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Food and Culture
Reading and Thinking
Culture and Cuisine
Learning Objectives
Get students to figure out the structure let them know more about traditional Chinese food.
Develop the skills and have students understand the differences in different Chinese area
Have a deeper insight into the link between food and culture.
Food brings people together on many different levels. It’s nourishment of the soul and body; It’s truly love. —Giada De Laurentiis
食物在许多不同的层面上把人们聚集在一起,
它是心灵和身体的养料,是真正的爱。
—吉娅达·德·劳伦蒂斯
Leading in
Look and discuss
1.What impressed you most in the picture
Hundreds of long tables are put together
with hundreds of hot pots on them, winding
their way along the street like a dragon.
2.What do you think the quote mean
Food nourishes our body.Food nourishes our heart/soul.Food provides a chance for people to show and receive love.
Sichuan hot pot
What is it!
lamb kebab
water-boiled dumplings
Pancake rolls with green onions
There are a variety of food in china
Can you name the different kinds of Chinese regional cuisine
Do you know the flavors of the eight major Chinese cuisines
Different flavors of the eight major Chinese cuisines
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
Which type of cuisine do you like
What’s your character(性格) like
Do you think there is a connection between food and personality
Let’s start our food journey with the author!s
Pre-reading
Prediction
Pre-reading:Prediction
CUILTURE AND CUISINE
What do you think the text is about
Main idea:
various _______;
the ________________ between culture and cuisine
foods
link/connection
Introduction (Para.1)
__________________
“You are what you eat.”
Body (Para.2 — 6 )
My _________________ with Chinese food.
Conclusion (Para.7)
________________________________________
different experiences
Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.
Activity1. Read the passage and find out the main idea of each part.
While-reading
Paragraph 1
The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” Put more simply, this means “You are what you eat.” Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating. However, Brillat-Savarin was referring to our personality, character and culture.
Main idea: You are what you eat.
Q1:what do you think this saying means .
Q2:Why does the author quote Jean’s words at the beginning
Q1:What do you think the saying means
What we eat reflects personality, character and culture.
Q2:Why does the author quote Jean’s words at the beginning
To introduce the topic of the passage.
Para1
Activity2.How is part
two organized (two clues)
2mins
the author’s food journey
America
China
prior to
later
soon
then
then
America
Beijing
Shandong
Northern
Xinjiang
South China,
Central China
place clue
time clue
Activity2.How is part two organized (two clues)
The writer described his experience in the order of ________________.
time and space
Food Journey
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
Para. 2
America
Chinese food changed to ________________
General Tso's chicken
Americans love bold, simple flavours and are not afraid to try new food.
it consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce, flavored with hot red peppers
suit American tastes
__________________
Cuisine/
Comment
People/
Culture
China
place
Prior to
coming to China
Americans love ____________flavours,
and are not afraid to________________.
bold, simple
try new foods
America
He tasted: __________________
General Tso’s chicken
Through the food , we know that :
not authentic
Para. 2 Experience of China dish in America.
fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce,flavoured with hot red peppers
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
Para3
Beijing
cuisine
dishes with Sichuan peppercorns
People there offered them good friendship
Sichuan
He tasted:
_______________
China
Beijing
Sichuan Cuisine
peppercorns
People are _________ .
friendly
Through the food , he found that :
People/
Culture
Cuisine/
Comment
Later
authentic, the best,
an entirely new taste,
wonderful and different
Para 3
____________________________________
__________________
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
Shandong ___________ cuisine Boiled dumplings served with vinegar, and pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions Family is important to the people there.
Para 4
Shandong
_______________
He tasted:
________________
China
Shandong
Shandong Cuisine
People think _______is important.
family
Through the food, he observed that :
Soon
pancake rolls
People/
Culture
Cuisine/
Comment
favorite
Para 4
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
Northwest China __________________________________________cuisine boiled or roasted meat, such as lamb kebab These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses so their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.
Para 5
Xinjiang and Inner
Mongolian
He tasted:
_______________
_______________
_______________
China
Xinjiang
Xinjiang & Inner Mongolian cuisine
lamb kebab
He learnt their lifestyle: _______________________
traditionally wandered the open range on horses
Cuisine
People/
Culture
Then
People are
_________________________________________.
simple, direct, enthusiastic,
broad-minded, etc.
Para 5
__________________________
He tasted: __________
_______________
China
Guangdong
Guangdong cuisine dim sum
People there live a(an) _______ lifestyle
elegant
Cuisine/
Comment
People/
Culture
Then
wonderful, small, elegant
Para 6
He tasted:
_______________
China
Henan
Henan cuisine
Stewed noodles
wonderful, exceptional
Cuisine/
Comment
People/
Culture
People are_________ and _________.
friendly
kind
__________________________
What can food tell us
Para. 7 Do you think”culture and cuisine go hand in hand:
The food can tell us _________________________, ________________________ and ___________________________.
what they grow in their region
what kinds of lives they lead
what they like and do not like
So we should remember:
When tasting the food, we are experiencing the culture. They are rooted in our life.
Group-work
spicy food
vegetarian food
junk food
seafood
sweets
chocolate
rice
noodles
onion
garlic
bacon
ham
sausage
cabbage
mushroom
bean curd(豆腐)
Imagine that it is true that people’s personalities are closely linked to the foods they eat. What does eating the following foods tell ou about a person
Post-reading
Discussion
Topic: ______________________
Chinese food in ________
Chinese food in ________
in ______
in ________
in _______
in ________
in Henan
Conclusion:__________________________
America
China
culture and cuisine go hand in hand
you are what you eat
Beijing
Shandong
Xinjiang
Guangdong
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3-6
Para.7
General
Particular
General
Summary(retell the text in your own words according to the mind map)
评价内容 Excellent Good Just-so-so
Fluency(流利度)
Pronunciation(发音)
Richness(丰富度)
Gourmet: Introduce local cuisine
Deep thinking
Why does the speaker think “round table” is the symbol of China
What is your attitude towards Chinese food /culture
Be Proud of Our Food! Be Proud of Our Culture!
Homework
LevelA:If the author is planning to come to Xinjiang, what local food would you recommend to him why(what characters does it reflect)
LevelB: Design a poster to promote Xinjiang food.
Write no less than 80 words