V. Supply the correct tense and form of the verbs in brackets:
1.Last week, we had dinner with a French family.
2.I hate eating with a spoon because it causes trouble when I eat fish.
3.In the past, both men and women wore ao dai.
4.The speaker is giving a presentation on Vietnamese customs and traditions right now.
5.She can’t join the family gathering as she is traveling to Europe this weekend.
6.Our family has dinner together every Saturday night. It’s our family tradition.
7.I hope I will have a chance to visit your country soon.
8.When in Japan, you should avoid eating on the go.
9.I think you should go to the doctor. You look terrible.
10.The Japanese tend to use their mobile phones discreetly when in public.
VI. Write the correct form of the words in brackets:
1.Traditionally, when dining, South Koreans use cushions to sit on the floor and eat from a low table.
2.Hung Kings’ Temple Festival attracts lots of festivities every year.
3.Tet is the privileged occasion for family members to reunite.
4.Before every Christmas, we often go shopping for ornaments.
5.For the Lunar New Year, we begin weeks before the festival to prepare.
6.The children in our family are always taught to respect their elders.
7.Customs differ from tradition in some aspects such as scale and time.
8.The tribe has different ceremonial masks for each ceremony.
9.At the end of the service, a lot of worshippers streamed down to the altar.
10.We decorated the house with flowers and decorative lights.
VII. Match the questions with the answers:
1.Hi, Dan. How was your trip to Italy?
a. I did but Italian table manners are so complicated.
2.I heard you had a new friend. Is she Italian?
c. Yes. Her name’s Sofia. I went to her home last Saturday.
3.You went to her home? How exciting!
d. Oh, it was great.
4.How was the dinner? Why? Was there any problem?
b. Yeah. I was a bit confused about Italian table manners.