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There are three people in the picture. The young man is eating. The old man seems unhappy. There are two children in the picture. The are talking. The girl is pointing at the boy with her chopsticks. 1b Listen and number the pictures in the order Yang Ming talk about them. 2 4 3 ____ 1. You’re not supposed to … ____ 2. It’s impolite to … ____ 3. You shouldn’t … Listen again. Match these sentence parts. stick your chopsticks into your food. b. point at anyone with your chopsticks. start eating first if there are older people at the table. 4 4 4 Listen again and answer the questions. 1. Where will Steve go tomorrow? 2. How does he feel? He will go to China tomorrow. He feels excited and nervous. 3. Why does he feel nervous? 4. Why are people supposed to make noise when they are eating in Japan? 5. Who is not allowed to talk at dinner table in Japan? Because he doesn’t know. Because it. Nobody. What are you supposed to do when you are at school / at home? smoke do our homework get our ears pierced speak loudly be polite to… clean up stay up drive a car wash the dishes bring snacks to the classroom choose our own clothes make the bed by yourselves run in the hallways be late for school What are you supposed to do when you are at school / at home? Useful expressions We are supposed to … / We are not supposed to … We should / shouldn’t … It’s polite / rude to … We are allowed to … We aren’t allowed to … We can / could / can’t / couldn’t … Talk about the table manners in your hometown. A: We’re supposed to … B: Yes, and it’s impolite to … Imagine that you are Steven from 1b. Write a letter to a friend about the table manners in China. Table Manners in China Talking about eating habits, unlike the West where everyone has their own plate of food, in China the dishes are placed on the table and everybody shares. Chinese are very proud of their culture