1、Unit 1 Food matters Welcome to the unit & Reading (I) Step 1 Lead-in When you feel unhappy, what will you do? Each country has its typical food. Watch the video! 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
2、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 _. Each country has its typical food. fat golden all shapes and sizes eggs corn Which of the dishes in the vid
3、eo would you like to try most? Why? What do you think is the most typical Chinese food? What foods can have an impact on your feelings? Answer the questions: Which of the dishes in the video would you like to try most? Why? What do you think is the most typical Chinese food? What foods can have an i
4、mpact on your feelings? I want to try the Japanese sushi most. It looks colourful and delicious. I think the most typical Chinese food is baozi, a type of steamed bun. It has different fillings, including meat and vegetables. Chinese people usually have baozi for breakfast, together with soya milk.
5、Dumplings cheer me up because they remind me of the time when I was younger and helped my mom to make them. Step 2 Understanding the structure Choose the right answer! A Para. 1: Rice pudding cheers me up whenever I feel unhappy. Para. 2: Comfort food has the unique power to make us feel better. Par
6、a. 3: Our comfort foods are highly individual, depending on our unique experiences. Para. 4: Comfort food gives the “taste of home” to people who feel homesick when they move to a new country. Para. 5: Comfort food is food for the soul. Step 3 Reading for specific information 1. What does the author
7、 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? 4. For people who move away from their home country, what largely determines their comfort f
8、ood? Step 3 Reading for specific information 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? A time machine that tran
9、sports the author back to her sunny childhood. Any food that make us feel better. By connecting with our happy childhood and being tied up with the feeling of being taken care of. 4. For people who move away from their home country, what largely determines their comfort food? Where they come from. S
10、tep 4 Further reading How does the author introduce the topic of comfort food? What do you think of this technique? In your opinion, is there any difference between ones comfort food and favorite food? Give your reasons. Recommend some comfort food and give your reasons. How does the author introduc
11、e the topic of comfort food? What do you think of this technique? In your opinion, is there any difference between ones comfort food and favorite food? Give your reasons. The author introduces the topic with a personal experience from her childhood that illustrates the power comfort food has to lift
12、 our spirits, before continuing with a more detailed description of exactly how comfort food does that. This technique is quite effective , as it attracts the reader s attention and inspires interest in the topic of discussion. I think peoples favourite food and comfort food are different in two way
13、s. First, peoples favourite food can come and go, while their comfort food often remains the same. Second, peoples favourite food often connects with satisfying their hunger, while comfort food usually connects with memories from their childhood. Recommend some comfort food and give your reasons. Le
14、ts share! Comfort food let us touch our tongue. However, the most important thing is that it is more than a kind of food. Its food for the soul. We can express our feelings through it. As Chen Shou says, “Food is as fundamental to man as the people are to the state”. (国以民为国以民为 本，民以食为天。本，民以食为天。) By e
15、ating comfort food, we can keep a positive attitude towards our life. Summary 1. Read the magazine again and underline the difficult points that you cannot understand. 2. Are there any other information about comfort food? What are they? Go to the library or surf the Internet to collect some relevant information and share them with your classmates. Homework
