Unit+3+Food+and+Culture+Reading+and+Thinking（ppt课件）-2023新人教版（2019）《高中英语》选择性必修第二册.pptx

1、 Brillat-Savarin Brillat-Savarin(1755-1826)A French writerYou are what you eat.Throughout the country there is a great diversity of cuisine.Chinas vast territory and long history have given birth to distinct regional cuisines.Eight well-known cuisines in China:Shangdong cuisine,Sichuan cuisine,Guang

2、dong cuisine,Fujian cuisine,Jiangsu cuisine,Zhejiang cuisine,Hunan cuisine,Anhui cuisine（八大菜系：鲁、川、粤、闵、苏、浙、湘、徽等菜系）八大菜系：鲁、川、粤、闵、苏、浙、湘、徽等菜系）Lead in广东菜简称粤菜，是中国著名八大菜系之一。由广州、潮州、东江客家菜三种地方菜构成。而三支地方菜又有各自不同的特色。广州菜是粤菜的主要组成部分，以味美色鲜、菜式丰盛而赢得“食在广州”的美誉。广州菜有三大特点：一是鸟兽虫鱼均为原料，烹调成形态各异的野味佳肴；二是即开刀、即烹和即席烹制，独具一格，吃起来新鲜火热；三是夏

3、秋清淡、冬春香浓，深受大众的喜爱。中国八大菜系中国八大菜系四川菜简称川菜，是中国著名的八大菜系之一，历史悠久，风味独特，驰名中外。川菜讲究色、香、味、形，在“味”字上下功夫，以味的多、广、厚著称。川菜口味的组成，主要有“麻、辣、咸、甜、酸、苦、香”7种味道，巧妙搭配，灵活多变，创制出麻辣、酸辣、红油、白油等几十种各具特色的复合味，味别之多，调制之妙，堪称中外菜肴之首，从而赢得了“一菜一格，百菜百味”的称誉。中国八大菜系中国八大菜系浙江菜简称浙菜，是浙江地方风味菜系。浙菜有如下几大特征：一是用料广博，配料严谨。主料注重时令和品种，配料、调料的选择旨在突出主料、增益鲜香、去除腥腻；二是刀工精细，形

4、状别致；三是火候调味，最重适度；四是清鲜嫩爽，滋、味兼得；五是浙菜三支，各具风韵。中国八大菜系中国八大菜系Fast-reading1.How does the writer understand the saying You are what you eat.?The writer thinks that the food we eat actually reflects our personality,character,and culture.2.Which is the topic paragraph?The last paragraph.3.Which is the topic sen

5、tence?What we can say,however,is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand,and if you do not experience one,you can never really know the other.1.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.You are what you eat.B.Most famous foods in China.C.My experiences of food and culture in China.D.My exciting journey

6、in China.C C2.Put the following places that the author had been to in time order.XinjiangHenanShandongBeijingGuandong A.B.C.D.A A3.Why do people in Xinjiang prefer their food to be cooked over an open fire?A.Because they like the flavour of boiled or roasted meat.B.Because they traditionally wandere

7、d the open range on horses.C.Because that way of cooking can bring the people together.D.Because that way of cooking can show their character.B BPara 1 CULTURE AND CUISINE The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote,“Tell me what you eat,and I will tell you what you are.”Put more simp

8、ly,this means“You are what you eat.”Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating.However,Brillat-savarin was actually referring to our personality,character,and culture.Main idea?You are what you eat.CULTURE AND CUISINE The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote,“Tell me wh

9、at 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 actually referring to our personality,character,and culture.Brillat-SavarinWhat you eat can show your personality,character

10、,and culture.Read the whole passage and decide whether the author agrees with the idea.In what way does the author prove his idea?What places are mentioned where the author experienced Chinese food?Para 2 Certainly,in many ways this seems to be true.Chinese cuisine is a case in point.Prior to coming

11、 to China,my only experience with Chinese cooking was in America,with Chinese food that had been changed to suit American tastes.For example,Americas most popular Chinese dish is General Tsos chicken,which consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce,flavoured with hot red peppers.This is prob

12、ably not an authentic Chinese recipe,however,so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese.On the other hand,it does tell us a lot about Americans.It tells us,for example,that Americans love bold,simple favours.And since the dish was also invented recently,it tells us that Americans are not afraid to

13、try new foods.Main idea?Chinese food in America has changed to suit American flavor.General Tso,who was from Hunan,was a politician and national hero.Peng Changgui,who invented the cuisine in 1952,is also from Hunan.Why cant the Chinese dish tell much about the Chinese?Para 3 Later,I had a chance to

14、 experience authentic Chinese food by coming to China.When my family and I had just arrived in China,we went looking for a good place to eat in Beijing.A Sichuan restaurant had been recommended to us by a friend,and finally,we found it.Tired,hungry,and not knowing a word of Chinese,we had no idea ho

15、w to order,so the chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten.With this,we had the pleasure of experiencing an entirely new taste:Sichuan peppercorns.The food was wonderful and different,but what was even more important was the friendship offered us.Main idea?My experience

16、 of authentic Chinese food in Beijing.Later,I had a chance to experience authentic Chinese food by coming to China.When my family and I had just arrived in China,we went looking for a good place to eat in Beijing.A Sichuan restaurant had been recommended to us by a friend,and finally,we found it.Tir

17、ed,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.With this,we had the pleasure of experiencing an entirely new taste:Sichuan peppercorns.The food was wonderful and different,but what was even more im

18、portant was the friendship offered us.Cuisine:_Dish:_People or culture:_Cuisine:_Dish:_People or culture:_Dish:_People or culture:_Cuisine:_Dish:_People or culture:_Dish:_People or culture:_Sichuan?+peppercornsfriendlyShandongdumplings&familyboiled or roasted meatwanderedon horseGuangdongdim sumeleg

19、ent,gentlestewed noodlessimple,hardworkingPara 4 We soon moved to Shandong Province in the eastern part of North China.My favourite dish there was boiled dumplings served with vinegar.I observed that family is important to the people there.It has become a favourite traditional dish of the people in

20、North China,where making dumplings has always been a family affair with everyonefrom the youngest to the oldestjoining in to help.Later,I learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.Main idea?Chinese food in Shandong Province.We soon moved t

21、o Shandong Province in the eastern part of North China.My favourite dish there was boiled dumplings served with vinegar.I observed that family is important to the people there.It has become a favourite traditional dish of the people in North China,where making dumplings has always been a family affa

22、ir with everyonefrom the youngest to the oldestjoining in to help.Later,I learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.Para 5 Then we moved to northern Xinjiang.Some of our friends were Kazak and Inner Mongolian.These groups traditionally wan

23、dered the open range on horses.As a result,their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fireusually boiled or roasted meat,such as lamb kebab.Main idea?Chinese food in Xinjiang.Para 6 Our travels then took us to South China,and then on to central China.In each place we went,we experien

24、ced wonderful local dishes,from Guangdongs elegant dim sumsmall servings of food in bamboo steamersto the exceptional stewed noodles in Henan.Everywhere,the food was as varied as the people.However,one thing is always true:Through food,Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.Main idea

25、?Chinese food in Guangdong and Henan.Para 7 At a minimum,the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their region,what kinds of lives they lead,and what they like and do not like.Could we also say,for example,that those who like bold flavours are bold themselves?Or,that those wh

26、o like spicy food tend to have a hot temper?Maybe.Maybe not.What we can say,however,is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand,and if you do not experience one,you can never really know the other.Main idea?Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.At a minimum,the kinds of food local people consume tell

27、us what they grow in their region,what kinds of lives they lead,and what they like and do not like.Could we also say,for example,that those who like bold flavours are bold themselves?Or,that those who like spicy food tend to have a hot temper?Maybe.Maybe not.What we can say,however,is that culture a

28、nd cuisine go hand in hand,and if you do not experience one,you can never really know the other.At a minimum,the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their region,what kinds of lives they like and do not like.Could we also say,for example,that those who like bold flavours are

29、 bold themselves?Or,that those who like spicy food tend to have a hot temper?Maybe.Maybe not.What we can say,however,is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand,and if you do not experience one,you can never really know the other.At a minimum,the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they

30、grow in their region,what kinds of lives they like and do not like.Could we also say,for example,that those who like bold flavours are bold themselves?Or,that those who like spicy food tend to have a hot temper?Maybe.Maybe not.What we can say,however,is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand,and i

31、f you do not experience one,you can never really know the other.Do you think the author proves his idea effectively?And why?rich exampleslogical connectorscareful wordingBased on the passage and your knowledge,think and draw the relation between culture and cuisine.语法填空语法填空The French author Jean Ant

32、helme Brillat-Savarin once wrote，“Tell me what you eat，and I will tell you what you are，”1.means“You are what you eat.”In fact，Brillat-Savarin was actually 2.(refer)to our personality，character，and culture.In many ways，this seems to be true.Chinese cuisine is a case in point.China is a country with

33、vast 3._(area)and a large population.So the food is as 4._ (vary)as the people.For example，people in Shandong like boiled dumplings 5._(serve)with vinegar，because the process of making dumplings can bring the family members together.6.(traditional)，whichreferringareasvariedservedTraditionallypeople

34、in Xinjiang spent most of their time on horse backs，and that is 7._ they prefer their food to 8._(cook)over an open fire.In conclusion，through food，Chinese people everywhere show their c u l t u r e a s w e l l a s t h e i r f r i e n d s h i p a n d 9._(kind).So what we can say is that culture and

35、cuisine go hand 10._ hand，and if you do not experience one，you can never really know the other.whybe cookedkindnessinTo promote the local cuisine to foreigners,design a poster about a local delicacy(当地美食当地美食).It should contain the following elements:1.Vivid pictures;2.Brief description of the taste of the food;3.Description of the history or culture of the food.Susan