节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2012-01-13
难易度:High
关键字:custom, Asia, fork, knife, spoon, chopsticks
(Music).
Ready?
I'm ready.
Lights.
Camera.
Let's Talk in English.
Hi, everyone. My name is Andrea.
And I am Gabe.
We have been talking about restaurants this week.
The different kinds of restaurants and restaurant menus.
Now today we have a special lesson about restaurant customs.
Every country is different.
And every restaurant is different.
What are the different kind of restaurant customs?
Today we will learn a bit about that.
It's interesting to learn about the different customs in different restaurants
from different places around the world.
Well friends, we have many key words for you to learn today.
And you'll see them all in our Read It paragraph.
So let's begin.
Different countries have different restaurant customs.
At most American restaurants, people order food just for themselves.
But people do share foods like pizza.
In Asia, people almost always share dishes at restaurants.
At American restaurants, people usually tip their servers.
They should give the server 15-20 percent of the price of the bill.
In Asia, people don't usually tip their servers.
At American restaurants, people use forks, knives and spoons.
In Asia, people use chopsticks.
In America this, in Asia that.
In America this, in Asia that.
As we can see, there are many different kinds of customs around the world.
Restaurant customs.
And "custom" is a key word.
A custom is a kind of thing that you might do in an area or a country.
But one country's customs might be different from another country's customs.
Now today we are talking about restaurant customs.
Yeah.
So these are different things that you do at a restaurant in your country.
There are also other kinds of customs.
You might have customs for how you celebrate a special holiday.
Or family customs - the way you do things in your family.
And today we are talking about restaurant customs.
And there are many different customs around the world.
Let's take a look at another key word.
Asia.
Asia is not just one country.
It's many countries, like China and Thailand and Vietnam.
There are many countries in Asia.
And if you add an "N" at the end of this word, it becomes an adjective.
Now Andrea, tell me about an Asian custom.
Well, an Asian custom at a restaurant is people always share dishes.
Well, they almost always share dishes.
So when you eat in Asia, you might share dishes with all the people at your
table.
OK. So you share dishes at Asian restaurants.
But at restaurants in America or Canada or in Europe, you might use forks,
knives and spoons.
And maybe you don't share all of the dishes.
But let's take a look at these key words: fork, knife and spoon.
You use these things to eat food.
Right. You use a fork to put the food in your mouth.
You use a knife to cut your food.
And you use a spoon for different things.
But you often use a spoon when you are eating soup or dessert.
That's right.
Now, it's a little different in many Asian countries.
How is it different, Andrea?
Well, in Asia you don't always use a fork, knife and spoon.
You use chopsticks.
Chopsticks.
And do you know how to use chopsticks?
Yes, I do know how to use chopsticks.
I enjoy eating food with chopsticks, especially Chinese food.
Chopsticks are like two long pieces of wood that you use together to eat your
food with.
So what do you like to eat food with?
What are you used to eating food with?
Forks, knives and spoons? Or chopsticks? Or something else?
There are many different customs around the world.
Well, we do have more to learn.
Let's go to Christina.
(Chinese).
Here's the menu. How should we order?
Let's order quickly. I'm hungry.
Do you want to order your own?
Yes. I want this one and that one and this one.
Just choose one of them.
But I can't decide.
Then let's share.
Share? What do you mean "share"?
Oh, we can order several dishes and share.
Yeah, let's share. We can order different things.
Right.
I want banana ice cream and banana pie and banana pizza.
Wait! I want to choose something too.
And banana cookies and banana milk and more bananas.
Different countries have different restaurant customs.
At most American restaurants, people order food just for themselves.
But people do share foods like pizza.
In Asia, people almost always share dishes at restaurants.
At American restaurants, people usually tip their servers.
They should give the server 15-20 percent of the price of the bill.
In Asia, people don't usually tip their servers.
At American restaurants, people use forks, knives and spoons.
In Asia, people use chopsticks.
It's time to review today's key words together.
It's your turn to say them with us.
The first one is: custom.
custom.
Tell me about the customs in your country.
Asia.
Asia.
Yen-Ling is from Asia. She speaks Chinese.
fork.
fork.
Use your fork to eat your eggs.
knife.
knife.
Mom uses a knife to cut the meat.
spoon.
spoon.
I need a spoon so I can eat the ice cream.
chopsticks.
chopsticks.
Mei uses chopsticks to eat her noodles.
Mmhm... good.
And now it's time for us to continue.
It's a Rap!
Hey, hey, hey. You will see a word.
Think of some other words that sound like that word and make a rap.
And the word for today is: chopstick.
What sounds like "chopstick"?
Uh, sick, and...
Picnic.
Picnic. Ah, and someone named Rick.
All right, we're going to make a rap.
First, slow.
Here we go. Music!
This is a rap about a boy named Rick.
He went out with some friends to have a picnic.
But when he got home he felt really sick.
Because he had lunch with a dirty chopstick.
Faster now.
Here we go.
This is a rap about a boy named Rick.
He went out with some friends to have a picnic.
But when he got home he felt really sick.
Because he had lunch with a dirty chopstick.
Eww! That's not good.
But hey friends, It's a Rap.
Oh. Throw those chopsticks away. They're dirty!
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