广东省佛山市三水区实验中学高二英语北师大版必修四课件：UNIT 12 LESSON3 中西饭桌文化 LIVING ABROAD.ppt

1、East,west,home is best.He is as poor as a church mouse.He kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.He is a silly goose.He is chasing after the wild goose.You cant judge a book by its cover.金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝人不可貌像杀鸡取卵他是个笨猪他在做无用功/他在做徒劳的搜索他穷得叮当响 proverbsComparing CultureYou are very beautiful.Humour and cultu

2、ral differenceYour eyes are beautiful,your nose and your mouth,too.where,whereHumour and cultural difference-The Indians are very impolite.-Why do you say that?-Last time when I was invited to an Indian friends home for dinner,the host kept putting food on my plate while I shook my head all the time

3、.-Haha,there is some misunderstanding between you.Note:People from Indian,Nepal,and Sri Lanka nod their head to say“NO”and shake their head to say“YES”.The story of StoneTitanicComparing CultureWatch 2 videos and find out some differences between Chinese table manners and western onesZxxk组卷网中学学科网In

4、China Perhaps one of the things that surprises a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests.In formal dinners,there are always “public”chopsticks and spoons for this purpose,but some hosts may use their own chopsticks.This is a sign of gen

5、uine friendship and politeness.It is always polite to eat the food.If you do not eat it,just leave the food in the plate.People in China tend to over-order food,for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed.When you have had enough,just say so,or you will always overeat!In Western c

6、ountries,dont take any food until the host take up her knife and fork.She will not act like the Chinese host and invite you to start first.When she begins,that means you can also start.Helping Yourself and refusing if a servant passes food around,.It is polite to take some of everything that is pass

7、ed to you.But if there is something you may not like,you may quietly say:No,thankyou.”It is impolite for a guest to leave the table during a meal,or before the hostess gives the signal at the end.When the hostess indicates that the dinner is over,she will start to rise from her seat and all the guests will rise from theirs at the same time.Reading and questionsBye bye!Be lively and smile but dont shout or laugh at the table.Folding and placing the napkin.Dont tuck a corner of the napkin into their collar。You can use it clean your mouth and hands,but not the forks or the plates.