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Unit 3 Food and Culture
Reading and Thinking:
Culture and Cuisine
Teaching Aims:
1. Students can understand the author's experiences in Chinese cuisine and grasp writing methods.
2. Students can understand the link between cuisine,personalities(characters) and culture.
3. Students can learn to find out topic paragraphs and topic sentences by paying attention to connectors.
Before reading:
how do you understand you are
what you eat
In China,people in different cultures enjoy different cuisines. How many kinds of Chinese cuisine are there
Pancake rolls
Sichuan Cuisine
Stewed noodles
Lamb kebab
Dim sum
Boiled dumplings
Open page
1. What impressed you most in the picture
2. What are the people doing
3. Where and when do you think the photo is taken
4. Why do you think they are gathering together
Hundreds of long tables are put together with hundreds of hot pots on them, winding their way along the street like a dragon.
The guests are sitting at the tables sharing food. A man is shooting video. Other people are walking on the street.
Location: ethnic minority areas
Time: during a festival
To celebrate a festival.
The Long Table Banquet
CUILTURE AND CUISINE
What does it mean
Food cooked in a certain way
What do you think the text is about
Maybe it is about different kinds of Chinese food and the culture each food represents.
What will be talked about from the title
A: narrative / n r t v/ 记叙文
B: expository writing 说明文
C: argumentative essay 议论文
D: practical writing 应用文
Explore: What kind of passage is it
In what order did the writer write the article
A: Time
B: Space
C: Logic (逻辑)
( )1.Where does the writer of the article come from
A.Australia. B.England.
C.France. D.America.
( )2.According to the passage, how many places did the writer and his family visit in China
A.Three places. B.Four places.
C.Five places. D.Six places.
D
C
skimming
( )3.We can conclude from the text that the writer liked ______.
A.English food B.French food
C.American food D.Chinese food
( )4.By the first visit to China, the writer found the Chinese ____.
A.bold and hot
B.warm hearted and thoughtful
C.friendly and kind
D.hard working and faithful
D
C
Activity 2 : Read for structure
Which of the following shows the structure of the text
A.
B.
C.
D.
Para.1
Para.7
Explore the topic paragraph
Tips: Topic Paragraph
主题段落具有概括、点明主题的作用。
主题段落一般是第一段和最后一段。
常在转折词之后:but, however,yet, in fact,etc.
常跟在“表总结的短语之后”:In short/In conclusion, What we can say/conclude is that....., etc.
定位主题段落和主题句,非常重要
.
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
America
Beijing _______________
Shandong _______________
Chinese food changed to suit
_____________
General Tso’s chicken
Americans love______ , _________flavours, and are not afraid to try _________.
Sichuan cuisine
Dishes with Sichuan
______________
People there offered them ______________.
Read for specific information
Shandong cuisine
_________________
served with vinegar,
_______________ stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions
____________ is important to the people there.
_____________
American tastes
new foods
bold
simple
peppercorns
good friendship
boiled dumplings
pancake rolls
Family
place kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
______________
_______________ _______________ _______________
_______________ _______________ Northwest
China
South
China
Central
China
Xinjiang and Inner
Mongolian cuisine
Guangdong cuisine
Henan cuisine
_______________ meat,such as lamb kebab
elegant dim sum
exceptional stewed noodles
traditionally _______________________ on horses
Friendship
and kindness
boiled or roasted
wandered the
open range
Understand cause and effect
Why do people living in different places have different cuisine
Key: People living in different places share different cultures. As a result, they have different kinds of food. That is to say, “people living in different places consume various kinds of food because they share different local cultures.”
Conclusion
Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.
You are what you eat
Framework: How is the passage developed
keys
1.What does the dish General Tso’s chicken tell about Americans
It tells people that Americans love bold, simple flavors and are not afraid to try new foods.
2.What impressed the writer most while in Beijing
The friendship offered by people
3.What did the writer find is important to people in China while he was in Shandong
Family
keys
4.Why did people in Xinjiang enjoy cooking over an open fire
They traditionally wandered the open range on horses
5.What does elegant dim sum mean
Small servings of food in bamboo steamers
6.What does the food local people consume tell the writer
It tells us what people grow in their region and what kinds of lives they lead, what they like or dislike.
Match the causes to the effects below from Paragraph 2 and 3.
3. These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.
C. Chinese food in America is changed to suit American tastes.
1. The flavour preferences of Americans often differ from those of the Chinese.
2. We had no idea how to order food.
Cause
Effect
A. The chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten.
B. Their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.
Read for the structure of passage.
America
Shandong
Xinjiang
Guangdong
discussion
Do you think “ Culture and cuisine
Go hand in hand Give your reasons.
Yes, because so much of a culture is based upon food and how it is eaten and served.
Group discuss:
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
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.
Homework:
假如你是李华,你的加拿大笔友Dave想了解中国的传统节日“春节”。请你回复他的电子邮件,介绍“春节”及这个节日的主要活动。
1. 它是中国的传统节日之一;
2. 家人团聚;
3. 吃饺子、放烟火、走亲访友等活动。
注意:1. 词数100左右; 2.可适当增加细节, 使行文连贯。
Thank You !