• Always put the napkin on your lap first. Before you leave the table fold your napkin and put it beside your plate. • As the meal is served, use the silverware farthest from the plate first. When eating something in a bowl, do not leave the spoon in the bowl. Put it on the plate beneath the bowl. Soup, as well as all American food is eaten quietly.
Group work
• What specialties are there in the local foods of your hometown? work in groups and introduce the features and flavors of your local foods. the above passages are for your reference.
Discuss the following questions with your partners.
• Do you go on a diet in order to keep a good figure? • What is your experience of going on a diet? • Do you have any ideas or advice on dieting? • What do you think are healthy or green foods and what are junk foods? • What do you think are the most nutritious foods?
Manners in every country are different. What is polite i n China may not be polite in the United States. These b asic rules will help you enjoy western food with your American friends.
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What would you recommend? I’m crazy about spicy food. My favorite food is… I’m a wine enthusiast. I’m a big fan of … I can’t stand fast food. I hate…
Questions
• • • • What is your favorite food? Why do you like it? What is your favorite flavor? What do you usually have for breakfast/lunch/supper? How often do you dine out? What kind of restaurant is your favorite? why do you like it? Can you recommend some restaurants in your hometown with specialty foods? Do you like cooking? why or why not? What dishes are you or your parents good at
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• •Biblioteka Biscuit\ cookies
steak
Candy\ sweet
language bank
• Flavors tasty, bland, sweet, bitter, salty, hot/spicy, fresh, bender,
tough, lean, oily, rich, light, greasy, delicious, healthy, nutritious, crisp, juicy • vegetables cabbage 卷心菜 eggplant茄子 lettuce莴笋 cauliflower菜花 broccoli西兰花 spinach菠菜 celery芹菜 Chinese cabbage大白菜 cucumber黄瓜 green pepper青椒 carrot胡萝卜 • Fruits pear peach date枣 pineapple菠萝 strawberry草莓 cherry 樱桃litchi荔枝 mango芒果 Chinese gooseberry猕猴桃 • sea foods shrimp小虾 prawn大虾 crab螃蟹 oyster牡蛎 clam 蛤 squid鱿鱼 • seasonings soy sauce酱油 vinegar醋 mustard 芥末garlic蒜 Chinese onion葱 葱shallot 姜ginger • ways of cooking steam 蒸braise炖 stir fry 炒boil 煮roast 烤
• May I invite you out for dinner? • Why don’t you come round for dinner? Let’s have a drink sometime. • We are going to the café. Aren’t you coming with us? • May I take your order? • What would you like to drink? • I’d like to try…
Food
hot pot
• When do Chinese people usually have hot pots? • What ingredients does a hot pot usually contain? • what is the procedure of eating hot pot？
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It’s made from… It tastes… There’s a …with it. It’s my treat. /it’s on me./Let’s go Dutch. Pay the bill in cash. Pay the bill with credit card. Leave a tip on the table.