An Noi Secondary School
Extra vocabulary
bowls: bát
chopsticks: đũa
prongs
Răng nĩa
tray
cutlery
khay
Dao kéo
mat
Chiếu
palm
Lòng bàn tay
host/hostess
Chủ nhà
Look at the pictures and show the difference between them.
1. What are they doing?
2. In the first picture, what are the
things used to eat?
3. What the main food do they eat?
Look at the pictures and show the difference between them.
1. What are they doing?
They are having meals.
2. In the first picture, what are the
things used to eat?
They use rice bowls, chopsticks, dish
service..a tray and they are sitting on
a mat.
3. What the main food do they eat?
The main food are rice, soup and
vegetables.
Look at the pictures and show the difference between them.
4. The second picture, what are the things
used for eating?
They use knives, forks, and spoon.
They are sitting a round a table.
5. What’s the main food to eat?
The main food are bread,
vegetables….
6. Do you usually have meal with
every members in your family?
7. What things do you use during the
meal?
I use rice bowls, chopsticks.
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 folk is held
in the right hand.
2. You shouldn’t point the prongs of the folk 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 folk 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.
Read the following sentences about table of manners in
Britain. Work in pairs. Write true(T) or false (F)
T
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 host starts eating.
8. You should ask someone to pass you a dish.
F
F
T
F
T
F
F
F
T
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.
5.You invite her to dinner at your home. Play the
following roles.
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 dinner table like in
Britain?
Minh: No, actually we sit on a mat with the food in the
middle.
Jessica: You’re kidding!
Minh:…..
Rearrange sentences in a logical dialogue
A. Nick; Guess what! I was invited to my friend’s house for
dinner.
B. Mai; Well, it’s also the custom in Vietnam to bring a small
gift.
C. Nick; And is it all right to bring someone along?
D. Nick; Yes, but what do you do when you’re invited
someone here?
E. Mai; Well, I you want to bring someone along, you should
call first and ask if it’s OK.
F. Mai; Oh, how nice!
G. Nick; Really? What like?
H. Nick; Thank you very much.
I. Mai; Oh, maybe some fruit or a box of candy or biscuits.
Rearrange sentences in a logical dialogue
A. Nick; Guess what! I was invited to my friend’s house for
dinner.
F. Mai; Oh, how nice!
C. Nick; And is it all right to bring someone along?
E. Mai; Well, I you want to bring someone along, you
should call first and ask if it’s OK.
D. Nick; Yes, but what do you do when you’re invited
someone here?
B. Mai; Well, it’s also the custom in Vietnam to bring a
small gift.
G. Nick; Really? What like?
I. Mai; Oh, maybe some fruit or a box of candy or biscuits.
H. Nick; Thank you very much.
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Goodbye !
Celinne Dion – And so this is Xmax