English 8 unit 04 our customs and traditions lesson 4 communication

Unit 4: Lesson 30: Communication
I. Vocabulary:
- prong(n):

đầu dĩa (phần có răng)

- ‘cutlery(n): bộ đồ ăn (dao, dĩa, thìa)
- tray(n):

mâm

- palm(n):

lịng bàn tay

- mat(n):

chiếu

- host / ‘hostess(n): chủ nhà


Match the words with the correct pictures
mat

palm
A

D

tray

cutlery

prongs

host/hostess

B

C

E

F


II. Practice:
1) Look at the pictures. In pairs,
discuss the differences between them.
1. What are they doing?
2. In the first picture, what things
do they use for eating?
3. What the main food do they eat?
4. In the second picture, what are the
things used to eat?
5. What’s the main food to eat?

1) Look at the pictures and show the differences between them.
1. What are they doing?
2.
In the
picture,
what things do
They
arefirst
having
meals.
they use for eating?
They use rice bowls, chopsticks, a tray
and they are sitting on a mat.
3. What the main food do they eat?
The main food are rice, soup, meat,
4.
the second
picture, what are the
fishInsauce
and vegetables.
things used for eating?
They use knives, forks, and spoons and they
are sitting a round a table.
5. What’s the main food to eat?
The main food are bread, cheese,
vegetables, some drinks….

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 fork is held
in the right hand.
2. You shouldn’t point the prongs of the fork 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 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.


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 fork is held
in the right hand.
2. You shouldn’t point the prongs of the fork 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 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.


Unit 4: Lesson 30: Communication
3) Now listen to Nick giving a
presentation on table manners
in Britain and check your
answers.


Read the following sentences about table of manners in
Britain. Work in pairs. Write true(T) or false (F)
T

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and a fork
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dessert.
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to eat
main
course and the dessert.
4. When the meal is finished, you should place the knife
and fork on the plate.
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to take
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more
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Unit 4: Lesson 30: Communication

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.


Unit 4: Lesson 30: Communication

Practice in pairs to answer the questions
1. Do you sit around a tray on a mat to have meal?

2. Do you use rice bowls and chopsticks?
3. Should you talk when chewing food?
4. Does the host/hostess invite everybody to start
eating?
5. Does the host/ hostess offer to serve the food for
the guests?
6. What do we do when we finish eating?
- Are there other table manners you follow?


Unit 4: Lesson 30: Communication

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?


Unit 4: Lesson 30: Communication

5. There is a British exchange student in your class. You
invite her to dinner at your home. Play the following
roles.
You are Minh. You invite

your British friend to come
for dinner. She asks a lot of
questions about Vietnamese
table manners.
You are Jessica from Britain.
You want to learn about
Vietnamese table manners, so
you can feel comfortable at
dinner. You compare these
with British table manners.


5. 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 dining table like in Britain?
Minh: No, actually we sit on a mat with the food in the middle.
Jessica: You’re kidding!
…….
British table manner

Vietnamese table manner

eat around the dining table .

sit on a mat with the food in the middle.

use cutlery to eat most of the food.

use rice bowls and chopsticks.

place the knife and the folk on the
plate.

place the chopsticks on top of the rice
bowls

have bread, butter and milk.

have rice , meat and vegetables.




1. Learn by heart vocabulary.
2. Practice the role-play in part 5 with your friends.
3. Prepare for the next lesson: Skills 1