Lesson 2 – Table Manners
Objective – The students will understand western table manners; have tools for creating dinner conversation, and practice negotiating and ordering a meal with friends.
Small group activities
1. Vocabulary ( 5 – 10 minutes)
Name the different utensils on the picture without looking at the answer.
2. Table Manners (20 – 30 minutes)
Work in pairs. Ask each pair to come up 6 things westerns should know about when eating in China. Teachers should also prepare to share 6 things Chinese people should know about when eating in your own country. Then share with each other.
Ideas for teachers to share with the students:
Talk about how to have a conversation at the dinner table – some questions to ask or to avoid – age of adults, cost of various objects, salary.
3. Setting the Table (20 – 30 minutes)
Students will be given a handout as following. Have them read the following procedures of setting a table, then set the table according to the procedures. Finally, tell a partner the procedures.
Everything goes in the order that it would be used.
Start by placing the dinner plate at the center of that guest’s place setting. Place the salad plate on top (this could also be a charger underneath the dinner plate, either way). Next place the napkin to the left of the plate (the napkin could also be placed on top of the plates) with the dinner fork closest to the plate, then the salad or appetizer fork on the outside. On the right, the knife goes closest to the plate and the spoon on the outside. Water and wine glasses go above the knife with the wine glass closest to the guests right hand (just think, you want them to drink more wine so you put the glass in a more easily accessible place).
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The bread and butter plate and butter knife go either above the forks or to the left of the forks. As for dessert cutlery, the easiest way to remember is that the pieces would slide down into the correct position for usage by the correct hand. Meaning, the bottom of the dessert fork is on the left and the bottom of the dessert spoon is on the right.
4. Table Conversation & Common phases (5 – 10 minutes)
Please pass, the _____.
Would you like
I am allergic to _____.
Thank you very much.
This is delicious.
5. Pizza ordering (20 - 30 minutes)
Explain that often pizza is a meal that is eaten as a group. Divide the students into groups of 5 or 6.
Each person in the group has $5 so as a group they will need to talk and decide what the group wants to order. You might have to explain some of the things on the menu. When a group has figured out their order, have them call their order in and play the role of the pizza shop owner – you can talk fast, put them on hold.
Supplies Needed
1. Pizza menu
2. Student handout
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