1、UNIT 3FOOD AND CULTUREEat to live and not live to eat. (Live not to eat, but eat to live.)Much meat (food), much malady (疾病疾病).An apple a day keeps the doctor away. One mans meat is another mans poison.吃饭是为了活着吃饭是为了活着, 活着不是为了活着不是为了吃饭。（活着不是为了吃，吃是吃饭。（活着不是为了吃，吃是为了活。）为了活。）吃多病多，食多伤身。吃多病多，食多伤身。 苹果天天尝，不劳医生开
2、药方。苹果天天尝，不劳医生开药方。甲之熊掌，乙之砒霜。甲之熊掌，乙之砒霜。Period One Reading and ThinkingComprehendingLearning Aims(学习目标)1.Learn some new words.2.Grasp the general idea of the passage.(重点难点重点难点)3.Learn some important sentences.(重点难点重点难点)foodpizzachipsbreaddumplingricenoodlespring rollsandwichWhich do you like better, Ch
3、inese food or western food/fast food?I like better, becauseChinese dishes of different places 语境识词读前清障阅读下列课文原句，写出加颜色词汇的汉语意思阅读下列课文原句，写出加颜色词汇的汉语意思1.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 pep
4、pers. _ _2.This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe，however，so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese. _3.Later，I learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions._ _ _由由组成组成 甜椒甜椒烹饪法；食谱烹饪法；食谱填满填满 切切成薄片的成薄片的 大葱大葱4.In each place we went，w
5、e experienced wonderful local dishes，from Guangdongs elegant dim sumsmall servings of food in bamboo steamersto the exceptional stewed noodles in Henan._ _5.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
6、 do not like. _ _精美的；讲究的精美的；讲究的 特别特别的的最低限度；最少量最低限度；最少量 吃吃精深阅读课文理解Task 1宏观架构整体理解.Read the passage quickly and then fill in the blanks.AmericaShandongXinjiangGuangdong.The main idea of the passage is _ .my experiences of food and culture in ChinaTask 2微观剖析细节把握1.Why does the author cite “you are what y
7、ou eat” in Paragraph 1?A.To introduce the theme of the article.B.To persuade people to eat healthy food.C.To show the impact of food on health.D.To prove culture has little to do with cuisine.2.What does the author think of General Tsos chicken tasted in America?A.It is delicious.B.It is not authent
8、ic.C.It is too spicy.D.It shows Chinese culture.Para. 23.What is the most famous food in Shandong?A.Boiled dumplings.B.Roasted meat.C.Stewed noodles.D.Pancake rolls.Para. 34.Why do people in Xinjiang prefer their food to be cooked over an open fire?A.Because they like the flavour of boiled or roaste
9、d meat.B.Because they traditionally wandered 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.Para. 45. What is the authors opinion about culture and cuisine?A.Cuisine has nothing to do with culture.B.The food
10、s a person eats can reflect his personality vividly.C.Culture and cuisine are closely related to each other.D.Cuisine only shows what people grow or raise in their region.Para. 5Task4 段落剖析因果关系段落剖析因果关系Match the causes to the effects below. Then find more examples from the text. Cause Effect1 The flav
11、our preferences of Americans A The chef just began filling our table often differ from those of the Chinese with the best food we had ever eaten2 We had no idea how to order food B Their traditional foods are what 3 These groups traditionally wandered you can cook over an open fire the open range on
12、 horses C Chinese food in America is changed to suit American tastes Task5读后升华思维品质.After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.The French author Jean Anthelme 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 fac
13、t，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 vast 3. (area) and a large population.So the food is as 4. (vary) as the people.whichreferringareasvariedFor example，people
14、 in Shandong like boiled dumplings 5. (serve) with vinegar，because the process of making dumplings can bring the family members together.6. (traditional)，people 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，thro
15、ugh food，Chinese people everywhere show their culture as well as their friendship and 9. (kind).So what we can say is that culture and cuisine go hand 10. hand，and if you do not experience one，you can never really know the other.servedTraditionallywhy be cookedkindnessin.Discussion1. Do you think “c
16、ulture and cuisine go hand in hand”？ Give your reasons._2. Imagine that it is true that peoples personalities are closely linked to the foods they eat. What does eating the following foods tell you about a person.Spicy food vegetarian food junk food seafood sweets chocolate rice noodles onion garlic bacon ham sausage cabbage mushroom bean curd
