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UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 Table Manners,

Before You Read A Think about answers to these questions.

Mind Your Manners
1 Do you ever eat food from other countries? Which countries?
2 Read the sentences below. What is another example of good and bad
manners?

( "Don't eat so fast. It's bad manners." )

"It's good manners to chew with your mouth closed."

3 Look quickly at the passage on the next page. What examples of table
manners do you think it will give?

B Discuss your answers with a partner.

Reading Skill A The passage on the next page compares eating customs in two
Identifying Similarities and countries. Read the passage. How are the countries different?
Differences Complete the chart below.

When we compare
things, we look for Morocco Tanzania
ways they are the People sit on the People sit at a table on
same (or similar) and floor to eat a meal. small stools to eat.·
the ways they are
different. Looking
at how a passage
makes comparisons
can increase your
understanding of a
passage.

B Read the passage again. How are the countries the same? Write two
answers in the Both part of the chart in A. Then answer the questions
on page 72.

Reading helps you i the world. Being a gOQd reader in both your first language and in English is
useful to you and your community. You will benefit as a citizen of the wortd as you read more about events happening
in different parts of the wortd. Your knowledge of the wortd can help you as a citizen of the community you live in.

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