(共22张PPT)
UNIT 3
FOOD AND CULTURE
Order food together with a foreign friend
Listening and speaking
After this class,you will be able to
1.describe different Chinese food
2.introduce Chinese food to foreign friends
3.order food together with foreign friends
Our stories began.....
Eight cuisines in China
A. hand-torn cabbage
B. bridge tofu
C. dry pot duck with golden buns
D. steamed fish head covered with chillies
D
A
B
C
P30 1 Match the dishes below to their English names and simply describe them.
Acitivity 1 Listen and choose .
1.How many speakers are there in the conversation
A.2 B. 3 C.4
2.Where does the conversation take place
A.In a Sichuan restaurant
B. In a Chongqing restaurant
C.In a Hunan restaurant
3.What is the relationship between the speakers
A.Friends B. sisters C.colleagues
4.What food do they order
Activity2 Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Tingting:Welcome to my favourite 1 Restaurant! I hope you enjoy it!
Anna:Thanks,Tingting.I'm very excited.I had never even heard of Hunan cuisine until you invited us.
Lisa: But what kind of food is Hunan cuisine exactly Is it spicy like Sichuan food
Tingting: It‘s even 2 , Lisa! But the flavour is somewhat different from Sichuan cuisine. The heat in Sichuan cuisine comes from chillies and Sichuan peppercorns. Hunan cuisine is often 3 and the heat usually comes from just chillies.
Hunan
spicier
hotter
Anna:But why do Hunan people 4. such spicy food
Tingting: Well, Hunan people will tell you that they like
5. flavours because they are bold people. But many Chinese people think that hot food helps them overcome the effects of rainy or wet weather, and it is often 6. in Hunan as well as in other places in the south, such as Sichuan and Chongqing.
Lisa: So what shall we order
Tingting:I recommend the steamed fish head covered with chillies. I know fish head may sound strange, but the meat is quite tender and there are very 7. small bones, so everyone loves it.
prefer
bold
wet
few
Lisa: OK. And what’s this here: dry pot duck with golden buns
Tingting: It’s duck stir-fried with garlic, ginger, and black bean paste, and it has some bread with it. It’s quite good, but I suggest the bridge tofu instead, as it has a 8. taste.
Lisa: Yes, let’s order that.
Tingting: Now, what else would you like to eat, Lisa
Lisa: I’m really hungry for some pork.
Tingting: Well, then you should have the red braised pork. It’s the
9. Hunan dish.
Anna: Why is that
Tingting: Well, Chairman Mao was from Hunan, and this was his favourite food.Anna: Oh, that’s interesting. Let’s have 10. then.
Tingting: So, we’re ready to order Waitress!
lighter
most famous
that
spicy
spicier
hot
hotter
It comes from chillies and Sichuan peppercorns(花椒).
It comes from just chillies.
Sichuan Cuisine Hunan Cuisine
spiciness
heat
reasons for the heat
Activity 3 Read the conversation and fill in the chart.
The difference between Sichuan and Hunan Cuisine
why Hunan people like spicy food
why Tingting recommended
steamed fish head covered with chillies
bridge tofu
red braised pork
they are bold people
hot food helps them overcome the effects of rainy or wet weather
the meat is tender and there are very few small bones
it has a lighter taste
it is the most famous Hunan dish and
Chairman Mao’s favorite food
The difference between Sichuan and Hunan Cuisine
Activity 4 Use the following structures to recommend or introduce a restaurant or a dish.
1. I’d like to take you to … where many local dishes
are served.
2. This restaurant has the most popular dishes in
town, such as ….
3. I’d strongly recommend … because it tastes ….
4. … is a good choice now because it is in season.
5. I suggest … because it will cool you down/warm you up.
Post - Listening
your foreign friends come to Yunnan,in groups of three, discuss what types of restaurant you would like to take them to, and why. One of you should act as the foreign guest, one as the Chinese host, and one as the waiter or waitress. You may start like this:
Activity 5 Role play
Ordering Food (waiters or waitresses)
Paying the bill
1. Excuse me, may I have a menu please
2. What is the specialty of your restaurant
3. I’d like to order …
4. We want … please.
5. This dish enjoys great popularity among the guests.
6. I suggest … because it will cool you down/warm you up.
Ordering food (customers)
Target Language
A--Foreign guest B-- Chinese host: C-- Waitress:
B: Welcome to my favorite Yunnan restaurant! I hope
you enjoy Yunnan cuisine here.
A: Thanks. I am really excited to be here.
B: Excuse me, may I have a menu please
C: Yes. Here is the menu. Are you ready to order
B: No. We need some time. Thanks.
C: Today’s specialty is steam pot chicken .It will quickly
warm you up. I think you should try it.
A: Oh, that’s nice. Let’s have that then.
…
(After dinner)
C: Here is the bill. How will you pay
B: I’ll pay through my cellphone.
For example
Choose something you like to make a dialogue.
fried eggs with tomatoes
cross bridge rice noodle
steam pot chicken
Why do more and more foreigners like eating and even making Chinese dishes
1.Chinese food is very delicious and attracts more and more foreigners.
2.Chinese food is the symbol of Chinese culture, and it shows the beauty of the Chinese culture.
3.China has become more and more powerful,which shows the cultural confidence(文化自信).
4.it is a kind of cultural export.(文化输出)
Activity 6 Discuss
Activity 7 Self-check lists 课堂自评表
自评 项目 分 数
能积极参与课堂活动 5 3 1
学会了一些食物的英文表达 5 3 1
学会用图片和听力题目预测听力材料 5 3 1
学会用英语给别人推荐自己喜欢的菜 5 3 1
Homework
Make a short speech to introduce one of your favorite Chinese dishes to your foreign friends.
Thank you for listening !