Writing

5. | GW. Find the behaviour that would be considered rude at a dinner party. Then write the correct behaviour.

1. You arrive five to ten minutes after the hour set for the dinner.
2. You arrive late and dinner has started, so you take your seat as quickly as possible and start eating.
3. If you are a man, you enter the dining room after the women.
4. You take the seat at the table that your hostess has planned for you.
5. You start to eat as soon as the food is served to you so that it is still hot when you eat it.
6. If you are the hostess, you should leave the table as soon as you finish eating.
7. You leave immediately after the dinner is over.

6. | PW. Choose the wrong sentences, make corrections explaining your answers.

1. It isn’t a bad table manner to eat soup without a spoon.
2. Speaking with a mouth full of food is a good sample of table manners.
3. Many people think that punctuality is very important.
4. Keep your mouth closed while you chew your food.
5. Never ask permission to leave the table after the meal.

7. | IW. Create short texts comparing dinner etiquette and table manners in different cultures.

Self-Assessment
Criteria | Activities
I remember everything about | ■ the word-stock and the meanings of the words about dinner etiquettes, customs and greetings and table manners
I have no problems with | building up sentences using new words and their meanings about customs, table manners and dinner etiquettes sharing and expressing my thoughts with my partners about table manners in Azerbaijan and different countries
I think I need some more practice with | writing a paragraph/an essay on dinner etiquettes and table manners in different countries
I think I need a lot more practice on | ■ creating paragraphs comparing dinner etiquette and table manners in different cultures