good table manners

8TH

GRADE

A

Child's

Guide

to

avoiding

bad

Table

Manners

Jacob, Jacob, full of plans,
Jacob, Jacob, shy and sweet,
Please sit down; it's time to eat.
Jacob, Jacob, good old chap,
Place your napkin in your lap.
Jacob, Jacob, do not eat,
'Till your hostess takes her seat.
Jacob, Jacob, strong and able,
Keep your elbows off the table.
Jacob, Jacob, full of grace,
Kindly do not stuff your face.

Jacob, Jacob, fast and deft,
Pass the food from right to left.
Jacob, Jacob, sitting still,
Let's try not to have a spill.
Jacob, Jacob, looking great,
Don't forget to clear your plate.
Jacob, Jacob, quite bemused,
Yes, my dear, you are excused.
Jacob, Jacob, quite bemused,
Yes, my dear, you are excused.
1/ Read the poem and complete the table with things to do and things not to do while
eating

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2/ Which of these table manners you don’t like; why?
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3/ Put the “odd man” out
Food/ wash / plate / table
Face/ elbows / hands / seat
Eat / shy / strong/ great

4/ Pronunciation
Find in the poem words with these sounds

/ai/

/I:/

/ei/

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- Come to the table with dirty hands
- Tell unpleasant stories
-Talk with your mouth full
- Gurgle your soup or make noise when you chew
- Reach your food at the end of the table
- Put your elbows on the table
- Drink water while your mouth is full