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What do you usually do when you are in a bad mood
Lead in
Learning aims
Grasp the structure, outline大纲 and details of the article.
Master the usages of these key words
Self-study
Read the article and answer the following questions:
What is the structure of the passage
complete the chart on page 4 with the main idea of each paragraph.
text structure
text structure
Para. 1: Rice pudding cheers me up whenever I feel unhappy.
Para. 2: ____________________________________________________
Para. 3: ____________________
______________________________________________
Para. 4: _________________
________________________________________________
Para. 5: _____________________________________________________
Comfort food has the unique power to make us feel better.
Comfort foods are highly individual, depending on our own unique experience.
Comfort food gives the"taste of home"to people who feel homesick.
Comfort food is food for the soul.
Exploration
How does the author introduce the topic of comfort food
A. by making a comparison
B. by introducing the definition
C. by giving personal experience
D. by telling a story
What is the author’s comfort food
Para. 1
Descriptions of the rice pudding
rice, milk and sugar
the perfect marriage of rice and milk
cooked low and slow
lovely creamy flavour
gently rolling the silky dessert around my mouth
ingredients n. 材料,原料
cooking
texture口感
flavour
What's the function of rice pudding for the author
No matter how bad my mood is, that perfect combination is always enough to lift my spirits.
Sometimes the smell alone can do the trick, not to mention the lovely creamy flavour, which works like a time machine immediately transporting me back to my sunny childhood.
What does the author compare the flavour
of the rice pudding to in the first
paragraph (A2/1)
Whenever I feel lonely , I have a secret recipe that never fails : rice , milk and sugar , cooked low and slow . No matter how bad my mood is , that perfect combination is always enough to lift my spirits . Sometimes the smell alone can do the trick , not to mention the lovely creamy flavour , which works like a time machine immediately transporting me back to my sunny childhood .
fail (v)失败---failure (n)失败
fail to do sth 未能做成某事
a secret recipe 秘方
no matter 无论
be enough to do sth 足够做某事
lift/raise one’s spirits 使振奋,使鼓起勇气
do the trick 起作用
not to mention sth/doing sth 更不用说....
=let alone.
With pleasure , I remember the lazy sunday afternoons I used to spend in the warmth of my grandma ’ s flat , listening to her wonderful stories and greedily eating bowl after bowl of her delicious rice pudding . I take my time over every spoonful , gently rolling the silky dessert around my mouth and enjoying the perfect marriage of rice and milk . Before I know it , I ' m happy again .
with pleasure 高兴地
take my time over sth 慢慢地做某事
What is comfort food in its broadest sense (A2/2)
In its broadest sense, comfort food refers to any food that makes us feel better.
In broadest sense: ____________________________
Does the author talk about its narrow sense
In narrow sense: ________________________________
________________________________
any food that makes us feel better
a particular type of food whose power
lies in the associations it calls to mind
Giving definitions
Para. 2
My experience with rice pudding illustrates the unique power of “ comfort food ”. In its broadest sense , comfort food refers to any food that makes us feel better . In this article , we will talk about a particular type of comfort food whose power mainly lies in the associations it calls to mind . It often makes up for bad feelings by helping us recall happy memories of the people , things or places we love .
in a broad sense 广义上说
refer to 指代
lie in 存在于,在于
call.......... to mind使想起.....=bring......to mind
make up for 弥补
Remember to drink throughout exercise to make up for water lost to sweat (B2U2)
What does “positive emotions” in line 19 refer to
The feeling of being taken care of.
How does comfort food such as chicken soup cheer us up (A2/3)
By connecting with our happy childhood and being tied up with the feeling of being taken care of.
Why are comfort foods individual in different people’s opinions
Because they vary from person to person, depending on our own unique experience.
Para. 3
comfort food
positive emotions
be linked with
chicken soup
the feeling of being taken care of
become tied up with
Para. 3
Our comfort foods are highly individual . They vary from person to person , depending on our own unique experiences that have shaped our lives . If we grow up eating certain foods in our family , then those foods tend to be linked with positive emotions . For example , we often connect chicken soup with a happy childhood and its flavour becomes tied up with the feeling of being taken care of . When we eat it again , we unlock memories of a time when we were loved and looked after , and this cheers us up .
vary from person to person 因人而异
depend on=count on=rely on 依赖,依靠
tend (v)趋向,往往--tendency (n)趋势
tend to do sth趋向/往往做某事 tend on 照顾
have a tendency to do sth 有做某事的趋势
be linked with 与....联系起来
connect......with.....把.......和.....联系在一起
be/become tied up with 与.......有关系
take care of=look after 照顾
cheer sb up 使某人高兴,使某人振作起来
For people who move away from their home country, what largely determines their comfort food (A2/4)
It depends on where they come from.
Why can food from hometown give them comfort
It gives them happiness and sense of belonging.
It connects to memory, family and place.
It takes people to their cutural roots.
It relieves the feelings of homesickness.
Para. 4
draw a __________.
How does the author explain the relationship between comfort food and one’s sense of belonging in paragraph 4
quote (引用)_________________________
give______________
examples
conclusion
some food experts’ words
Para. 4
The feeling of happiness and sense of belonging can become particularly important for people who move away from their home country . According to some food experts , there are some aspects of culture that people will lose right away , but with food , there are more opportunities to connect to memory , family and place . It is hardest to give up the food that you grow up with .
a sense of belongling 归属感
according to 根据
right away 立刻
Of course ,comfort food largely depends on where they come from - for a Chinese it might be a plate of dumplings with a saucer of vinegar , and for a native of the UK it might be the classic fish and chips , served hot , salty and sour . One mouthful of comfort food takes us back to our cultural roots , giving us the “ taste of home ” that we cry out for and relieving feelings of homesickness .
a saucer of vinegar 一碟醋
salty and sour 酸中带甜
cry out for 迫切需要
feelings of homesickness 思乡之情
How to understand “It's food for the soul”
We usually associate food with something our_________ need—it relieves our hunger and satisfies our appetite.
However, comfort food not only serves that purpose, but also makes us feel comfortable __________and ______________.
bodies
mentally
emotionally
Para. 5
How to understand “It's food for the soul”
unlock memories of a time L21
2
take us back to our culture roots L31
3
recall happy memories L15
4
lift one’s spirits
L3
1
Para. 5
That ’ s certainly true for fort food tastes good and by building an emotional bond with our happy memories , always makes us feel good . It isn ' t just a bowl of noodles or chicken soup . It ’ s food for the soul .