(共25张PPT)
Welcome to the unit
Food Matters
“Food is as fundamental to man as the people are to the state”.
----Chen Shou
The importance of food to people is comparable to the importance of people to their countries.
How important is food to us
Discussion
Do you know what they are And what are they from
Fish and chips
Sushi
Taco
Pasta
UK
Japan
Mexico
Italy
Each country has its typical food. Watch the video and finish the following exercises.
Fish and chips from the UK consists of
deep-fried fish and _____________ chips.
Sushi from Japan comes in
________________ and is very popular partly because of its freshness and convenience.
A taco, a traditional Mexican dish, is
made up of a _________ or wheat pancake rolled around a filling.
Pasta from Italy is typically made from
flour, water and sometimes _______.
fat golden
all shapes and sizes
corn
eggs
Video Time
Can you guess what comfort food is
Comfort food
Comfort food may be a type of food that makes us feel comfortable and happy.
Step 1 Lead-in
Step2:Fast reading
Understanding the structure
Choose the right answer!
Para. 1: Rice pudding cheers me up whenever I feel unhappy.
Para. 2: _________________________________________________
Para. 3: ________________
__________________________________________________________________
Para. 4: ___________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Para. 5: __________________________________________________
L12 Comfort food has the unique power to make us feel better.
L16-17 Our comfort foods are highly individual, depending on our own unique experiences.
L31-32 Comfort food gives the “taste of home” to people who feel homesick when they move to a new country.
L35 Comfort food is food for the soul.
the structure of the passage
Finish P4 A1
1.What’s the function of the first paragraph
A. To explain the happiness of the author’s childhood.
B. To describe how delicious the rice pudding is.
C. To lead to the main topic. D. To raise a problem for later solution.
2.How does the author introduce the topic of comfort food
A. by making a comparison B. by introducing the definition
C. by giving a good example of his experience. D. by telling a story
3.Why does the author refer to rice pudding in Para 1
A.To tell us something about the sunny childhood.
B.To illustrate(说明) the unique power of “comfort food”.
C.To show that the author likes eating food made by Grandma.
D.To teach us how to lift our spirits when we are in low spirits.
para 1
1.According to the author, what is the definition of comfort food
In broadest sense: ____________________________________
In narrow sense: _____________________________________
____________________________________________
any food that makes us feel better
a particular type of food whose power
lies in the associations it calls to mind
Paragraph 2
2. Which one will be talked about in this article?
The one in narrow sense.
Paragraph 3
1.What will be connected with the positive emotions
A.The happy childhood. B.The foods in the family.
C.The feeling of being taken care of. D.The unlocked memories.
2.How does the writer organize the third paragraph
A.By listing figures. B.By giving examples.
C.By telling the truth. D.By making comparisons.
comfort food
positive emotions
link
chicken soup
the feeling of being taken care of
√
√
link
3.How does comfort food like chicken soup cheer us up
A.By shaping our lives with our own unique experiences.
B.By creating a tight bond with family members.
C.By providing a mouth-watering food to the family members.
D.By relating it to a happy childhood and the feeling of being taken care of.
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Paragraph 3
How does the author explain the relationship between comfort food and one’s sense of belonging in paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
quote (引用) some food experts’ words
give examples
draw a __________.
_________________
conclusion
Food is connected to _________, ______
, ______and ______________.
memory
family
place
cutural roots
1
unlock memories of a time L21
2
take us back to our culture roots L31
3
recall happy memories L15
4
lift one’s spirits
L3
1.How do you understand the last sentence of this article “ It’s food for the soul ” Find sentences in the whole passage to support your understanding.
Paragraph 5
2.What is the author's purpose for writing this article
A.To tell us the definition of comfort food.
B.To tell us why food can comfort us.
C.To tell us what her comfort food is.
D.To tell us that food can not only keep us alive and healthy,but also benefit us emotionally by lifting our spirits.
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1. What does the author compare the flavour of the rice pudding to in the first paragraph
2. What is comfort food in its broadest sense
3. According to the third paragraph, how does comfort food such as chicken soup cheer us up
L4-5 A time machine that transports the author back to her sunny childhood.
L12 Any food that makes us feel better.
L19-21 By connecting with our happy childhood and being tied up with the feeling of being taken care of.
L28 Where they come from.
4. For people who move away from their home country, what largely determines their comfort food
Finish P4 A2
cultural roots
history
tradition
race
homeland
hometown
We are what we eat. 食如其人。 ——西方谚语
Food is as fundamental to man as the people are to the state.
国以民为本,民以食为天。——陈寿·三国志
family
Food
Every culture values food.
主题升华
1.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果,医生远离我。
2. As the saying goes, "You are what you eat. "俗话说:"人如其食。"
3.Diet cures more than the doctor.食疗胜于医疗。
4. Keep away from fatty foods and eat more fruit and vegetables. A balanced diet is very important for you to keep fit. 远离高脂肪食物,多吃水果和蔬菜。均衡的饮食对你保持健康非常重要。
5. China is a country with a long history,whose food culture plays an important part in its development. 中国是一个历史悠久的国家,它的饮食文化在其发展中起着重要作用。
6. Sometimes the smell alone can do the trick, not to mention the lovely creamy flavour, which works like a time machine immediately transporting me back to my sunny childhood. 有时只是闻到气味就有这种效果,更不用说那美妙的奶油的味道了,这种味道就像一台时光机,立刻把我带回阳光灿烂的童年。
7. One mouthful of comfort food takes us back to our cultural roots, giving us the "taste of home" that we cry out for and relieving feelings of homesickness. 吃一口治愈系食物让我们回到自己的文化根源,带来我们迫切需要的"家的味道", 以解思乡之情。
8. Sichuan hot pots are perfect for the damp, foggy climate in which they were invented. 四川火锅非常适合其发源地潮湿多雾的气候。
9. Served plain in thin, white slices, the meat is juicy and salty. 鸭肉简单地切成白白的薄片端上来,肉质多汁且带有咸味。
10. The concept took off ,and today Guangzhou's restaurants stimulate customers' appetite with over a thousand offerings, each more delicate and delicious than the last. 这个观念流行起来,如今广州的各家餐厅用一千多种点心使食客们胃口大开,一道更比一道精致、美味。
Summary
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words.
In this article,we will talk about comfort food 1._____ power lies in the associations it calls to mind.Our comfort foods are 2.______(high)individual.
They vary from person to person,depending on our own unique experiences that 3.___________(shape)our lives.If we grow up eating certain foods in our family,then those foods tend to 4._________(link)with positive emotions.The feeling of happiness and sense of 5._________(belong)can become particularly important for people who move away from their home country.
highly
be linked
belonging
whose
have shaped
According to some food experts,there are some aspects of culture that people will lose right away,but with food,there are more opportunities 6.__________(connect) to memory,family and place.
7.__ is hardest to give up the food that you grow up with. One mouthful
8._____ comfort food takes us back to our cultural roots, 9.______(give) us the “taste of home” that we cry out for and relieving feelings of fort food tastes good and by building an 10._________(emotion)bond with our happy memories,always makes us feel good. It’s food for the soul.
It
of
giving
emotional
to connect
consist of
= be made up of (L9)
P2
have an impact/effect on sth.
lift one’s spirits
do the trick
not to mention=let alone
take one’s time over sth.
in a broad sense in a narrow sense
lie in
call … to mind= bring … to mind
make up for
vary from… to…
L1 由……组成(强调整体由部分组成,只用于主动语态,且不用于进行时)
(Instruction)L5 对……有影响
L3 振奋某人的精神
L3 奏效,起作用
L3-4 更不用说
L8 慢慢做某事,从容不迫地做某事
L12 广义上说 狭义上说
L14 在于
L14 使人想起……
L14 弥补
L16 从……到……不等
P1
be linked with
become/be tied up with
a sense of belonging
a saucer of vinegar
cry out for
relieve feelings of homesickness
emotional bond
L18 与……联系起来
L20 与某事物有关系
L23 归属感
L29 一碟醋
L31 迫切需要
L32 缓解思乡之情
L34 情感纽带
P3
a sense of security
bring back
(be) high in
sharp increase (in)
be likely to do sth.
enter a circle of
be aware of
B2
take up
keep up
show up
L2 安全感
L2 在此意为“使回忆起”,该短语还可表“归还,带回”
L5 ……的含量高
L8 (……的)剧增
L10 可能做某事
L11 进入……的循环
L15 意识到
B2
L4 学着做,开始做;开始从事;占用(时间),占据(空间);继续,接下去
L5 使保持在高水平;使不低落
L7 出现,露面
P5
B1
B1
1.combination n.结合体,联合体;联合,混合→combine vt.& vi.(使)融合;(使)结合,(使)混合;兼做,合并
2.greedily adv.贪婪地,贪心地→greedy adj.贪婪的;贪吃的;渴望的→greed n.贪婪
3.gently adv.轻柔地,温和地→gentle adj.温和的;文雅的
4.association n.联想,联系;协会,社团;联合,交往→associate v.联想,联系;(使)关联;交往
5.vary vi.相异,不同;(根据情况)变化,变更 vt.变更,改变→various adj.各种各样的;多方面的→variety n.多样;种类;多样化
6. salty adj.咸的,含盐的→salt n.盐
7.relieve vt.解除,减轻;缓和,缓解→relief n.救济;减轻,解除;安慰
8.security n.安全;保护措施;保安部门;担保,保证→secure adj.安全的 vt.获得;保护;使安全