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Unit 3 Food matters
Reading for writing
Unit 3 Food matters Reading for writing
Food across borders
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Introduce the origin and development of the cross-border food;
Understand the cultural importance of cross-border foods；
Use target vocabulary as much as possible.
Watched the video and sing
How many kinds of food can you see in the video What are they
I see eight. They are...
What’s your favourite food
My favourite food is Pecking duck and sushi.
What do they come from
They come from China and Japan.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the expressions to help you.
stone pancake
Chinese hamburger
a bridge between cultures
ice cream
石头饼
文化之间的桥梁
肉夹馍
stone pancake
(石头饼)
ice cream
Chinese hamburger
(roujiamo)
hamburger
What foods are they
What foods can you see
Enjoy the text video
What Who
What food did he bring back to Europe from China
Marco Polo
马可·波罗
He is a famous ____ (traveller/painter).
He is from _____ (America/Europe).
He wrote a journal(日记) about his travel experiences.
跨越国界
What food did Marco Polo bring back to Europe from China
He brought the idea of binglao from China to Europe.
1 The history of foods is never simple.Think of ice cream. Many people see it as a Western dessert. However,this
sweet treat actually came from China! In the Zhou Dynasty, Chinese people began to store winter ice to enjoy in summer. In the Song Dynasty, people started to make binglao-it just means "ice cream"in English.It was a lot like modern ice cream.Folk tales have it that EmperorHuizong suffered from stomach pains after eating too much ice.In theYuan Dynasty,Marco Polo tasted binglao and carried the idea all the way back to Europe.People there added heavy cream and new tastes.The rest is history!
2 Sometimes,totally different cultures have similar dishes. Iranians love a kind of flat bread,sangak.People in Shaanxi,China,love stone pancakes.These two look almost the same!People often compare roujiamo to hamburgers,a symbol of American food.Many people call it the "Chinese hamburger".But in fact,arepas of Venezuela look more like the twin
brother of roujiamo!
3 Food is a bridge between cultures.When foods cross borders,sweet things can happen.
1.Where can you probably(可能) read this passage
A. a food magazine
B. a sports newspaper
C. a health poster
D. a story book
2.Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.
3.What’s the structure of the passage
Match the headings with the paragraphs.
1 The history of foods is never simple.Think of ice cream. Many people see it as a Western dessert. However,this
sweet treat actually came from China! In the Zhou Dynasty, Chinese people began to store winter ice to enjoy in summer. In the Song Dynasty, people started to make binglao-it just means "ice cream"in English.It was a lot like modern ice cream.Folk tales have it that EmperorHuizong suffered from stomach pains after eating too much ice.In theYuan Dynasty,Marco Polo tasted binglao and carried the idea all the way back to Europe.People there added heavy cream and new tastes.The rest is history!
2 Sometimes,totally different cultures have similar dishes. Iranians love a kind of flat bread,sangak.People in Shaanxi,China,love stone pancakes.These two look almost the same!People often compare roujiamo to hamburgers,a symbol of American food.Many people call it the "Chinese hamburger".But in fact,arepas of Venezuela look more like the twin
brother of roujiamo!
3 Food is a bridge between cultures.When foods cross borders,sweet things can happen.
C: The origin of ice cream.
B: Different places, similar food.
A:Cultural importance of food.
1.What food was mentioned in this paragraph
2.According to Para1, where did it actually(实际上) come from
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
The ice cream.
Ice cream actually came from China.
3.Why did Marco Polo bring the idea to Europe
Maybe that’s because Marco Polo liked the taste of binglao and wanted to share it with people in his country.
The writer uses this expression to avoid repeating “ice cream”.
China: Chinese
people began to store 1______
China:
Chinese People started to make
2______
China: Marco Polo
3_______it and carried the idea back to Europe.
Europe: People there added
heavy 4_____ and new tastes.
winter ice
binglao
tasted
cream
Read Paragraph 1 and complete.
What does “binglao” mean
It means “ice cream” in English.
There was a folk tale(民间故事)
in the Song Dynasty, what was that
Emperor Huizong suffered from stomach pain after eating too much ice.
Though the food is delicious, remember: don’t eat too much.
Read Paragraph 2 and answer.
2.What are they
stone pancake
ice cream
sangak
roujiamo
hamburger
arepas
1.How many kinds of foods are mentioned in this paragraph
[s ɡ k]
Six.
伊朗的石头馍是在加热的石子上烙制出来的。
[ re p z] 阿瑞巴
Read Paragraph 2 and match.
Read Para. 2. and match the pictures with the names and their countries.
sangak
arepas
stone pancake
roujiamo
hamburger
America
Venezuela
Iran
China
Read Paragraph 2 and answer.
What is the relationship between food
hamgburgers
stone pancakes
There are similar foods in different cultures.
不同的文化中，都有相似的食物。
Foods can be a bridge between cultures.
食物可以成为不同文化之间的桥梁。
Stone pancake Sangak
Made in ________ A kind of __________
Loved by _______ Loved by _________
Roujiamo Hamburger
_____ hamburger A _______ of American food
Looking like arepasin Venezuela
/
Shaanxi
Chinese
flat bread
lranians
Chinese
symbol
/fl t/ 平坦的
/ re ni nz/ 伊朗人
/ s mbl/ 象征
Sometimes, totally different cultures have similar dishes. Iranians love a kind of flat bread, sangak. People in Shaanxi, China, love stone pancakes. These two look almost the same! People often compare roujiamo to hamburgers, a symbol of American food. Many people call it the "Chinese hamburger". But in fact, the arepas of Venezuela look more like the twin brother of roujiamo!
3 Food is a bridge between cultures. When foods cross borders, sweet things can happen.
2.What figure of speech(修辞手法) is used in this sentence
Metaphor.暗喻
将食物比喻为桥梁，表达的是食物在不同文化之间的交流、传播和重要性。此处表示食物可以连接不同的文化，促进不同文化间的理解和交流。
1.What does food mean to different cultures
Food is a bridge between cultures. It can become more exciting when it travels to different cultures.
1.“When foods cross borders, sweet things can happen.”
What can we learn from this sentence
2.Do you agree that food is a bridge between cultures Why or why not
Food can cross borders and bring some sweet things as well as sweet memories.
Yes. Because it’s a bridge between cultures. I often share food with foreign friends. We speak different languages, but the language of food is the same everywhere.
Show Time
Talk about some food across borders. Choose one of the food to talk about.
Step 1. What is the food
Step 2. Where did it come from
Step 3. Where did it go
Step 4. Why is it popular in different countries
Checklist (5) Content include facts and opinions (2) use the expressions from the reading passage (1) give you opinion about describing food properly (1)
Speech loud, clear, fluent (1)
Show Time
A: As we learn in the class, food is a bridge between cultures. What food do you like best
B. I prefer .......
A. Where did it come from first
B. It’s a famous dish in ......
A. Where did it go as time went by
B. Folk tales have it that......
A. What a meaningful cultural exchange!
Why id it so popular that most people like in different countries
B. .... is good for....When foods cross borders, sweet things can happen！
Talk about some food across borders.
Self-assessment
I can acquire expressions related to team activities through watching and listening activities.
I can share experiences of team activities in real - life contexts.
I can understand and recognize the importance of collaborative cooperation in team activities.
Basic (基础)
Retell the passage. Then talk about what you have learned from the passage.
Further polish your writing after class.
Improving(提升)
Extend (拓展)
Make a video to introduce your favorite food.
