人教版高中英语选择性必修第二册Unit 3 Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking—Reading comprehension课件

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Food and Culture
Unit 3
Reading and Thinking — Reading comprehension
Learning Objectives
1.Enable the students to read about the culture and cuisine by reading the
article and pictures.
2.Enable the students to understand the structure and the writing style of
the passage well.
3.Let the students learn some reading strategies and basic information by
scanning and skimming.
4.Build up cultural confidence and spread Chinese food and culture to the
world.
Lead-in
Reading
Homework
Lead-in
PART 1
Lead-in
Food brings people together on many levels. It’s nourishment of the soul and body; it’s truly love.
—Giada De Laurentiis
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
play music
respond to voice command and make smoothie
check calendar
turn off the fire
open the door
…
Lead-in
What are the people doing Why do you think they are gathering together
Some people are sitting at the tables sharing the food. Others are walking on the street. They are probably celebrating a festival.
The Long Table Banquet
A long table banquet is served to celebrate a harvest festival. It is popular in minority areas in Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Henan and so on.
play music
respond to voice command and make smoothie
check calendar
turn off the fire
open the door
…
Lead-in
2.Why are there so many cuisines in China
climate
geography
history
kinds of crops they grow
different traditions and customs
…
Reading
PART 2
Pre-reading
Title：
Pictures：
Main idea：It’s about the __________
between ______and_________.
food culture
Culture and Cuisine
relationship
Guessing:
What is the relationship between culture and cuisine
Fast-reading for main ideas
1．What’s the main idea of the passage
A．Healthy eating.
B．Most famous foods in China.
C．The author’s experiences of food and culture in China.
D．The author’s exciting journey in China.
√
2．Skim the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1　　 A．Chinese food in America
Para.2　　 B．Topic：You are what you eat
Para.3　　 C．Chinese food in Xinjiang
Para.4　　 D．Chinese food in Shandong
Para.5　　 E．Chinese food in Guangdong and Henan
Para.6　　 F．Conclusion：Culture and cuisine go hand in hand
Para.7　　 G．Chinese food in Beijing
Part 1(para.1)
Part 2(para.2-6)
Part 3(para.7)
3. Skim the passage and divide the passage into 3 parts.
1．How does the writer understand “You are what you eat”？
What we eat reflects our eating habit，personality，character and culture.
“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.”
Ⅰ.Read para.1 carefully and do the following exercises.
2．Why does the writer quote Jean’s words at the beginning
To introduce the topic of the passage.
3．We can conclude that food is closely to our personality，character and culture.
related
Ⅱ.Read Paragraphs 2-6 to fill in the chart below.
Place Chinese cuisine
(typical dish) My comments People / culture
America
Beijing
Shandong
Northwest China
South China/
Central China
Place America
Chinese cuisine
(typical dish)
Comments
People/culture
food that has changed to suit American tastes
General Tso’s chicken
Americans love bold, simple flavours; they are not afraid to try new foods
not authentic
Para. 2
Place Beijing
Chinese cuisine
(typical dish)
Comments
People/culture
Sichuan food: peppercorns
authentic, the best, entirely new, wonderful, different
friendship
Para. 3
Place Shandong
Chinese cuisine
(typical dish)
Comments
People/culture
boiled dumplings served with vinegar
pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions
Family is important.
favourite, traditional, the most famous
Para. 4
Place Northwest China
Chinese cuisine
(typical food)
Comments /
People/culture
boiled or roasted meat
lamb kebab
These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.
Para. 5
Place South China & Central China
Chinese cuisine
(typical dish)
Comments
People/culture
Guangdong’s dim sum and Henan’s stewed noodles
wonderful, elegant, exceptional
show friendship and kindness
Para. 6
At a minimum, the kinds of food local people consume tell us
① what they grow in their region
② what kinds of lives they lead
③ what they like and dislike
Para. 7
Thinking
How do you understand “culture and cuisine go hand in hand”
lifestyle
preference
personality
history
custom
Cuisine
geography
...
Understand cause and effect
Sometimes two ideas are related to each other by cause and effect. That is, one thing causes something else to happen. Cause-and-effect relationships can be direct. For example,“It was raining, so I took my umbrella.”However, some cause-and-effect relationships are not direct, and some may also have more than one cause or effect.
Match the causes to the effects below. Then find more examples from the text.
Signal words
because, as, since,
due to…so, therefore,
consequently, as a result
…
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.
C
A
B
Post-reading
Imagine that it is true that people's personalities are closely linked to the food they eat. What does eating the following foods tell you about a person
spicy food vegetarian food junk food sweets
To some extent, calling for a junk food take-away is more convenient than cooking. Those who love eating junk food are likely to be lazy.
spicy food
sweets
hot-tempered
generous
vegetarian food
self-disciplined
Discussion
Post-reading
Summary
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words.
Most people relate “You are what you eat” to healthy eating. It 1.________(actual) refers to personality，character，and culture. Chinese cuisine is a case in point. When introduced to America，it 2.__________(change) to suit American tastes，which tells us Americans like trying new foods.
actually
is changed
Summary
Later，I visited China and 3.___________(experience) authentic Chinese food.In Beijing，we ate in a restaurant where the chef treated us to dinner 4.__________(consist) of Sichuan peppercorns.It was wonderful but what was even more important was the friendship.In Shandong Province，we had 5.______(boil) dumplings with vinegar.I found making dumplings is always an affair with the whole family.In South China and central China，I experienced local dishes from Guangdong’s elegant dim sum to the 6.___________(exception) stewed noodles in Henan.Through food，Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.At 7.___ minimum，the kinds of food 8._________(consume) by local people tell us what they grow in their region，what kinds of lives they lead，and 9.____ they like and do not like.
All in all，culture and cuisine go hand 10.__ hand，and if you do not experience one，you can never really know the other.
experienced
consisting
boiled
exceptional
a
consumed
what
in
Homework
PART 3
Homework
Make up a conversation talking about Chinese food experiences based on the reading passage.
You can begin your conversation in this way:
Interviewer: So, what was your first experience with Chinese food
Author: Well, it was in the United States...