1、Reading and thinking To gain some knowledge about culture and cuisine. To learn some words and expressions about the culture and cuisine. To understand the passage by using different reading skills.食物把不同层次的人聚集在一起。它是心灵和身体的食物把不同层次的人聚集在一起。它是心灵和身体的养料，是真正的爱。养料，是真正的爱。 -吉娅达德劳伦蒂斯Read the proverbs.Eat to liv
2、e and not live to eat.吃饭是为了活着, 活着不是为了吃饭。Much meat , much malady (疾病).吃多病多，食多伤身。An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一个苹果，医生远离我。One mans meat is another mans poison. 甲之熊掌，乙之砒霜。Lead inFood around the world.SushiJapanFried ChickenKoreaspaghetti ItalySausage GermanCurry IndiaHamburger USAWhy are ther
3、e so many cuisines in China?Different regions. Different weather conditions.Different cultures. What are the eight cuisines in China?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 in China.1. Listen to the passage and choos
4、e the main idea of the passage?Fast reading2. Which of the following shows the structure of the text?A.B.C.D.A. by contrast B. by comparison C. by example D. by process3. The text is developed mainly _.Read for the structure of passage.AmericaShandongXinjiangGuangdongThe French author Jean Anthelme
5、Brillat-Savarin once wrote, “Tell me what 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 referring to our personality, character and culture.1. Find out the key sente
6、nce of paragraph 1. Paragraph 12. The first paragraph has a quote: “You are what you eat.” In pairs, discuss what you think this saying means.Main idea: You are what you eat.Careful readingTell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are. Jean Anthelme Brillat-SavarinJunk foodfatterhealthy foo
7、dslimmerThe saying means that the kind of food we eat tells something about our personality, character, and culture. Certainly, in many ways this seems to be true. Chinese cuisine is a case in point. Prior to coming to China, my only experience with Chinese cooking was in America, with Chinese food
8、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 probably not an authentic Chinese recipe，however，so it cannot tell us much about t
9、he Chinese. On the other hand，it does tell us a lot about Americans. It tells us, for example, that Americans love bold, simple flavours. And, since the dish was also invented recently, it tells us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods.1.In America, what kind of Chinese food did the author
10、once experience?2. What is Americas most popular Chinese dish? And what can the dish tell us about Americans?Chinese food had been changed to suit American tastes.Main idea: Chinese food in America. Paragraph 2General Tsos chicken has been changed to suit American tastes.Cause :Effect :We know that
11、Americans are not afraid to try new foods .Therefore 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 fina
12、lly, we found it. Tired, 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 differ
13、ent, but what was even more important was the friendship offered us.1.In Beijing, where did the author and the family enjoy the Chinese food? 2.And in the restaurant, what impressive taste did the author experience?Main idea: Chinese food in Beijing. Paragraph 3We had no idea how to order.Cause :Eff
14、ect :The chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten.Thereforewe had no idea how to order, so the chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten. We soon moved to Shandong Province in the eastern part of North China. My favourite dish there was boil
15、ed 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 affair with everyone-from the youngest to the oldest-joining in to help. Later, I learnt
16、 that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.1.What is the favourite traditional dish of the people in North China?2. What can the dish tell us about the people there?Main idea: Chinese food in Shandong. Paragraph 4Then we moved to northern Xinjian
17、g. Some of our friends were Kazak and Inner Mongolian. These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses. As a result, their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire-usually boiled or roasted meat, such as lamb kebab.1. What is the favourite traditional dish of the people
18、 in North China? 2.What can the dish tell us about the people there?Main idea:Chinese food in Xinjiang.Paragraph 5These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses. Cause :Effect :As a result, their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.ThereforeThese groups traditiona
19、lly wandered the open range on horses. As a result, their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire-usually boiled or roasted meat, such as lamb kebab. Our travels then took us to South China, and then on to central China. In each place we went, we experienced wonderful local dishes,
20、 from Guangdongs elegant dim sum-small servings of food in bamboo steamers-to 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.1.What kind of Chinese dish
21、es did the author enjoy in South China and Central China? 2. What can we learn about Chinese through food?Main idea: Chinese food in Guangdong and Henan.Paragraph 6 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 th
22、ey 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 if you do not experience one, you
23、 can never really know the other.1.What can the food local people consume tell us?1.To sum up the main idea of paragraph 7.It can tell us their region, their life, their preference and their personalities. Main idea: Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.Paragraph 7culturecuisineDiscourse AnalysisPara
24、 1: You are what you eat.Para 2: Chinese food in America.Para 3: Chinese food in Beijing. Para 4: Chinese food in Shandong. Para 5: Chinese food in Xinjiang.Para 6: Chinese food in Guangdong and Henan.Para 7: Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.General Particular General Summary1. Do you think “cult
25、ure 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?Critical-thinking Yes，because so much of a culture is based upon food and how it is eaten a
26、nd served.spicy food vegetarian food junk food seafood sweets chocolate rice noodles onion garlic bacon ham sausage cabbage mushroom bean curdPossibly，people who like spicy food love excitement and new experiences. And people who like junk food like to enjoy life without worrying about the future. P
27、ost readingDiscuss and shareShow TimeHello,my dear friends.Welcome to China!I will recommend_to you.Because there are a lot of wonderful food. Such as_,Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.Let me tell you something about culture here_.OK! Hope you enjoy yourself in China!Appreciate a video about food
28、.1. Underline the words and expressions in the passage.2. Finish 课时跟踪十课时跟踪十.3. Translate and understand the passage.1. put more simply/ (to) put it simply简单地说，简而言之2. relateto 把和联系在一起3. refer to 指的是Paragraph 1Phrases4. a case in point 恰当的例子5. prior to 在之前的6. consist of 由组成（或构成）7. on the one hand on t
29、he other (hand) 一方面另一方面8. be afraid to do sth. 害怕做某事Paragraph 29. have a chance to do sth. 有机会做某事（不定式作定语）10. recommend sth. to sb. 向某人推荐某物11.fill with 用装满Paragraph 312. boiled dumplings served with vinegar 水饺配醋13. pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions 煎饼卷大葱Paragraph 414. over/ on an open fire 在篝火上15. lamp kebab 烤羊肉串Paragraph 516. elegant dim sum 精致的点心17. exceptional stewed noodles 特色炖面条Paragraph 618. at a minimum 至少19. tend to do sth. 易于做某事；倾向于做某事20. go hand in hand (两件事)密切相关地；携手共进Paragraph 7
