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Unit 3
Food and culture
Reading and thinking
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
1 Where do you think this photo was taken What is happening in this photo
2 Have you ever visited this place or a place like it What was it like
3 What kind of lives do these people lead How are their lives similar to or different from that of your own
Look and discuss
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
The quote on P25.
Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body;it's truly love.
-- Giada De Laurentiis
From the picture and the quote, we know that there is a link between food and culture.
food that is needed to stay healthy
The foods are all Miao delicacies, and include lamb, pork, beef, chicken, freshwater fish, and tofu dishes. The Miao are one of the largest ethnic minority groups in China. Nearly half live in mountain villages in Guizhou. They are famous for their traditional costumes, which include large silver headdresses for the women.
Watch a short vedio about Chinese cuisine.
Besides the eight cuisines, there are many other local cuisines that are famous, such as:
Miao cuisine
(苗族菜)
Hui cuisine
(回族菜)
Tibetan cuisine
(藏菜)
Mongolian
cuisine
(蒙古菜)
Zhuang
cuisine
(壮族菜)…
America
Beijing
Shandong
Xinjiang
Guangdong
Henan
How many kinds of Chinese cuisines in China And why are there so many cuisines
Different regions
Different weather conditions
Different cultures
Topic (Para.1)
__________________
“You are what you eat.”
Reading for details
Why does the author quote Jean’s words at the beginning
To introduce the topic of the passage
What does the quote mean
What we eat reflects our eating habit, personality, character and culture.
Careful Reading
A. You are what you eat.
B. Most famous foods in China.
C. My exciting journey in China.
D. My experiences of food and culture in China.
Read the passage to see if you share the same ideas as the author about the quote “You are what you eat”. And complete the tasks:
1. What’s the main idea of the passage
Which of the following shows the structure of the text
A.
B.
C.
D.
Read for structure
1. Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Fast Reading
Para1
Para2
Para3
Para4
Para5
Para6
Para7
A. Chinese food in America
B. Topic: You are what you eat
C. Chinese food in Xinjiang
D. Chinese food in Shandong
E. Chinese food in Guangdong and Henan
F. Conclusion: Culture and cuisine go hand in hand
G. Chinese food in Beijing
2. Skim the passage quickly and find out the places mentioned in the passage and the typical dishes of these places
America
Beijing
Shandong
Xinjiang
Guangdong
Henan
Places
Dishes
General Tso's chickem
Sichuan Peppercorn
Boiled dumplings
Lamb kebab
Dim sum
Stewed noodles
Fast Reading
A. You are what you eat.
B. Most famous foods in China.
C. My exciting journey in China.
D. My experiences of food and culture in China.
Read the passage to see if you share the same ideas as the author about the quote “You are what you eat”. And complete the tasks:
1. What’s the main idea of the passage
Choose the best answer.
1. Where is the writer of the article from
A. Australia B. England
C. France D. America
2. From the passage we can learn the writer and his family
visited _______ places in China.
A. three B. four
C. five D. six
3. We can infer from the text that the writer liked ________.
A English food B. French food
C. American food D. Chinese food
4. From 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
Please read Paragraph 2 and answer the following questions.
1. Why cannot General Tso’s chicken tell us much about the Chinese
Because it is not an authentic Chinese recipe.
2. Why does General Tso’s chicken tell us that Americans are not
afraid to try new foods
Because it was recently invented in America.
3. What does the writer think of Chinese food in America
Chinese food in America is not authentic because it has been
changed to suit American tastes.
General Tso’s chicken
Please read paragraph 3 and answer the following questions:
1. Why did the writer and his family go to a Sichuan restaurant in Beijing
Because it was recommended to them by a friend.
2. Why did they have no idea how to order in the restaurant
Because they didn’t know a word of Chinese.
3. Why did the chef just fill the table with food
Because they didn’t know how to order.
In what order is the rest of the passage organized How do you know
Time order
Now please read paragraph 4、5 & paragraph 6 and answer the
following questions:
1. Why did boiled dumplings become a favorite dish of the people in North China
Because family is important to the people there and making dumplings has
always been a family affair with everyone joining to help.
Pancake rolls stuffed with green onion
2. Why do people in northwest China cook traditional foods over an open fire
Because people there traditionally wandered the open range on horses.
3. What do the varied foods have in common
Through food, Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.
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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 ______________.
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
Task 3 Use the information from the text to complete the table below.
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
How is the passage developed
Topic: You are what you eat
Chinese food in America
Chinese food in Beijing
Chinese food in Shangdong
Chinese food in Xinjiang
Chinese food in Gunagdong&
Henan
Conclusion: culture and cuisine go hand in hand
People living in different places share different cultures.
They have different kinds of food.
as a result
cause & effect
Activity 7 : A conversation with your partner
Your British pen friend is going to visit Qingyuan. What food will you choose for the welcome dinner Share the reasons for your recommendation .
Introduce a kind of Chinese cuisine to your foreign friends.
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!
Thinking: With the impact of globalization, do you think food can still reflect different cultures Why (not)
people/ culture
The Positive side: Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.
People living in different places eat different kinds of food. For example, …
Chinese cuisine is different from Western cuisine because of different cultures. For example, …
A bite of China is not just a documentary about food. More importantly, it is a show of Chinese culture.
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The Negative side: With the impact of globalisation, food no longer reflects cultures.
With the development of globalisation, food from different places is available everywhere.
The combination of Chinese and Western food is common now.
In this fast-changing world, everything is changing, including cuisines.
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