TABLE MANNERS

Unit 3, Reading 3
p. 86 – 94
Skills to be practised in today’s lecture:
• How to make predictions.
• How to understand unfamiliar vocabulary through finding
their definition in the text.
• How to understand the main idea of the entire article.
• How to understand the main idea of a paragraph.
• How to understand specific information / details about a
main idea.
• How to understand pronoun references
Do you want to eat Balut?
• Without knowing what this dish is, would you be curious to
try a dish called Balut?
Balut
it is a fertilized developing egg embryo
that is boiled and eaten from the shell. It
is commonly sold as street food in the
Philippines.

This fertilised duck egg, with its partly

developed embryo inside, is boiled alive
and then eaten from the shell with salt,
chilli and vinegar. You’re supposed to
tap a hole in the top of the shell, sup the
savoury liquid and then crunch down
the rest of what’s inside – feathers,
bones and all.

Reference:
https://www.roughguides.com/gallery/we
ird-food/
What are these?
 What are these?
bowl

tongs
Knife, fork, spoon
All of them: Cutlery

pot
plate

pan chopsticks
Making Predictions
1. The Importance and History of Table Manners
2. Table Manners and Safety
3. Showing Appreciation of our food
Pre-teach vocabulary
• Physical (adj)
• Protection (n)
• Issue (v)
• Visible (adj)
• Germs (n)
• Appreciation (n)
• Guest (n)
• Host (n)
Physical (adj)
relating to the body:
Examples:
• She tries to keep herself in good physical condition.
• I'm not a very physical sort of person (= I don't enjoy
physical activities).
Protection (n)
the condition or state of being kept safe from injury,
damage, or loss:

Example: Their tent offered little protection against the

storm.
Issue (v)
to produce or provide something official

Example:
• The office will be issuing permits on Tuesday and
Thursday mornings.
• The school issued a statement about its plans to the
press
Visibile (adj)
able to be seen:

Example: You should wear something light-coloured when

you're cycling at night so that you're more visible.
Germ (n)
a very small organism that causes disease:
Examples:
• Wash your hands so you don't get germs on the food.
• Rats and flies spread germs
Appreciation (n)
the act of recognizing or understanding that something is
valuable, important, or as described:

Examples:
• The crowd cheered in appreciation.
• Children rarely show any appreciation of what their
parents do for them
Guest (n)
a person who is staying with you, or a person you have
invited to a social occasion, such as a party or a meal:

Examples:
• 150 guests were invited to the wedding.
• We have guests staying this weekend.
Host (n)
someone who has guests

Example:
• We thanked our hosts for a very enjoyable evening.
If you want to look polite while you eat,
what should you do?
Section 1 predictions
What do you expect to read in a section entitled

‘The Importance and History of Table Manners’?

Paragraph 1
• Can you find a definition of table manners in this
paragraph?
Paragraph 2
• Does the last sentence prepare you for anything to read
about in the next paragraphs?
Paragraph 3
• What is the main idea of this paragraph?
• How many supporting details does the writer use to tell us
more about the main idea of the paragraph?
• What does ‘they’ in the last sentence refer to?
Section predictions
What do you expect to read in a section entitled

‘Table Manners and Safety’?

Paragraph 4
• What is the main idea of this paragraph?
• What did men use their knives for in the past? Did this
cause any safety concerns?
• What is the country that’s mentioned in this paragraph?
• What is ‘as a result’ in the last sentence used to signal?
Paragraph 5
• What is the main idea of this paragraph?
• Can you guess the meaning of ‘weapons’?
• What was the safety concern in Spain?
• Are people still concerned about it until today?
Paragraph 6
• What is the main idea of this paragraph?
• How do hosts in India try to stop germs from spreading at mealtime
even though it’s considered polite to eat using your hands?
• What does ‘these’ in the last sentence refer to?
Section 3 predictions
What do you expect to read in a section entitled

‘Showing appreciation of our food’?

Paragraph 7
• What is the contrast that the writer is making between
table manners in Japan and Western countries?
Paragraph 8
• What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Paragraph 9
• What does ‘they’ in the last sentence mean?
Paragraph 10
• Does this paragraph introduce any new arguments? Why
is that?
Identify the verbs and nouns in the
following sentence:

• Can you can a can like a canner can

can a can. I can can the can but the
can cannot can me.
Word Families
Noun Appreciation Behaviour Observation Offense Protection
Verb Appreciate behave observe offend protect
Identify the verbs and nouns in the
following sentence:

Will, will Will will Will Will's will?

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