Class Type

Reading and writing

Objectives

1.     To understand the table manners in France.

2.     To introduce some Chinese customs.

Key structure

1.     They go out of their way to make me feel at home.

2.     You’re not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread.

3.     Another thing is that it’s impolite to say that you’re full.

4.     But I gradually getting used to it.

Difficulties

How to write about the Chinese customs correctly and specificly.

Vocabulary

basic, exchange, granddaughter, behave, expect, suggestion

get out of one’s way, make … feel at home, get used to

Periods

1

Procedure

Lead-in

Enjoy a flash to have fun.

Step 1

Free talk.

Show Ss some pictures and then ask them to talk

1.     What they know about the information from the pictures.

2.     Have you ever eaten French cuisine?

Step 2

Show Ss a video about French cuisine.

Step 3

Free talk.

What do you know about the table manners in France?

Step 4

Read through the passage quickly and tell T/ F.

Step 5

Activity 3a.

Ask Ss to read and answer the questions.

Step 6

Read again and ask Ss to make a list of table manners in France.

Step 7

Free talk.

According to the information and then ask Ss to talk about the question:

Can you compare the table manners in France and in China?

Step 8

Discussion.

Do you know about the table manners in other countries?

Step 9

Show Ss some manners and ask Ss to tell whether they agree or not.

Step 10

Writing.

1.     Ask Ss to suppose that an exchange student from a foreign country is going to visit you. Then write a small article to tell him / her about things he / she is supposed to do.

2.     Suppose you are Liu Min, and your pen pal friend Paul is coming to China, and then write to him a letter about the customs in China.

Step 11

Language points: explain the key words and phrases in section B-2.

Step 12

More exercises about the language points.