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Unit3 Food and Culture
Reading and thinking
Lily
Yinsheng High School
To gain some knowledge about culture and cuisine.
To learn some words and expressions about the culture and cuisine.
To understand the passage by using different reading skills.
食物把不同层次的人聚集在一起。它是心灵和身体的养料,是真正的爱。
--------吉娅达·德·劳伦蒂斯
Food brings people together on many levels. It’s nourishment of the soul and body; it’s true love.
------Giada De Laurentiis
Read the proverbs.
Eat to live and not live to eat.
吃饭是为了活着,
活着不是为了吃饭。
Much meat , much malady (疾病).
吃多病多,食多伤身。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一个苹果,
医生远离我。
One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
甲之熊掌,
乙之砒霜。
Lead in
Food around the world.
Sushi—Japan
Fried Chicken—Korea
spaghetti — Italy
Sausage— German
Curry — India
Hamburger— USA
Why are there so many cuisines in China
Different regions.
Different weather conditions.
Different cultures.
What are the eight cuisines in China
A. You are what you eat.
B. Most famous foods in China.
C. My experiences of food and culture in China.
D. My exciting journey in China.
1. Listen to the passage and choose the main idea of the passage
Fast reading
2. Which of the following shows the structure of the text
A.
B.
C.
D.
by contrast B. by comparison
C. by example D. by process
3. The text is developed mainly ________.
Read for the structure of passage.
America
Shandong
Xinjiang
Guangdong
The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” Put more simply, this means “You are what you eat.” Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating. However, Brillat-Savarin was referring to our personality, character and culture.
1. Find out the key sentence of paragraph 1.
Paragraph 1
2. The first paragraph has a quote: “You are what you eat.” In pairs, discuss what you think this saying means.
Main idea: You are what you eat.
Careful reading
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Junk food
fatter
healthy food
slimmer
The saying means that the kind of food we eat tells something about our personality, character, and culture.
Certainly, in many ways this seems to be true. Chinese cuisine is a case in point. Prior to coming to China, my only experience with Chinese cooking was in America, with Chinese food that had been changed to suit American tastes. For example, America’s most popular Chinese dish is General Tso’s chicken, which consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce, flavoured with hot red peppers. This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe,however,so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese. On the other hand,it does tell us a lot about Americans. It tells us, for example, that Americans love bold, simple flavours. And, since the dish was also invented recently, it tells us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods.
In America, what kind of Chinese food did the author once experience
What is America’s most popular Chinese dish
And what can the dish tell us about Americans
Chinese food had been changed to suit American tastes.
Main idea: Chinese food in America.
Paragraph 2
General Tso’s chicken has been changed to suit American tastes.
Cause :
Effect :
We know that Americans are not afraid to try new foods .
Therefore
Later I had a chance to experience authentic Chinese food by coming to China. When my family and I had just arrived in China, we went looking for a good place to eat in Beijing. A Sichuan restaurant had been recommended to us by a friend, and finally, we found it. Tired, hungry, and not knowing a word of Chinese, we had no idea how to order, so the chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten. With this, we had the pleasure of experiencing an entirely new taste: Sichuan peppercorns. The food was wonderful and different, but what was even more important was the friendship offered us.
In Beijing, where did the author and the family enjoy the Chinese food
And in the restaurant, what impressive taste did the author experience
Main idea: Chinese food in Beijing.
Paragraph 3
We had no idea how to order.
Cause :
Effect :
The chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten.
Therefore
we had no idea how to order, so the chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten.
We soon moved to Shandong Province in the eastern part of North China. My favourite dish there was boiled dumplings served with vinegar. I observed that family is important to the people there. It has become a favourite traditional dish of the people in North China, where making dumplings has always been a family affair with everyone---from the youngest to the oldest---joining in to help. Later, I learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.
What is the favourite traditional dish of the people in North China
What can the dish tell us about the people there
Main idea: Chinese food in Shandong.
Paragraph 4
Then we moved to northern Xinjiang. Some of our friends were Kazak and Inner Mongolian. These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses. As a result, their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire---usually boiled or roasted meat, such as lamb kebab.
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1. What is the favourite traditional dish of the people in North China
2.What can the dish tell us about the people there
Main idea:Chinese food in Xinjiang.
Paragraph 5
These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.
Cause :
Effect :
As a result, their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.
Therefore
These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses. As a result, their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire---usually boiled or roasted meat, such as lamb kebab.
Our travels then took us to South China, and then on to central China. In each place we went, we experienced wonderful local dishes, from Guangdong’s elegant dim sum---small servings of food in bamboo steamers---to the exceptional stewed noodles in Henan. Everywhere, the food was as varied as the people. However, one thing is always true: Through food, Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.
What kind of Chinese dishes did the author enjoy in South China and Central China
What can we learn about Chinese through food
Main idea: Chinese food in Guangdong and Henan.
Paragraph 6
At a minimum, the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their region, what kinds of lives they lead, and what they like and do not like. Could we also say, for example, that those who like bold flavours are bold themselves Or, that those who like spicy food tend to have a hot temper Maybe. Maybe not. What we can say, however, is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know the other.
What can the food local people consume tell us
To sum up the main idea of paragraph 7.
It can tell us their region, their life, their preference and their personalities.
Main idea: Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.
Paragraph 7
culture
cuisine
Discourse Analysis
Para 1: You are what you eat.
Para 2: Chinese food in America.
Para 3: Chinese food in Beijing.
Para 4: Chinese food in Shandong.
Para 5: Chinese food in Xinjiang.
Para 6: Chinese food in Guangdong and Henan.
Para 7: Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.
General
Particular
General
Summary
1. Do you think “culture and cuisine go hand in hand” Give your reasons.
2. Imagine that it is true that people’s personalities are closely linked to the foods they eat. What does eating the following foods tell you about a person
Critical-thinking
Yes,because so much of a culture is based upon food and how it is eaten and served.
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spicy food vegetarian food junk food seafood sweets chocolate rice noodles onion garlic bacon ham sausage cabbage mushroom bean curd
Possibly,people who like spicy food love excitement and new experiences. And people who like junk food like to enjoy life without worrying about the future.
Post reading
Discuss and share
Show Time
Hello,my dear friends.Welcome to China!
I will recommend____to you.
Because there are a lot of wonderful food.
Such as_____,
Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.
Let me tell you something about culture here______________________________.
OK! Hope you enjoy yourself in China!
Appreciate a video about food.
1. Underline the words and expressions in the passage.
2. Finish 课时跟踪十.
3. Translate and understand the passage.
1. put more simply/ (to) put it simply
简单地说,简而言之
2. relate……to……
把……和……联系在一起
3. refer to 指的是
Paragraph 1
Phrases
4. a case in point 恰当的例子
5. prior to 在……之前的
6. consist of 由……组成(或构成)
7. on the one hand… on the other (hand) 一方面……另一方面
8. be afraid to do sth. 害怕做某事
Paragraph 2
9. have a chance to do sth. 有机会做某事(不定式作定语)
10. recommend sth. to sb. 向某人推荐某物
11.fill … with… 用……装满
Paragraph 3
12. boiled dumplings served with vinegar 水饺配醋
13. pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions 煎饼卷大葱
Paragraph 4
14. over/ on an open fire 在篝火上
15. lamp kebab 烤羊肉串
Paragraph 5
16. elegant dim sum 精致的点心
17. exceptional stewed noodles 特色炖面条
Paragraph 6
18. at a minimum 至少
19. tend to do sth. 易于做某事;倾向于做某事
20. go hand in hand (两件事)密切相关地;携手共进
Paragraph 7