Unit10You’resupposedtoshakehands.GoalTolistenandtalkabouttablemanners.Toreadaboutlifeasanexchangestudent.TherearemanytablemannersTherearemanytablemannersaroundtheworld.Butdifferentaroundtheworld.Butdifferentcountrieshavedifferentculture.countrieshavedifferentculture.……InmostAsiancountriesTableMannersTableMannersYouaresupposedtopickupyourbowlofrice.TableMannersTableMannersYou’resupposednottoeatwithyourhands.TableMannersTableMannersYou’resupposednottotalkatthetable.TableMannersTableMannersTheyoungestpersonisnotsupposedtostarteatingfirst.Howmuchdoyouknowabouttablemannersaroundtheworld?Takethefollowingquiz.CircleTfortrueorFforfalseaftereachsentences.______1.InIndia,you’resupposedtoeatwithyourhands.______2.InChina,you’renotsupposedtostickyourchopsticksintothefood.TTTT1a_______3.InKorea,theyoungestpersonisexpectedtostarteatingfirst._______4.InFrance,you’resupposedtoputyourbreadonthetable._______5.InChina,it’simpolitetouseyourchopstickstohitthebowl.FFTTTTSteveisgoingtoChinatostudy.HisfriendYangMingistellinghimaboutthetablemannersinChina.Listenandnumberthepicturesintheorderyouhearthem.2131bListenagain.Matchthesesentenceparts.____1.You’renotsupposedto…____2.It’simpoliteto...____3.Youshouldn’t...a.stickyourchopsticksintoyourfood.b.pointatanyonewithyourchopsticks.(用你的筷子指着任何人)c.starteatingfirstifthereareolderpeopleatthetable.Cab1cTalkaboutothertablemannersinyourcountry.B:Yes,andit’simpoliteto...A:We’resupposedto...1dmakenoisewhileeatingnoodles√eatordrinkwhilewalkingdownthestreetstickyourchopsticksintoyourfoodpointatanyonewithyourchopsticksWhatdoyouknowaboutcustomsinforeigncountries?Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestchallengewhenvisitingaforeigncountry?e.g.MycousinwenttoAmerica,andshesaidthatlearningbasictablemannerswasherbiggestchallenge.Sheneverknewwhatshewassupposedtodoatthedinnertable.Wouldyoupleasecontinue….2aReadtheletterandanswerthequestions.2bREVIEWINGTakingnotesorsummarizingthemainideascanhelpyoumovelanguagefromyourshort-termtolong-termmemory.他们想尽一切办法，让我感到宾至如归DearLaura,Thanksforyourmessage.Yes,I’mhavingagreattimeonmystudentexchangeprograminFrance.IwasabitnervousbeforeIarrivedherebuttherewasnoreasontobe.Myhostfamilyisreallynice.Theygooutoftheirwaytomakemefeelathome.ThegrandmotherknowsthatImissChinesefoodalot.SosheactuallylearnedhowtomakeChinesefood!Shealsohasateenagegranddaughteraboutmyage.She’sreallykindandshealwaystalkstomeinFrenchtohelpmepractice.Youwouldn’tbelievehowquicklymyFrenchhasimprovedbecauseofthat.I’mverycomfortablespeakingFrenchnow.AlthoughIstillmakelotsofmistakes,itdoesn’tworrymelikeitusedto.Mybiggestchallengeislearninghowtobehaveatthedinnertable.Asyoucanimagine（想象）,thingsareverydifferentfromthewaytheyareathome.Forexample,you’renotsupposedtoputyourbreadonyourplate.You’resupposedtoputitonthetable!Ithoughtthatwasprettystrangeatfirst,butnowI’musedtoit.Anotherexampleisthatyou’renotsupposedtoeatanythingwithyourhandsexcept（除…之外）bread,notevenfruit.Youhavetocutitupandeatitwithafork.Anotherthingisit’simpolitetosaythatyou’refull.Ifyoudon’twantanymorefood,youshouldjustsay,“Thatwasdelicious.”Also,you’renotsupposedtoputyourelbowsonthetable.IhavetosaythatIfinditdifficulttoremembereverything,butI’mgraduallygettingusedtoit（渐渐习惯了）.Idon’tfindFrenchcustomssostrangeanymore.I’llwriteagainsoonandtellyoumoreaboutm...
