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Write a short essay about your field trip today. Describe how you got there, how many people were at your table, and what you had to eat. What was your favorite dish and what did you think overall about the field trip? Did you feel that your field trip helped you to study Chinese? What would you suggest to make it even better?

Food for thought

We've been studying words for food and you will soon see the movie about eating and cooking in China. I hope you noticed how different the food is and the way it is cooked and eaten in China.

Read the article on the right and then write down what you think are the four key differences between American and Chinese food, cooking and eating. Think about the way food is prepared, how and where it is eaten, and what people use to eat it.

We will talk a little about this in class on Thursday and I would like to review your work on the following Tuesday(01/19) in class before we leave for field trip.

家庭​jiātíng   family / household /        
民族 mín​zú   nationality / ethnic group
饮食yǐn​shí    food and drink              
习惯 (noun) xí​guàn   habit
餐具cān​jù  table ware / dinner service    
往往 wǎng​wǎng​  often
摆著bǎizhe  to put on....                  
夾 jiá   hold between        
抓zhuā  to grab  
热闹rè​nao  lively  
刀叉 dāo​ chā knife and fork 
卫生wèi​shēng  hygiene  
欧洲 Ōu​zhōu   Europe

相同(xiāng​tóng​)的地方(dì​fang):

1. 一天都吃三餐
2. 晚餐都是一天最重要zhòng​yào​(important)的一餐
3. .............

不同的地方:

1. 中国家庭吃饭用筷子, 美国家庭用刀叉, 如果吃匹萨就用手. 
2. 中国家庭主食是米饭 ,美国家庭..........  
3.  .........

Don't forget to write down the dinner table rules at your house.(餐桌規矩)

For example: (我们家吃晚饭时,不能看电视 ,不能看报纸, 不能  text message.......)