Eating together

module 7 eating together
unit 1 when’s the school leavers’ party?
lingling: when’s the school leavers’ party?
betty: after the visit to the play by shakespeare. it’ll be held on 30th may. we’re all invited.
the play by shakespeare
daming: in fact, i’ve been chosen to look after the dance music.
tony: and i have been asked to decorate the hall.
i’ve been chosen to do
chose sb to do sth
chose to do sth. 
betty: and everyone has been told to prepare a traditional dish from our own countries.
a traditional dish
dish/ plate
lingling: will we be allowed to cook it at school, or must it be made at home, and brought here?
be allowed to do
allow sb. to do
betty: i suppose it can be heated up in the school kitchen, but it should be cooked at home. what are you going to make?
heat up
lingling: suanla tang, i guess.
suanla tang, i guess.
i think, i suppose, i’m afraid
betty: what’s that?
lingling: hot and sour soup. it’s made with chicken or pork and vegetables.
betty: but the invitation says finger food! that means you have to eat it with your fingers.
finger food
canned food
ready-cooked food
take-away food
food and drink
lingling: oh, soup’s no good, then. you need a spoon. what about you?
no good
it’s no good doing sth
be no good for sth.
be no good to sb.
betty: hamburgers, with cheese in a bread roll.
tony: and you, daming?
and you, daming? （省略句）
= and what are you going to make, daming?
daming: jiaozi! the best jiaozi in china are made by my grandmother!
betty: is she invited to the school leavers’ party, too?
be invited to do sth
invite sb. to do sth.
invite sb. to spl.
invite sb. to + 活動(dòng)
daming: hm, i see what you mean. what about you, tony?
tony: a traditional english pizza with cheese, tomato and ham.
betty: pizza isn’t english! it was invented in italy, not england!
invent/ discover
tony: but pizza can be eaten everywhere in england.
betty: i don’t think shakespeare ate pizza!
 
unit 2 knives and forks are used for most food.
do as the romans do
there’s a saying, “when in rome, do as the romans do.” and when you eat western food, do as the westerners do. here are some things you may wish to know about eating together in the west.
saying
wish/ hope
in the west, lunch is eaten later, always after midday, sometimes at one o’clock. dinner is served around 7 pm or even later. in spain it’s usual to eat lunch at 2 pm and dinner at 10 pm!
at the start of a meal the chinese usually say “manman chi”. the french say “bon appetit”, and the italians say “buon appetito”.
but there’s no similar expression in english! “enjoy your meal” is usually only said by a waiter. for “ganbei”, you can say “cheers”!