Do You Have Good Table Manners?

Do You Have Good Table Manners?

Communication objectives • to talk about table manners Educational objective • learn about table manners in the past Skills development • comparing, expressing opinions • translating constructions with use • writing rules

For you • In the times of America’s early settlers children didn’t even sit at the table. They stood behind the adults and ate what was given to them • Later, children were allowed to sit at the table, but they couldn’t speak or ask someone to give them something

Table Manners Rules

Napkin Manners • Open your napkin and put it on your lap • When you leave the table during a meal, place your napkin on the chair, not on the table • When the meal is over, pick up your napkin, your mouth, and place it on the table to the left of your plate wipe

Fork and Knife Manners • Put food into your mouth with your fork and not with your knife. Never your knife. It’s dangerous! • Place your fork and knife on your plate while talking or when you are resting between • Place your knife and fork on your plate when you have finished eating. Do not put them on the tablecloth lick bites

Spoon Manners After you your tea with a spoon, place it on the saucer stir

Say what you should / shouldn’t do at the table • lick your fingers • say thank you when you finish your meal • use your knife and fork, or spoon • put your elbows on the table • throw bones on the floor • sit up straight • talk with your mouth full • wipe your fingers on your napkin

In pairs, make a list of differences and say how table manners used to be different from now

Translate the sentences • People used to eat from big pots • People used big pots • We usually use a spoon, or a knife and a fork • People in the past used to eat with their hands • They didn’t have plates and used pieces of stale bread

Home Task • Make a poster about table manners for your school canteen

Finally, don’t forget to say, "THANK YOU"

Do You Have Good Table Manners?