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Groupwork:tablemannersinChina•Youshouldn’thavedinneruntiltheothersallcome,oryouwillberegardedasimpolite.•Youaresupposedtopickupyourbowltoeat.•It’srudetopointatanyonewithyourchopsticks.•Youaren’tsupposedtostickyourchopsticksintothefood.Instead,laythemonyourdish.•Youaren’tsupposedtomakeanynoisewhileeating.•You’dbettereatfoodthatisclosetoyou.•You’realsosupposedtochatwithotherpeopleinahumorouswaywhileeating.•AndsometimestheChinesehostsusetheirchopstickstoputfoodinyourbowlorplate.Thisisasignofpoliteness.Whatareyousupposedtodowhenyouhavelunchatschool?besupposedtodoIt’spolitetodo…benotsupposedtodoIt’srude/impolitetodo…waitinlinejumpthequeuetalkinlowvoicestalkinloudvoiceseatupthefoodinplateswastefood…………What’swrongwithZhang?A:DidyouhaveagoodtimeatZhang’sbirthdayparty?B:Oh,yes.ButIwasabithurtaboutthewayhetreatedmypresent.IgaveZhangthelatesttapesfromtheU.K.asabirthdaypresentwhenIgotinsidethedoorandwhatdoyouthinkhappened?A:What?B:Nothing.Heonlysaidthankyou,butthenjustputthemawayinacorner.Ireallydidn’tknowwhy.Didn’thelikethem?A:Oh,that’smisunderstandingInthewest,it’sregardedaspolitetoopengiftsassoonastheyaregiventoexpressappreciation.ButinChina,ifyoudidthat,youmightbethoughtgreedy.SoChinesepeopletendtoopenthegiftsafterthevisitorshaveleft.Challengeyourself!Whatareyousupposedtodo?•WhatareyousupposedtodowhenyoumeettheteacherinChina?•Youaresupposedtogreettheteacherfirst.Andyouaresupposedtogreethimorher“Hello,teacher.”Whatareyousupposedtodowhenyoumeettheteacherinthewest?•Youaresupposedtogreettheteacheraccordingtothesituation.•Youarenotsupposedtogreethimorher“Hello,teacher.”butyouaresupposedtocallthem“Hello,professor…”WhatareyousupposedtodowhenfriendsgiveyouapresentinChina?Youaresupposedtoputitawayfirst,thenopenitaftertheguestleaves.Youarenotsupposedtoopenitatoncebecauseyouwouldlookgreedyifyoudidthat.Whatareyousupposedtodowhenfriendsgiveyouapresentinthewest?Youaresupposedtoopenitatoncetoshowyourappreciation.Youarenotsupposedtoputitaway.It’simpolitetoguests.Culturedifferences1.Lisakeptfinishingallthefoodonherplatebecauseshewishedtobepolite,butshemadeabigmistake.BecauseinChinayourbehavioristoshowthatyouappreciatethefoodandthehostwouldrefillmorefoodfollowing.Butinthewest,thehostgivesthegueststhechancetochoosewhat’stheirfavorite.2.Inthewestifyouwereinvitedtohaveamealatsomeone’shome,therewouldoftenbeonlyoneortwodishes.Evenifitwasaformaldinner,itwouldbeusuallyjustthreecourses:soup,maindish,anddessert.ButinChina,aninformaldinnerwouldhavefourdishesandasoupandaformaldinnerwouldhaveatleasteightdishesandasoup.3.WhenyouareinvitedtodinnerbyAmericans,thehostessexpectsyoutobethereontimeornotmorethanafewminuteslater.4.Whentheguestssitdownatadinnertable,itiscommonforthementohelpladiesbypushingtheirchairsunderthem.Somefamilieshaveahabitofofferingaprayerofthanksbeforetheyeat.5.Europeanskeeptheknifeontherighthand,theforkontheleft.ButAmericansusejustonehand,andkeeptheotheroneonthelap.Theyconstantlychangetheirforktothelefthandwhentheyhavetocutmeat.6.Youshouldleaveaspoontolieflat.(acoffeespoononthesaucer,asoupspoonontheserviceplatebesidethesoupbowl.)7.WhenAmericanseatthebread,theyholditintheirfingers,usuallybreakitfirst.8.Ifyouhavetoleaveduringthemeal,youshouldaskthehostess,“Wouldyoupleaseexcusemeforaminute?”Afterthemeal,youneedn’tfoldthenapkinsunlessyouarehouseguestsandwanttostayformorethanonemeal.9.Whenyouleave,itisacustomforyoutosay:“Goodbye.Itwassoniceofyoutohaveme.”or“Thankyou.I’vehadanicetime.”Then,maybeyoucansendathank-younote.•1.WhywasWangKunnervousbeforeshearrivedinFrance?•2.Whydidshehavenoreasontobenervous?•3.HowhasherFrenchimproved?•4.Whatisoneparticularchallengesheisfacing?•5.Whatdoesshefindsurprising?3aAnswerthequestionsaccordingtothepassagesin3a.BecauseherFrenchwasnotverygood.Becauseherhostfamilywasreallynice.HerFrenchhasimprovedveryquickly.Itislearninghowtobehaveatthedinnertable.Frenchpeopleputtheirbreadonthetable,notontheplate.TablemannersinFrancenottoputyourbreadontheplatenottoeatanythingwithhandsexceptbread,evenfruitsnottosayyouarefullnottoputhandsinyourlap(onthetable)(itwasdelicious)(tokeepyourhandsnotelbowsonthetable)(cutfruitupandeatitwithafork)Doyouknowhowtosetyourtable?breadroll,butterknife,napkin,dinnerknife,dinnerfork,plate,saladfork,dessertspoon,waterglass,redwineglass,whitewineglass,soupspoonWaterglassRedwineglassWhitewineglassBreadrollnapkinplateSoupspoonDessertspoonSaladforkDinnerforkDinnerknifeButterknifeNumbertheorderofthedishesofaWesterndinnerparty:dessertdrinksmaincoursestartersoupCorrectorder:1.starter2.soup3.maincourse4.dessert5.drinksGroupworkHowcanyouhelpvisitorsinChina?Writing你美国的笔友Mike要来中国，他想了解一些中国的风俗习惯。请你写一篇文章来介绍一下中国的一些风俗习惯，可以包括以下这些方面：GreetingEatingmealswithotherpeopleAttendingapartyGivinggifts功能句型：besupposedtodoIt’srude/polite/impolitetodo…