(共19张PPT)
Unit 3 Food and Culture
Period 1
Reading and Thinking
General Tso's chicken
左宗棠鸡
dim sum
点心
Do you know the names of these cuisine
Stewed noodles
烩面
pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions
煎饼卷大葱
boiled dumplings served with vinegar
蘸着醋吃的水饺
Do you know the names of these cuisine
lamb kebab[l m k b b]
(roasted meat)
烤羊肉串(烤肉)
boiled meat
水煮肉
Do you know the names of these cuisine
China’s Eight Cuisine Map
How many kinds of Chinese cuisine are there, and how can these cuisines be described
Sichuan cuisine
hot, spicy, mouth-numbing
Cantonese cuisine
mild, slightly sweet
Fujian cuisine
umami, light, healthy
Anhui cuisine
fresh, oily,
Jiangsu cuisine
soft, mild, a little sweet
Hunan cuisine
hot, spicy, salty
Shandong cuisine
salty, fresh
Zhejiang cuisine
fresh, soft
China’s Eight Cuisine Map
How many kinds of Chinese cuisine are there, and how can these cuisines be described
Food cooked in a certain way.
Reading for the main idea
1. What is the main idea of the text
The main idea of the passage is _____________________________________ .
my experiences of and in China
food
culture
Which of the following shows the structure of the text
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.
C.My different experiences with Chinese food.
B.You are what you eat.
(Para.1)
Para.7
(Para.2 — Para.6 )
Match the main ideas with each paragraph.
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.
2. Read the 1st and 2nd paragraph to do the true or false questions.
1.Most people today relate the saying-“You are what you eat. " to healthy eating. ( )
2.The Chinese food in America had been changed to suit American tastes. ( )
3. The Americans are afraid to try new foods. ( )
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Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
Read Para. 2 and fill in the blanks.
America
Chinese food changed to suit
General Tso's chicken
Americans love
flavours and are not afraid to try new food.
American tastes
bold, simple
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
Read paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.
Beijing
Sichuan cuisine
dishes with Sichuan peppercorns
People there offered them
good friendship
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
Shandong Shandong cuisine served with , and pancake rolls with sliced Chinese green onions Family is
to the people there.
Read paragraph 4 and fill in the blanks.
Boiled dumplings
vinegar
stuffed
important
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
Northwest China Xinjiang and Inner Mongolian cuisine or meat, such as lamb kebab These groups wandered the open range on horses so their traditional foods are what you can cook over an .
Read paragraph 5 and fill in the blanks.
roasted
boiled
traditionally
open fire
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
South China Guangdong cuisine dim sum Through food, Chinese people everywhere show
and
.
Central China Henan cuisine stewed noodles
Read paragraph 6 and fill in the blanks.
kindness
friendship
What can the food local people consume tell us
It can tell us their , their , their and their .
Read Para. 7 and answer the questions.
region
life
preference
personalities
Match the causes to the effects below. Then find more examples from the text.
Cause
1 The flavour preferences of Americans often differ from those of the Chinese.
2 We had no idea how to order food.
3 These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.
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.
C Chinese food in America is changed to suit American tastes.
Para. 3 line 3-5
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.
Para. 2 line 7-8
… with Chinese food that had been changed to suit American tastes. … On the other hand, it does tell us a lot about Americans. It tells us, for example, that Americans love bold, simple favours.
Thank you