇用餐礼仪等。写作任务是为旅游杂
31、志写一篇介绍介绍中国饮食习惯中国饮食习惯的短文。时态以的短文。时态以一般现在时一般现在时为主。为主。审题立意审题立意1 1谋篇布局谋篇布局2 2开篇点题开篇点题展开描述展开描述表达希冀表达希冀Eating customs in China are in some ways different from those in the West.In China The most obvious difference is If you,you might Another important difference is Its polite to Most of all,I hope/just enj
32、oyRead the table in Activity 3 again.Think about Chinese eating customs and write them down.In China,lunch is usually served around 12 pm or even later.收集素材收集素材3 3In ChinaMealtimesThings to say at the start of a mealMethod of eatingbreakfast at 7 am;lunch at about 12 pm;dinner at around 7 pm use cho
33、pstickssay“Kai Chi!”and“Chi Ba!”at the start of normal meals or“Da jia chi hao!”at the start of more formal mealsComplete the column about Chinese eating customs.Things you say when offered foodThings to say and do at the end of the mealaccept and say“Thank you”or refuse saying,for example,“Im sorry
34、.I dont eat meat.”say you have enjoyed the food;stay and talk around the dinner table or just leave the table after saying“Im full and you just enjoy your meal.”Write a sentence to introduce your passage.Eating customs in China are in some ways different from those in the West.Im happy/glad to tell
35、you thatLet me tell you something aboutI want/would like to tell you something aboutWrite a sentence to finish your passage.Just enjoy your Chinese meal.Youll never forget it！If you know the manners,I thinkI hope the information above can help you to get involved in/fit in名句积累名句积累1.When in Rome,do a
36、s the Romans do.入乡随俗。入乡随俗。2.Other times,other manners.俗随境迁。俗随境迁。Possible answer Eating customs in China are in some ways different from those in the West.In China,lunch is usually served at 12 pm,which is early by Western standards.If you are eating with close friends or family,you might not say any
37、thing at the start of a meal,although you can say“Chi ba!”or“Kai Chi!”,You might say“Da jia chi hao!”on more formal occasions.The most obvious difference isthat Chinese meals are eaten with chopsticks rather than with knives and forks.Another important difference is that Chinese people take the food
38、 from plates in the middle of the table,so there is a strong feeling that people are sharing the food,not eating individually.It is polite to let guests or important people take the food first.Although Chinese eating customs are quite different from Western habits,youll have no trouble fitting in(as long as you can use chopsticks).Watch what everyone else does and follow them.Most of all,just enjoy your Chinese meal.Youll never forget it!
