新目标九年级英语Unit12课件

Unit12You’resupposedtoshakehands.SectionB1.WhywasWangKinnervousbeforeshearrivedinFrance?HerFrenchwasnotverygood.3aReading2.Whydidshehavenoreasontobenervous?Herhostfamilywasreallynice.3.HowhasherFrenchimproved?SheisverycomfortablespeakingFrenchnow。4.Whatisoneparticularchallengesheisfacing?Oneparticularchallengeislearninghowtobehaveatthedinnertable.5.Whatdoesshefindsurprising?Youputyourbreadonthetablesnotontheplate.WritingTableMannersinChinaTalkingabouteatinghabit,unliketheWest,whereeveryonehastheirownplateoffood,inChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeverybodyshares.Chineseareveryproudoftheircultureofcuisineandwilldotheirbesttoshowtheirhospitality.Andsometimesthehostwillservesomedisheswithhisorherownchopstickstogueststoshowhisorherhospitality.Thisisasignofpoliteness.Theappropriatethingtodowouldbetoeatthewhatever-it-isandsayhowyummyitis.Ifyoufeeluncomfortablewiththis,youcanjustsayapolitethankyouandleavethefoodthere.TheresomeotherrulesthataresuggestedyoufollowtomakeyourstayinChinahappier,thoughyouwillbeforgivenifyouhavenoideaofwhattheyare.1.Neverstickyourchopsticksuprightinthericebowl,laythemonyourdishinstead.Otherwise,itisdeemedextremelyimpolitetothehostandseniorspresent.Thereasonforthisisthatwhensomebodydies,theshrinetothemcontainsabowlofsandorricewithtwosticksofincensestuckuprightinit.Soifyoustickyourchopsticksinthericebowl,itlooksliketheshrineandisequivalenttowishingdeathuponapersonatthetable.2.Makesurethespoutoftheteapotisnotfacinganyone.Itisimpolitetosettheteapotdownwherethespoutisfacingtowardssomebody.Thespoutshouldalwaysbedirectedtowherenobodyissitting,usuallyjustoutwardfromthetable.3.Don'ttaponyourbowlwithyourchopsticks,sincethatwillbedeemedinsulttothehostorthechef.Beggarstapontheirbowls,andalso,whenthefoodiscomingtooslowinarestaurant,peoplewilltaptheirbowls.Ifyouareinsomeone'shome,itislikeinsultingthehostorthecook.4.Nevertrytoturnafishoveranddeboneityourself,sincetheseparationofthefishskeletonfromthelowerhalfofthefleshwillusuallybeperformedbythehostorawaiter.Superstitiouspeopledeembadluckwillensueandafishingboatwillcapsizeifyoudoso.ThisisespeciallytruetosouthernersinChina(tobespecific,suchasGuangdong,GuangxiandFujianprovinces,etc.),since,traditionally,southernersarethefishingpopulation.Thankyouforlistening!