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Jee Eun’s SIOP Long Lesson Plan

STANDARDS: N/A THEME: Food

LESSON TOPIC: Different table manners across the globe

CONTENT OBJECTIVES: SWBAT

Describe basic and general American table manners.

Match varying table manners with their reasons in order to obtain deeper insight

into cultural differences.

LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES: SWSBAT

Listen to a movie clip and write down basic American table manners.

Read and analyze a paragraph and find the missing part of the paragraph.

Teach or demonstrate one example of table manners (speaking ).

LEARNING STRATEGIES: previewing, identifying key vocabulary, establishing a purpose for reading

and listening, analyzing and inferring, paraphrasing, note-taking

KEY VOCABULARY: table manners, mumble, brood, slurp, droop, nourish, carb, insult, tender

MATERIALS: PowerPoint slides, movie clip (The Little Mermaid), worksheets, pictures of food,

OnlineTimer

MOTIVATION (building background): 5 min.

First, I will start by showing the students a video clip, the Little Mermaid and ask them what

they are supposed to learn today. Hopefully someone will say “table manners” or “dining

etiquette” and I will tell them that “Today we are going to talk about different table manners

across the world.” After this, students will be asked a few questions to activate their

background knowledge about table manners: What kinds of American table manners you have

learned since you came to the US?; Can you give me one example of your country’s unique table

manners which is useful for travelers there?

PRESENTATION (language and content objectives, comprehensible input, strategies, interaction,

feedback): 15 min.

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(5 min.) After the short brainstorming, I will present the content and language objectives

through PPT slides and explain key vocabulary one by one with the V/A aids. For example, when

I explain the word “slurp,” I will show them a video where the students can watch someone

slurping noodles and hear the “slurping” sound. For the word “droop,” a picture will be

effective. When I explain the word “tender,” I will provide collocations (e.g. tender steak,

tender chicken) and antonym of the word (e.g. “tough”).

(10 min.) Next, students will listen/watch the short video clip, the Little Mermaid again, but

before I start the video, I will explain that the purpose of listening this time is to list at least five

American table manners from what they hear. Students will be provided worksheets to take

notes and write their answers down. If needed, I will let students listen twice. In order to check

students’ understanding, I will let students take turns and read what they wrote.

PRACTICE AND APPLICATION (meaningful activities, interaction, strategies, practice & application,

feedback): 15 min.

(1 min.) For the next two activities, students will be divided into groups of three. For grouping, I

will provide picture cards of four different foods such as hamburger, sausage, curry and rice,

and pho (noodle soup). And the back of each picture card will have a color of yellow, blue, red,

or green. For the first activity, the students will be asked to pick one of the given cards and be

the same group with the two other persons who have the same color card. This time each

group member will take a different role. On the colored side, three different roles will be

written: SPEAKER, RECORDER, and RESEARCHER. (The food picture sides will be used for

constructing new groups for the next activity.)

(7 min.) When everyone is seated in a new group, I will introduce a new activity called GALLARY

WALK. Each group will be provided one paragraph with one or a couple sentences at the last

part are missing. Directions for this activity will be provided through PPT slide as follows:

- Read your passage and with your group members identify the main idea or gist.

- Then, from the options given, discuss what statement best complete your paragraph.

- RESEARCHER in each group goes to the gallery wall and reads the art works (missing

sentences) and comes back to tell it to their members.

- RECORDER writes down what the RESEARCHER says when the members agree that the

sentence(s) fit(s) to their missing part.

- SPEAKER summarizes their passages to the class later.

The students will have 3 minutes to write down their missing part. I will show the OnlineTimer

on the screen for the students to manage their time. When every group finds their missing part,

I will have SPEAKER from each group summarize their paragraph. By this time, the students will

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understand that some seemingly odd table manners across the globe might have culture-

related reasons and they will acquire deeper insight into cultural differences.

(7 min.) For the next activity, students will meet new group members. Three persons with the

same food picture card will be asked to move and make a new group. The students will be

asked to teach the class one table manner which they think is important to know when they

travel the culture area. I will give 3 minutes for preparation. OnlineTimer will be projected on

the screen. When they are ready, each group will be asked to come to the front and give the

class presentation. The students will be provided a couple ways to teach table manners: 1. Act

out the episode related to any table manner, which one of your group have experienced in real

situation. 2. Demonstrate or explain any drinking manners in your country, which is important

to remember, otherwise you will make yourself or your company embarrassed or angry. 3.

Draw a Venn Diagram showing similarities and differences of table manners between two

culture areas or countries.

REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT (review objectives and vocabulary, assess learning): 5 min.

If time allows, the students will be asked to write Outcome Sentences that are orally presented

by the students, which will include the statements, “From today’s lesson, I learned …., I

discovered…, I still want to know…, I still don’t understand…, I still have a question about…, or

Something I will remember is…”

EXTENSION: N/A

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TABLE MANNERS ACROSS CULTURES

Activity 1: New Vocabulary

table manners: the way you behave when you are eating a meal at a table

mumble: speak very quietly and not at all clearly with the result that the words are difficult to understand

brood: think about something a lot, seriously and often unhappily

slurp: drink a liquid noisily. (e.g. Don’t slurp your soup.)

droop: If something droops, it hangs or leans downwards with no strength or firmness. (e.g. She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop.)

nourish: provide a person, animal or plant with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health. (e.g. The food she eats nourishes both her and the baby.)

carbs: (=carbohydrates) substances found in certain kinds of food such as sugar, bread, or cereals

Insult: say or do something that is rude or offensive. (e.g. I did not mean to insult you.)

tender: soft and easy to cut or chew (refer to food) tough

social: relating to leisure activities that involve meeting other people

lap: on top of your legs and near to your body. (e.g. She waited quietly with her hands in her lap.)

gallery: a place that has permanent exhibitions of works of art in it

imply: suggest, mean, indicate

bruise: injury which appears as a purple marks on your body

delicate: easy to harm, damage, or break

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Activity 2: Listen to/watch the video and list at least five American table manners.

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Activity 3: Read and fill in the blank with the appropriate sentence(s).

Vinita Chopra Jacinto grew up in northern India and is now an instructor at the California Culinary* Academy in San Francisco. She explains that Indians eat with their hands because they believe that food is more than “just protein, carbs and fat … it nourishes the mind, intellect and spirit. Food has to be sensual* and mindful. _________________________________________

_______________________________”

culinary*: related to cooking

sensual*: gives pleasure to your physical senses

Also, in Indian culture, you are expected to clean your plate. “Grain* is so important in India, that not one grain should be left.” This brings up an interesting contradiction*: in China, Japan and India, finishing every last grain of rice you are served is proof that you enjoyed the meal. While in Cambodia, Jordan, Egypt and the Philippines, it is more polite to leave a little food on your plate. The reason is that ____________________________________________________

_______________________________

grain*: a seed from wheat, rice, or other crop contradiction*: opposite, conflict

Rudi Raab grew up in Germany, and moved to California 35 years ago, after marrying an American woman when he was 20. He still remembers an embarrassing moment at his first restaurant meal in California with his new mother-in-law. Raab used his knife and fork to cut the big bun and juicy burger into bite-sized pieces. He had to explain to his mother-in-law that in Germany, “You never take any food in your hands.” On the flip side*, Raab advises travelers to Germany, “Never use your knife to cut the boiled potatoes that are commonly served. ____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________”

on the flip side*: on the other hand

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On our travels, it is not only new foods, but also new ways of eating, that can give us a fresh perspective to take home. In Japan, you need to remember to turn your chopsticks around and use the wider ends when taking something from a serving dish for hygiene*. In France, you might need some practice to master the French art of folding your lettuce leaves into a little packet over your fork. They believe that ___________________________________________

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hygiene*: keeping clean, cleanliness

Missing parts:

E(e)ating with your hands gives you a connection with the food.

A(a)n empty plate could insult your hosts, implying that they did not serve you enough.

I(i)t’s insulting to the hostess. Like saying that they are not tender enough to eat. Use the side of your fork, instead.

C(c)utting them bruises the delicate greens.

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Manners and Etiquette (from The Little Mermaid)

At a social event on a most special day

Or at home with your family when mothers should say

It’s time to eat, take your seat, no time to play

It’s time for manners and etiquette

1. Sit in your chair, 2.never play with your food

3. Never speak with your mouth full, it’s terribly rude

4. Say please and say thank you, 5. don’t mumble or brood

And that’s called manners and etiquette

What you do and the way that you do it is

What makes you a princess all through it looks

Easy too and I love telling you all about your manners and etiquette

6. Napkins stay on your lap, 7. one must not slurp their soup

8. Always wait to be served and 9. be part of the group

10. No elbows on tables, 11. your head mustn’t droop

And that’s good manners and etiquette

Don’t leave your seat please before dinner’s end

Sip your tea daintily let your pinky extend

A lady-like voice is the sweetest my friend

It’s all called manners and etiquette

What you do also what you should not do is

What makes you a princess you’ve got to be

Charming too it may sound like a lot but it’s all just manners and etiquette

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SPEAKER

RECORDER

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RESEARCHER