Section B
Period 5 (2a — 2e)
Do you know this place ?
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.
What do you know about customs in foreign
countries? What do you think is the biggest
challenge visiting a foreign country?
Free talk
1. In the United States, you’re not supposed
to eat with your hands.
2. In China, you’re supposed to pick up
your bowl to eat.
3. In Korea, the youngest person is not
supposed to start eating first.
Enjoy the video
What is the video about?
Read through the passage quickly and tell T/ F.
( )1. The letter is from France about table
manners.
( )2. Lin Yue is an exchange student and she
is back now.
( )3. She felt at home after she arrived in
France.
( )4. It’s polite to put your bread on the table
or eat it with your hands.
T
F
T
T
Fast reading
1. Why is Lin Yue in France?
Because she is on her student exchange
program.
2. Does she enjoy staying with her host
family? How do you know?
Yes, she does. She says her host family
is really nice.
Read and answer the questions.
Careful reading
4. What is the biggest challenge she is
facing?
Learning how to behave at the dinner
table.
3. How does she feel about making
mistakes when she speaks French?
It doesn’t worry her like it used to.
REVIEWING
Taking notes or summarizing the main ideas can help you
move language from your short-term to long-term memory.
2. 阅读技巧点拨:
1) 阅读过程中对于不认识的生词或短语,要学会根据上下
文或已经学过的知识猜测意思。
2) 对于以what、who、which、when、where、how或者
why等词引导,就文中某句、某段或某一具体细节进行提问
并要求回答,正确理解题干和信息句的意义是关键。速读全
文,抓住中心主旨,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料。
细读题材,各个击破。阅读时,要有较强的针对性。对于捕
获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这
样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准。
Learning strategy
What's the main idea of each paragraph?
Paragraph one
Paragraph two
French table manners.
Lin Yue has a great time in France.
Read the sentences and replace the underlined words
with the phrases in the box.
1.Making mistakes in French used to make Lin Yue
nervous.
2. It was quite hard for her to feel good
about speaking French.
3. The host family tried very hard to help
Lin Yue.
4. Lin Yue has slowly learned how to be
like her French friends.
went out of their way be comfortable doing gradually
gotten used to being (something) worry (someone)
went out of their way
be comfortable doing
(something) worry (someone)
gradually gotten used to being
Post
reading
Read again and make a list of table
manners in France.
You aren’t supposed to … You are supposed to …
put your bread on your plate. put it on the table.
eat anything with your
hands except bread.
cut it up and eat it with
a fork.
say you are full. say “That was delicious.”
put your elbows on the table. keep your hands on the
table.
Have a great time
her host family : really nice
her French improves quickly
go out of----feel at home
comfortable speaking / although---
Lin Yue’s life in France
put it on the table.
eat with hands except… eat with a fork.
say you are full. say “That was delicious.”
Table manners in France
put your bread on your plate.
supposed to… not supposed to…
Summarizing about Lin Yue’s life in France
Homework
Write a short passage about the table
manners in France and China.