1、 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 freshness and convenience. A taco, a traditional Mexi
2、can 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. Fish and chips from the UK consists of deep-fried fish and _ chips. Sushi from Japan comes in _ and is very popular partly be
3、cause 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 Each country has its typical food. Fish and chips from the UK consists of deep-frie
4、d 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 sh
5、apes and sizes Each country has its typical food. 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
6、a filling. Pasta from Italy is typically made from flour, water and sometimes _. fat golden all shapes and sizes corn Each country has its typical food. 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
7、 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 eggs corn Each country has its typical food. Which of the dishes in the video would
8、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 impact on
9、your feelings? 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 impact on your feelings? I want to try the Japanese sushi most. It looks colourful and delicious. Which of the dishes in the video would you lik
10、e to try most? Why? What do you think is the most typical Chinese food? What foods can have an impact 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
11、 meat and vegetables. Chinese people usually have baozi for breakfast, together with soya milk. 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 impact on your feelings? I want to try the Japanese sushi most.
12、 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. Dumplings cheer me up because they remind me of the time when
13、I was younger and helped my mom to make them. You are what you eat. You are what you eat. Reading : Comfort food Step 2 Understanding the structure Choose the right answer! Step 2 Understanding the structure Choose the right answer! Para. 1: Rice pudding cheers me up whenever I feel unhappy. Para. 1
14、: Rice pudding cheers me up whenever I feel unhappy. Para. 2: Comfort food has the unique power to make us feel better. Para. 1: Rice pudding cheers me up whenever I feel unhappy. Para. 2: Comfort food has the unique power to make us feel better. Para. 3: Our comfort foods are highly individual, dep
15、ending on our unique experiences. Para. 1: Rice pudding cheers me up whenever I feel unhappy. Para. 2: Comfort food has the unique power to make us feel better. Para. 3: Our comfort foods are highly individual, depending on our unique experiences. Para. 4: Comfort food gives the “taste of home” to p
16、eople who feel homesick when they move to a new country. Para. 1: Rice pudding cheers me up whenever I feel unhappy. Para. 2: Comfort food has the unique power to make us feel better. Para. 3: Our comfort foods are highly individual, depending on our unique experiences. Para. 4: Comfort food gives t
17、he “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 compare the flavour of the rice pudding to in the first paragraph? 2. What is comfort food in its broadest sense
18、? 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 food? Step 3 Reading for specific information 1. What does the author compare the flavour of the rice pudding to i
19、n 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? Step 3 Reading for specific information 1. What does the author compare the flavour of the rice pudding to in the first paragraph? 2. Wha
20、t 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 transports the author back to her sunny childhood. Step 3 Reading for specific information 1. What does the author compare the flavour of the rice
21、 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 transports the author back to her sunny childhood. Any food that makes us feel better. Step 3 Reading fo
22、r 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 transports the author back
23、 to her sunny childhood. Any food that makes 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? 4. For people who move away from their home
24、country, what largely determines their comfort food? Where they come from. Step 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. Rec
25、ommend some comfort food and give your reasons. 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. The author introduces the topic with a personal exper
26、ience from her childhood that illustrates the power comfort food has to lift 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 discussi
27、on. I think peoples favourite food and comfort food are different in two ways. 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
28、 from their childhood. Recommend some comfort food and give your reasons. Lets 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 fundamen
29、tal to man as the people are to the state”. (国以民为本，民以食为天。国以民为本，民以食为天。) By eating comfort food, we can keep a positive attitude towards our life. Summary Filling blanks Answers: (1) cry out for (2) do the trick (3) emotions (4) desserts (5) mood (6) greedily (7) is/has been linked (8) relieve Filling
30、 blanks Match cheer up make up for give up take up keep up set up show up A. 出现，露面出现，露面 B. 放弃，交出放弃，交出 C. 开始从事开始从事 D. 保持，继续保持，继续 E. 弥补弥补 F. 搭建搭建 G. 振奋振奋 Column A Column B Match cheer up make up for give up take up keep up set up show up A. 出现，露面出现，露面 B. 放弃，交出放弃，交出 C. 开始从事开始从事 D. 保持，继续保持，继续 E. 弥补弥补 F.
31、 搭建搭建 G. 振奋振奋 Column A Column B G Match cheer up make up for give up take up keep up set up show up A. 出现，露面出现，露面 B. 放弃，交出放弃，交出 C. 开始从事开始从事 D. 保持，继续保持，继续 E. 弥补弥补 F. 搭建搭建 G. 振奋振奋 Column A Column B G E Match cheer up make up for give up take up keep up set up show up A. 出现，露面出现，露面 B. 放弃，交出放弃，交出 C. 开始从
32、事开始从事 D. 保持，继续保持，继续 E. 弥补弥补 F. 搭建搭建 G. 振奋振奋 Column A Column B G E B Match cheer up make up for give up take up keep up set up show up A. 出现，露面出现，露面 B. 放弃，交出放弃，交出 C. 开始从事开始从事 D. 保持，继续保持，继续 E. 弥补弥补 F. 搭建搭建 G. 振奋振奋 Column A Column B G E B C Match cheer up make up for give up take up keep up set up show
33、 up A. 出现，露面出现，露面 B. 放弃，交出放弃，交出 C. 开始从事开始从事 D. 保持，继续保持，继续 E. 弥补弥补 F. 搭建搭建 G. 振奋振奋 Column A Column B G E B C D Match cheer up make up for give up take up keep up set up show up A. 出现，露面出现，露面 B. 放弃，交出放弃，交出 C. 开始从事开始从事 D. 保持，继续保持，继续 E. 弥补弥补 F. 搭建搭建 G. 振奋振奋 Column A Column B G E B C D F Match cheer up m
34、ake up for give up take up keep up set up show up A. 出现，露面出现，露面 B. 放弃，交出放弃，交出 C. 开始从事开始从事 D. 保持，继续保持，继续 E. 弥补弥补 F. 搭建搭建 G. 振奋振奋 Column A Column B G E B C D F A Match Match Answers: 1. keep up 2. showed up 3. set up 4. taken up 5. make up for 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
