F2f Class Notes 25th January (Rab)
Tablemanner – etiquette
If someone is in the process of picking up some food from…
If someone is taking food at that moment it is best to…
Weight – pronunciation – remember the w sound not a v sound
Inadvertantly – without thinking making a mistake, without paying attention
Ex. He inadvertantly mixed some of the rice with the chicken dish
Ex. The painter inadvertantly dropped some paint onto her handbag
You must avoid inadvertantly mixing the food from different dishes
Fine dining – dinner – to dine – formal dinner
When you are full of mouth – Don’t speak with a full mouth – don’t speak when you have food in your mouth – don’t speak when your mouth is full
To burp – to release gas from your mouth
Ex. You should not burp at the table
Ex. He burped loudly and then left the table
Mouthful – an amount of food in your mouth ( not necessarily full)
Ex. He took an extra large mouthful and could not speak for a full ten minutes as he tried to eat it all
Ex. She tends to take small mouthfuls as she doesn’t want to be impolite
Sorry please excuse me for a moment – to say you are going to the toilet
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