Focus on Language
Dialogue 1
Hostess: Would you like to hxdye some more chicken ?
Guest: No,thank you.The chicken is very delicious,but I’m just too full.
Host: But I hope you have some dessert.Mary makes very good pumpkin pies.
Guest:That sounds very tempting.But I hope we can wait a little while,if you don’t mind.
Host: Of course.How about some coffee or tea now?
Guest: Tea,please.Thanks.
Dialogue 2
A: I used to have headache with Chinese chopsticks,but now I’m getting used to it.
B:You must have taken a lot of efforts to practice.By the way,in China,don’t stick chopsticks vertically into food,especially in a bowl of rice.
A: I’m not very clear about this.Why?
B:Because chopsticks in bowl of rice usually appear in Chinese traditional memorial for ancestors.
Task 1 Look at the pictures below and try to write down English name below the pictures.
Task 2 Look at the picture below,discuss with your partner about seats arranging.
Task 3 Translate the following sentences into English.
1.西方人喜欢用叉子，中国人喜欢用筷子。
2.把鸡肉放到碗里。
3.用叉子吃牛排。
4.请给他一个勺子，他要喝汤了。
5.用勺子挖哈密瓜。
6.在用餐的时候，男女主人一般不坐在一起，便于照顾到宾客。
7.客人在用餐中离开餐桌是很不礼貌的。
