Period 5 Reading, Writing and Speaking.docx

1、Unit 10: Youre supposed to shake hands.Period 5: Reading, Writing and Speaking (How to behave at the dinner table？)ObjectivesTo learn to understand and use supposed to + infinitive To read, write and speak what how you are supposed to behave at dinner tablesWarming up by reading aloud the text Do yo

2、u read aloud often? Is there ever a time when you are too old to read aloud? I am a firm believer in reading aloudeven at this time of the term!3a Reading and answeringTurn to page 98 and read the e-mail message to answer the questions followed.Now as you have finished reading the message, you are s

3、upposed to answer the five questions as follows:1. Why was Wang Kun nervous before she arrived in France? Because she had no idea of the life in France.2. Why did she have no reason to be nervous? Because her host family is really nice. They go out their way to make her feel at home.3. What differen

4、ces have occurred in her French? Her French has improved greatly. Shes very comfortable speaking French now.4. What does she find surprising? Youre not supposed to put your bread on your plate. You are supposed to put it on the table！5. What is one particular challenge she is facing? Her biggest cha

5、llenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table.Now read the text again. While reading try to find all the sentences with “supposed to + infinitive” structure. And also cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates, circle all the linking words and underline all the expression

6、s. Thats grammar study, indeed.Sentences with the “supposed to + infinitive” 1. Youre not supposed to put your bread on your plate. 2. You are supposed to put it on the table！3. Youre not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread, not even fruit！Useful expressions from the texthave a gre

7、at time, on ones exchange program, a bit nervous, no reason to , host family, go out of ones way, make feel at home, be very comfortable speaking, make lots of mistakes, biggest challenge, behave at the dinner table, be really different from , at home, for example, put bread on a plate, be supposed

8、to put on the table, pretty strange, at first, be not supposed to eat anything with hands except bread, cut up, eat with a fork, put ones hands in ones lap, keep ones hands on the table, gradually get used to , write soon, have a good school yearNow read the conversation again to turn it into an art

9、icle.3b Writing an e-mail messageImagine you are Steve, an exchange student studying in Japan. You are to email your friends about the table manners in Japan.Subject: Table Manners！ From: SteveHere are some things that you need to know about table manners when you visit Japan. First of all, you shou

10、ld remember: Blowing your nose in public, and especially at the table, is considered bad manner. It is considered good manner to empty your dishes to the last grain of rice. Talking about toilet related and similarly disappetizing topics during or before a meal is not appreciated by most people. Unl

11、ike in some other parts of East Asia, it is considered bad manner to burp. After finishing eating, try to place all your dishes in the same way as they were at the start of the meal. This includes replacing the lid of dishes which came with a lid and replacing your chopsticks on the chopstick holder

12、 or into their paper slip, if applicable. 3c Writing about table manners in ChinaSubject: Table Manners！ From: YanfeiOf course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but thats only superficial. Besides, in decent restaurants, you can always ask for

13、a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks yo

14、ure in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes. The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style

15、restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all. Perhaps one of the things that surpri

16、se 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 genuine friendship and politeness. It is a

17、lways 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! 4 Grouping and speakingYou are supposed to

18、 help visitors to China. Now turn to page 98 and make a list of things they are supposed to in the different situations listed there in the chart.Eating meals with other people Let the other people order the dishes. Try to pay the bill yourself. Giving complimentsGive a sincere compliment always. Sh

19、ow modesty when given compliments.Introducing other peopleIntroduce the young to the old. Stand while being introduced.Making a toast at dinnerMake a toast to your quests first. Drink up the wine when being toasted.Making appointmentsKeep your appointments with others. To cancel an appointment, call or send handphone message one day or two days before the date.Offering teaOffer others tea with a clean cup. Add more tea when the cup is emptied.Speaking to old peopleAlways speak to the old politely and loudly when necessary.