1 4.8 Listen to Zeina talking about table manners on her vlog. Which of the things in the photos does she mention?
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photo C: not using cutlery (eating straight from a takeaway carton or wrapper and not a plate)
2 Put topics a–f in the order Zeina mentions them.
a □ Reasons for the importance of good table manners
b □ Whose responsibility developing children’s manners is
c □ Imposing rules at mealtimes
d □ Zeina’s own manners
e □ Reasons for the decline in manners
f □ How she found out about changes in table manners
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a 3 b 5 c 6 d 1 e 4 f 2
3 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words from the box.
| become bring feeling haul mind slurp |
1 The programme on nutrition really..........................home to me how dangerous some foods are for our health.
2 I got...................................over the coals a lot as a child for sneaking chocolate bars into class and eating them.
3 I hate hearing someone..............................their drink – it is so rude!
4 I’ve got a sinking......................that the bill for this meal is going to be astronomical.
5 Children asking permission to leave the table has defi nitely................................a thing of the past in my country.
6 My mum used to tell me to...............................my manners when I ate at schoolfriends’ houses.
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1 brought 2 hauled 3 slurp/slurping 4 feeling 5 become 6 mind
4 4.8 Listen again and complete each sentence with a word or a short phrase in each gap. What is Zeina’s excuse for not always having good table manners, and why?
1 Zeina thinks her parents would most likely object to her not using a/an............................when eating on her own.
2 Zeina was particularly surprised by a/an.............................about modern table manners.
3 Zeina uses the word..............................to describe how the children behaved in a restaurant.
4 Zeina believes that the most important thing about having good table manners is that it is a sign of............................for others.
5 Zeina uses the word...........................to describe her attitude to people throwing food around the table.
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1 plate 2 documentary 3 toe-curling/nightmare 4 respect 5 indefensible
She is relaxed about table manners when she’s on her own, but she does think they are important as they are a social skill.
5 REFLECT |Culture In pairs, discuss the questions.
1 Do you think good table manners are important today? Say why. What can we learn about a person from their table manners?
2 Do you think table manners have changed in your country since you were a child? Is this a good or a bad thing in your opinion? Say why
3 List any table manners you think are special to your country. Do you know any examples of table manners in other countries that are diff erent to yours? Give examples.
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