The topic explained
LESSON 5A LISTENING AND VOCABULARY
- I can understand the development of ideas in a vlog and talk about table manners.
Table manners: six words and phrases to fill in
Six words from the box complete six sentences about manners at the table.
- bring home
- haul over the coals
- slurp
- sinking feeling
- become a thing of the past
- mind my manners
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 definitely ___ a thing of the past in my country.
6 My mum used to tell me to ___ my manners when I ate at schoolfriends’ houses.
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.
