Listen to the interview again comparing the table manners indifferent countries so as to complete the chart below.

III. Language focus and auditory memory check

The adverbs in the box are all from the recording. Listen to it again and insert the suitable adverb in the gaps.

actually	generally	certainly	usually
roughly	really	apparently	occasionally
normally	slightly	informally	loosely
obviously	probably	particularly	perfectly

1. What time do you have lunch or dinner?

2. I mean___ sometimes it can be later, 8 o'clock, even 9 o'clock, butI would say about 7 o'clock.

3. Tell me, Stephen, do you use a napkin, like in Britain?

4. If you're in a posh or smart place you're more likely to have a napkin.
5. You'd have to have your hands on the table, sort of justjust lying on the table.
6.I thinkyou eat cake with your hands, or with your with your fingers.

7. What food do you__ eat with your fingers at the dinning table?

8._____________________________ You can have cold soup, of course, but people drink warm soup as well. It's_________ possible.

9._____________ It's like soup____ , salad is eaten in the summer, most often, but you can_________________ ______________ have it in the winter.

 

Translate into English using the vocabulary of the recording.

1. Хотелось бы знать, что вы говорите друг другу, садясь за стол? 2. Интересно знать, в какой руке вы держите вилку и нож? 3. Вы едите дыню на обед или на завтрак? А бифштекс? 4. Куда вы обычно кладете вилку и нож, закончив есть? 5. Ножки и крылья курицы приходится есть руками. 6. В Германии сочли бы некультурным есть курицу вилкой и ножом. 7. Что говорят в ответ, когда кто-нибудь поднимает тост?

 

IV. Follow up activity

Which of the table manners mentioned in the conversation haven't you heard of before? Do you think table manners should be observed by young people?

 

MR. JONE'S VISIT

 

Listen to the text and choose the right continuation of the statement.

1. Robert arrived at his brother's place a)early in the morning; b)late in the evening; c)in the afternoon after lunch.   2. Mr. and Mrs. Jones a)didn 't generally have any supper; b)had had supper by the time Robert came; c)were having supper when Robert came.   5.The doctor examined Robert and advised him a)not to eat anything for supper; b)to have some thin soup for supper; c)not to eat much supper.

3. Robert didn't have any breakfast on Sunday a)because his brother had forgotten to warn the cook; b)because the cook had forgotten about Robert; c)because Robert hadn't had time for breakfast;   4. Robert did not go swimming because a)he did not feel well; b)he was hungry; c)he could not swim.

Mark statements as True or False.

1. Robert was a shy man.

2. He hadn’t eaten a good supper before he took the bus and was not hungry.

3. Robert likes swimming very much.

4. The symptoms Robert had were the result of the absence of Physical activity.

5. He saying good-bye to his brother he ate two meals.

 

Fill in the missing part of the sentence.

1. Robert told his brother he had had a good supper before he ...........

2. Mr. Jones got worried and insisted that Robert .......................

3. The doctor said the symptoms Robert had were sometimes the result of .....................

4. He said good-bye to his brother and immediately....................

5. Robert wrote in the note to his brother: «You're lucky to have .............. ».

 

MEALS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

I. Pre-listening task

Study the meaning of the words listed below:

grape nuts – сухой завтрак blender – миксер platter – блюдо chowder – похлебка из морепродуктов lime – лайма

muesli – мюсли zucchini – цукини aubergine – баклажан dumplings – клецки

II. Listening and comprehension tasks