Unit 10

You’re supposed to shake hands.

GoalTo listen and talk abouttable manners.

To read about life as anexchange student.

There are many table manners There are many table manners around the world. But differentaround the world. But differentcountries have different culture.countries have different culture. ……

In most Asian countries

Table MannersTable Manners

You are supposed to pick up your bowl of rice.

Table MannersTable Manners

You’re supposed not to eat with your hands.

Table MannersTable Manners

You’re supposed not to talk at the table.

Table MannersTable Manners

The youngest person is not supposed to starteating first.

How much do you know about table manners around the world? Take the following quiz. Circle T for true or F for false after each sentences.

______1. In India, you’re supposed to eat

with your hands.

______2. In China, you’re not supposed to

stick your chopsticks into the food.

TT

TT

1a

_______3.In Korea, the youngest person is

expected to start eating first.

_______4. In France, you’re supposed to

put your bread on the table.

_______5. In China, it’s impolite to use your

chopsticks to hit the bowl.

FF

TT

TT

Steve is going to China to study. His friend Yang Ming is telling him about the table manners in China. Listen and number the pictures in the order you hear them.

2 1 3

1b

Listen again. Match these sentence parts.

____1. You’re not supposed to …

____2. It’s impolite to ...

____3. You shouldn’t ...

a.stick your chopsticks into your food.b. point at anyone with your chopsticks.( 用你的筷子指着任何人 )c. start eating first if there are older people at the table.

C

a

b

1c

Talk about other table manners in your country.

B: Yes, and it’s impolite to ...

A: We’re supposed to ...

1d

make noise while eating noodles√

eat or drink while walking down the street

stick your chopsticks into your food

point at anyone with your chopsticks

What do you know about customs in foreign countries? What do you think is the biggest challenge when visiting a foreign country?

e.g. My cousin went to America, and she said that learning basic table manners was her biggest challenge. She never knew what she was supposed to do at the dinner table.

Would you please continue….

2a

Read the letter and answer the questions.

2b

REVIEWING

Taking notes or summarizing the main ideas can help you move language from your short-term to long-term memory.

他们想尽一切办法，让我感到宾至如归

Dear Laura,

Thanks for your message. Yes, I’m having a

great time on my student exchange program

in France. I was a bit nervous before I

arrived here but there was no reason to be.

My host family is really nice. They go out of

their way to make me feel at home.

The grandmother knows that I miss Chinese

food a lot. So she actually learned how to

make Chinese food! She also has a teenage

granddaughter about my age. She’s really

kind and she always talks to me in French to

help me practice.

You wouldn’t believe how quickly my French

has improved because of that. I’m very

comfortable speaking French now. Although I

still make lots of mistakes, it doesn’t worry

me like it used to. My biggest challenge is

learning how to behave at the dinner table. As

you can imagine （想象） , things are very

different from the way they are at home.

For example, you’re not supposed to put

your bread on your plate. You’re supposed

to put it on the table! I thought that was

pretty strange at first, but now I’m used to

it.

Another example is that you’re not supposed

to eat anything with your hands

except （除…之外） bread, not even fruit.

You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork.

Another thing is it’s impolite to say that

you’re full. If you don’t want any more

food, you should just say, “That was

delicious.”

Also, you’re not supposed to put your elbows

on the table. I have to say that I find it

difficult to remember everything, but I’m

gradually getting used to it （渐渐习惯了） . I

don’t find French customs so strange

anymore.

I’ll write again soon and tell you more about

my life in France. Hope you’re having a good

school year.

Yours,

Lin Yue

1.Why is Wang Kun in France?

Because she is on her student exchange program in France.

Read the letter and answer the questions.

2. Does she enjoy staying with her host family? How do you know?

Yes, she does. She say her host family is really nice and they go out of their way to make her feel at home.

3.How does she feel about making mistakes when she speaks French?

It doesn’t worry her like it used to be.

4. What is the biggest challenge

she is facing?

Her biggest challenge is learning

how to behave at the dinner table.

Let’s learn some

language points

1. You’re not supposed to eat anything with

your hands except bread, not even fruit! 除了面包之外，你什么都不能用手拿着吃，甚至连水果也不能！

解析： except “ …… ”意为 除 之外 ，不包括后面的内容。

Language points

Everyone in our class has seen the film ___

___ Tom.

A. besides B. beside C. except D. expect

解析 ：选 C。句意：我们班上除汤姆外，都看过这部电影了。 except作介词，意为“ …… ”除 之外 ，不包含其后的人或物。

1 ） except 意为“除…之外”不包括后面内容。

Except B : A--B A 、 B 同类

A B

Except/besides/ but/except for

2) Besides 意为“除 ..之外还有…”包括besides 后面的内容。

Besides B : A +B

A B

3)but, but 与 except 同义，如果句中有 no one, nobody, nothing, all, everyone, everything, 多用 but 。

4 ） except for 意为“除…之外”说明整体情况后，对细节加以纠正。

Except for B: A—B, A 、 B 不同类， B 为 A 部分加以修正的部分。

A B

2. I have to say, I find it difficult to remember ev

erything, but I’m gradually getting used to thing

s and don’t find them so strange any more.

我不得不说，我觉得记住所有的规矩是很难的，但是我也渐渐习惯了这些，不再觉得它们奇怪了。

（ 1 ）在 I find it difficult to remember . . . 句中，it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的动词不定式短语 to remember everything。其句型结构为： fi

nd+ it + adj. + to do sth. 。类似用法的动词还有：think, believe, know, feel等。

（ 2） be/get used to “意为 习惯于……” ,

后接名词、代词或动名词。

①I find ______ important to get along well with

others.

A. that B. this C. it D. them

解析：选 C。本题考查 it 作形式宾语的用法。句中 it “代替不定式短语 to get along well with ot

hers”作形式宾语。

②［ 11·衡阳中考］ Tony used to ______ to school, but he is used to ______ to school now.

A. walk; taking a bus B. walked; took a bus

C. walk; take a bus D. walk; took a bus

.解析：选 A。句意： Tony过去常步行去上学，但他现在习惯了乘公共汽车去上学。 used to“过去经常”，后接动词原形； be used to doing sth. “习惯于做某事”。故选 A。

used to “ ”表示 过去经常 ，后接

动词原形。

be/get used to

“ ”表示 习惯于 ，后接名词、代词或动词 -ing

形式。be used to do/be used for doing

“ ”表示 用于；被用来做 ， 是动词 use 的被动

结构。

REVIEWINGTaking notes or summarizing the mainideas can help you move language fromyour short-term to long-term memory.

be comfortable (doing)

went out of their way

(something) worry (someone)

Read the sentences and replace the underlined words with the phrasesin the box.

gradually gotten used to being

2c

1. Making mistakes in French used to make Lin Yue nervous.

（ (something) worry (someone) ）2. It was quite hard for her to feel good about

speaking French

（ be comfortable (doing) ）

3. The host family tried very hard to help

Lin Yue.

（ went out of their way ）4. Lin Yue has slowly learned how to be like

her French friends.

（ gradually gotten used to being ）

Review the passage and make notes about French customs in the chart.

Dos Don’ts

You’re expected to put your bread on the table.

You’re not supposed to put your bread on your plate

2d

Compare the table manners in France and China in your group. How are they the same or different? Make a list.

e.g. In France, people put their bread on the

table. But in China, we always put our food

on a plate or in a bowl and never on the

table.

2e

Your pen pal is coming to China on an exchange program. He/She is asking you about Chinese customs and what he/she is supposed to do or not. Make notes in the chart.

Table manners It’s polite/impolite to ...

House rules You’re supposed/not supposed to ...

Going out with people You should ...

3a

Write a letter to your pen pal to give him/her advice and suggestions on how to behave properly in China.

3b

Dear ___________ ,You must be excited about coming to China soon. Let me give you some suggestions about staying in my home and some advice about China. When you’re eating at the table, it’s impolite to_____________________________________________________.

In our house, you’re supposed to__________________________________________.When you go out with people, you should_____________________________ .Have a safe trip, and I look forward to meeting you soon!

Best wishes,______________

Better to know while being an

exchange student in China

Talking about eating habit, unlike the West,

where everyone has their own plate of food, in

China the dishes are placed on the table and

everybody shares.

Chinese are very proud of their

culture of cuisine and will do their

best to show their hospitality.

And sometimes the host will serve

some dishes with his or her own

chopsticks to guests to show his or her

hospitality. This is a sign of politeness.

The appropriate thing to do would be

to eat the whatever-it-is

and say how yummy it is.

If you feel uncomfortable with this, you

can just say a polite "thank you" and

leave the food there. There some other

rules that are suggested you follow to

make your stay in China happier,

though you will be forgiven if you have

no idea of what they are.

a. Never stick your chopsticks upright

in the rice bowl, lay them on your dish

instead. Otherwise, it is deemed

extremely impolite to the host and

seniors present. The reason for this is

that when somebody

dies, the shrine to them

contains a bowl of sand

or rice with two sticks of incense

stuck upright in it. So if you stick

your chopsticks in the rice bowl, it

looks like the shrine and is

equivalent to wishing death upon a

person at the table.

b. Make sure the spout of the teapot is

not facing anyone. It is impolite to set

the teapot down where the spout is

facing towards somebody. The spout

should always be directed

to where nobody is sitting,

usually just outward from

the table.

c. Don't tap on your bowl with your

chopsticks, since that will be deemed

insult to the host or the chef. Beggars tap

on their bowls, and also, when the food is

coming too slow in a restaurant, people

will tap their bowls. If

you are in someone's

home, it is like insulting

the host or the cook.

d. Never try to turn a fish over and

debone it yourself, since the separation

of the fish skeleton from the lower half of

the flesh will usually be performed by

the host or a waiter. Superstitious people

deem bad luck will ensue and a fishing

boat will capsize if you do so.

This is especially true to southerners

in China (to be specific, such as

Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian

provinces, etc.), since, traditionally,

southerners are the fishing

population.

Language points

• eat with your hands 用手吃饭• at the table 在餐桌上（旁）• pick up one’s bowl to eat 端起饭碗• wipe one’s mouth with one’s napkin

用餐巾纸揩嘴• take a drink 喝饮料，喝酒

Homework

Review 2e and please continue the list

as long as you can.

Review the language points in 2b.