Activity 4a Work in pairs. Write five sentences about what you must and must not do at the table. 8 min Objectives: to practise writing instructions about what must or must not be done at the table; to raise awareness of cultural information about table manners Explain to the pupils that in pairs they must discuss and write
instructions as in the example about what must or must not be done at
the table using the statements in Activity 3a.
Go round the class, monitor and help where necessary.
Answer key: 1) Use a napkin for your mouth and hands.
2) Don’t use a mobile phone at the table.
3) Don’t talk when you eat.
4) Wash your hands before meal.
5) Thank the cook for your meal.
6) Be polite.
7) Don’t read when you eat.
8) Don’t use a fork for fish.
9) Don’t make a noise at the table.
10) Don’t put a lot of food in your mouth.