Unit 4: Our
customs
and
traditions
Lesson 4: Communication

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1
Small

game

Connect the pictures and phrases
below
● Take off shoes before entering someone's
house
● Using chopsticks

● Receiving lucky

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New
words

Don't
forget
...

Pron
gs

Don't
forget
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Cutle
ry

Don't
forget
...

Tray

Don't
forget
...

palm

Don't
forget
...

mat

Host

Host
ess

Awesome words
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Prongs: nanh của nĩa
Cutlery: bộ dao nĩa
Tray: khay, mâm
Palm: lòng bàn tay
Mat: chiếu
Host >< Hostess: nam chủ nhà ><
nữ chủ nhà

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3

Practice

Task 1
1. What are they doing?
They are having meal.
2. What things do they use for
eating?
...chopsticks, bowls, dishes ...
3. Where do they sit?
...on the floor/ mat ...
4. What do they have for meal?
... rice, vegetables. soup ...

Task 1

In the 1st picture
In the 2nd picture
What
 People
they
use for
eating
 They
are sitting
on the
are sitting around the
mat
to have the meal.
dining table.

Where
they
sit
 They are using rice bowls
 They are using cutlery.
What
and
chopsticks.
Theymeals
have bread, wine,
they have for
 They have vegetables, rice,
vegetable,.......
soup,.....

Task 2

1.The knife is held in the left hand and the fork is held in the
right hand.
2.You shouldn't point the prongs of the fork up­wards 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 fork
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.

Task 3

T or F

1.The hold
knifethe
is held
andknife
the fork is held in
1.You
folk in
in the
the left
left hand
and the
thein
right
the hand.
right
2.You shouldn't point the prongs of the fork up­wards
during the meal.
3.People
use
the
to eat
3.
There is
also
a same
spooncutlery
and a fork
forthe main course
anddessert.
the dessert.
4.When the meal is finished, you should place the knife and
fork on the plate.
5. Youcan
should
use to
your
own
cutlery
take
more
food
5.You
use never
your fork
take
more
foodto
from
the
serving
from the serving dish – use the serving spoon.
dish.
6.
Youshould
shoulduse
break
offknife
the bread
6.You
your
to cutwith
the your
hands.
bread.
7.Guests
before
host starts
7.
Guestsshould
have tostart
waiteating
until the
hostthe
or hostess
eating.
starts eating.
8.You should ask someone to pass you a
dish.

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Transcript

In the UK, we eat around the dining table. We follow lots
of table manners. Firstly, we use cutlery - you know,
knives, forks and spoons - to eat most of the food. We
hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right.
You should hold the handle of the knife in your palm and
your fork in the other hand with the prongs pointing
downwards. There is also a spoon and a fork for dessert.
When you finish eating, you should place your knife and
fork with the prongs upwards on your plate. Secondly,
you should never use your own cutlery to take more food
from the serving dish - use the serving spoon. Now if
there's bread on the table, you can use your hands to
take a piece. Then break off a small piece of bread and
butter it. Thirdly, if you are a guest, you have to wait
until the host or hostess starts eating and you should ask

Task 4

Practice in pairsWhat
to answer
thetable
is your family
1. We sit around a tray on a mat to have meal.
questions
1. Do you
sit around a tray on a mat to have meal?
2. We use rice bowls and chopsticks.
2. Do you use rice bowls and chopsticks?
3. When chewing food, we shouldn't talk.
3. Should you talk when chewing food?
4. The host/hostess invites everybody to start eating.
4. Does the host/hostess invite everybody to start eating?
5.The host/ hostess offers to serve the food for the
5.
Does the host/ hostess offer to serve the food for the guests?
guests.
6.What
do when
weeating,
finish eating?
6.Whendo
wewe
have
finished
we place our chopsticks
on the top of rice bowl.

In Britain
1. Do they sit around a tray on a mat to have meal?
2. Do they use rice bowls and chopsticks?
3.What do they use for eating?
4. Should they talk when chewing food?

5. Does the host/hostess invite everybody to start eating
6. Does the host/ hostess offer to serve the food for the
guests?
7 What do they do when they finish eating?

Table
manners
According to tradition,
of
Vietnamese sit on the mat
Vietname
on the floor to have meal.
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Table
manners
According
to tradition,
Britain
sit Britain
on the chair and
of
foods are put on table.
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Suggested
Ideas
In Vietnam
● Use chopsticks and rice
bowl
● Host or hostess offers to
serve the food for the
guests.
● When we have finished
eating, we place our
chopsticks on top of our
rice bowls.
● Put food in our bowl before
put it on our mouth

In Bristish
● Use cutlery
● Hold the fork in the left hand and
the knife in the right.
● When you finish eating, you should
place your knife and fork with the
prongs upwards on your plate
● Never use your own cutlery to take
more food from the serving dish –
use serving spoon
● Never chew with your mouth open
and don't talk with food in your
mouth...

Last reminders
Important task
Don't
forget
...

Write two
paragraph about
table maners in
Vietnam and in
Bristant

Don
't
forg
et
...