Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 4: Our Customs and Traditions - Period 31, Lesson 4: Communication

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1. Good morning! Everybody
2. Label the pictures with the phrases in the box: 1 3 a. Giving presents at Christmas b. Cleaning the house. c. Eating moon cakes at 2 the Mid-Autumn Festival 4 d. Living with grandparents
3. EXTRA VOCABULARY - fork [fɔ:k] (n): Cỏi dĩa - prong [prɔη] (n): Đầu dĩa - tray [trei] (n): Cỏi mõm - mat [mổt] (n): Cỏi chiếu - cutlery ['kʌtləri] (n): Bộ đồ ăn (thỡa, dĩa, dao) - palm [pɑ:m] (n): Lũng bàn tay - host/hostess (n): ễng chủ/ Bà chủ
4. 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.
5. 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 and the folk is held in the right hand. 2. You shouldn’t point the prongs of the folk 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 folk 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.
6. 3. Now listen to Nick giving a presentation on table manners in Britain and check your answers.
7. Listen and check your answers. T F 1. YouThe knifehold theis held fork in in the the left left hand hand and and the the fork knife is in held the F rightin the right hand. 2. You shouldn’t point the prongs of the fork upwards T during the meal. 3. People There is use also the a samespoon cutlery and a fork to eat for the dessert. main course F and the dessert. 4. When the meal is finished, you should place the knife T and fork on the plate. 5. You shouldcan use never your forkuse yourto take own more cutlery food to from take the more F foodserving from dish. the serving dish – use the serving spoon. 6.You should usebreak your off knifethe bread to cut with the yourbread. hands. F 7.Guests shouldhave to startwait eatinguntil the before host hostor hostess starts eating.starts eating. F 8. You should ask someone to pass you a dish. T
8. 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.
9. 5. There is a British exchange student in your class. You invite her to dinner at your home. Play the following roles. You are Jessica from Britain. You are Minh. You invite You want to learn about your British friend to come Vietnamese table manners, for dinner. She asks a lot of so you can feel comfortable questions about Vietnamese at dinner. You compare these table manners. with British table manners. 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 dinner table like in Britain? Minh: No, actually we sit on a mat with the food in the middle. Jessica: You’re kidding! Minh:
10. Rearrange the sentences to make a complete conversation. Then practice with a partner. A. Yes. There were several guests there, and we all waited until the host invited us to the table. B. No. You should wait until the host says ‘Bon appộtit’ C. Last week, I had dinner with a French family and they have 1 very interesting table manners. D. What about during the meal? E. That’s unusual! Also, I saw on TV that they use knives and forks. F. What does it mean? G. Really? H. Can you eat as soon as you sit down at the dining table? I. It means ‘Enjoy your meal’. J. During the meal, you should put your hands on the table. My friend tells me that in France it’s impolite to rest your hands on your lap.
11. Answer key: A. Yes. There were several guests there, and we all waited until 3 the host invited us to the table. 5 B. No. You should wait until the host says ‘Bon appộtit’ C. Last week, I had dinner with a French family and they have 1 very interesting table manners. 8 D. What about during the meal? E. That’s unusual! Also, I saw on TV that they use knives and 10 forks. 6 F. What does it mean? 2 G. Really? 4 H. Can you eat as soon as you sit down at the dining table? 7 I. It means ‘Enjoy your meal’. J. During the meal, you should put your hands on the table. My 9 friend tells me that in France it’s impolite to rest your hands on your lap.
12. Practice with your partner A: Last week, I had dinner with a French family and they have very interesting table manners. B: Really? A: Yes. There were several guests there, and we all waited until the host invited us to the table. B: Can you eat as soon as you sit down at the dining table? A: No. You should wait until the host says ‘Bon appộtit’ B: What does it mean? A: It means ‘Enjoy your meal’. B: What about during the meal? A: During the meal, you should put your hands on the table. My friend tells me that in France it’s impolite to rest your hands on your lap. B: That’s unusual! Also, I saw on TV that they use knives and forks.
13. + Learn by heart the new words. + Do exercises in the Workbook. + Prepare for: Unit 4 - Skills 1.
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