1、UNIT 3FOOD AND CULTURESection AReading and ThinkingIn this period, you will：1. read about the culture and cuisine in China. 2. learn some words and expressions about the culture and cuisine. 3. show your own opinions on the given topic.Aims2.Why do you think they are gathering together ?1.What are t
2、he people doing ?The guests are sitting at the tables sharing the food.There are other people walking on the street.They are probably celebrating a festival.Warm upThe photo is of a 1,000-Person-Long-Table Banquet in the Miao Stockade village(苗寨苗寨) of One Thousand Households in Leishan , Guizhou . T
3、his feast has a tradition dating back over 1,000 years and is usually held for marriage celebrations and festivals.筵席，宴会筵席，宴会宴会，盛宴宴会，盛宴八大菜系1. How many kinds of Chinese cuisine are there, and how can these cuisines be described?There are at least eight different kinds of Chinese cuisine：Shandong（fres
4、h and salty），Sichuan（hot from chillies and from Sichuan peppercorns），Jiangsu（soft texture，a little sweet），Cantonese （mild and slightly sweet），Fujian（umami taste，light），Zhejiang（fresh flavours，soft texture），Hunan（dry hot），and Anhui（fresh herbs，oily colourful）. In addition，there are numerous cooking s
5、tyles that are associated with ethnic minorities.Discussion八大菜系 2. What, if anything, do these cuisines tell you about the people who eat them?The cuisines certainly say somethingabout the kinds of ingredients availableto the people，and a lot about the kindsof flavours the people prefer.DiscussionTe
6、xtual pattern analysisThe French author Jean Anthelme 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 person
7、ality, character and culture.1. Find out the key sentence of paragraph 1. 2. 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.Paragraph 1 Certainly, in many ways this seems to be true. Chinese cuisine is a cas
8、e in point. Prior to coming 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
9、with hot red peppers. This is probably 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 flavours. And, since the dish was also invented recently, it
10、 tells us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods.1.In America, what kind of Chinese food did the author once experience?2. What is Americas most popular Chinese dish? And what can the dish tell us about Americans?The changed Chinese food Main idea: the first experience with Chinese cuisine i
11、n America Paragraph 2 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. Tired, hungry
12、, 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 imp
13、ortant 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: the experience with Sichuan cuisine in Beijing Paragraph 3 We soon moved to Shandong Province in the east
14、ern 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 affair with everyone-from the y
15、oungest to the oldest-joining in to help. Later, I learnt 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: the experienc
16、e with Shandong cuisine in Shandong Paragraph 4Then we moved to northern Xinjiang. 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
17、meat, such as lamb kebab.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: the experience with northwest China cuisine in XinjiangParagraph 5 Our travels then took us to South China, and then on to central China. In
18、each place we went, we experienced wonderful local dishes, 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 everywher
19、e show friendship and kindness.1.What kind of Chinese dishes did the author enjoy in South China and Central China? 2. What can we learn about Chinese through food?Main idea: the experience with south and central China cuisineParagraph 6 At a minimum, the kinds of food local people consume tell us w
20、hat 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 c
21、ulture and cuisine go hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know the other.1.What can the food local people consume tell us?2.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 an
22、d cuisine go hand in hand.Paragraph 7PlaceKind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureAmericaBeijingShandongUse the information from the text to complete the table below.Chinese food was changed to suit American tastesGeneral Tsos chickenAmericans love bold，simple flavours，and are not afraid to
23、 try new foods.Sichuan cuisinedishes with SichuanpeppercornsPeople there offeredthem good friendship.Shandong cuisineboiled dumplingsserved with vinegar；pancake rolls stuffedwith sliced Chinesegreen onionsFamily is important tothe people there.PlaceKind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureNo
24、rthwestChinaSouth ChinaCentral ChinaUse the information from the text to complete the table below.Xinjiang and InnerMongolian cuisineboiled or roastedmeat，such as lambkebabPeople there traditionallywandered the openrange on horses so theirtraditional foods arewhat you can cook overan open fire.dim s
25、umGuangdong cuisineHenan cuisinestewed noodlesThrough food，Chinesepeople everywhere showCentral China Henan cuisine stewed noodles friendship and kindness.Discourse AnalysisPara 1: You are what you eat.Para 2: the first experience with Chinese cuisine in America Para 3: the experience with Sichuan c
26、uisine in Beijing Para 4: the experience with Shandong cuisine in Shandong Para 5: the experience with northwest China cuisine in XinjiangPara 6: the experience with south and central China cuisinePara 7: Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.General Particular General Pragmatic AnalysisWhat is the wr
27、iting purpose of this passage? To introduce the culture and cuisine in China Who is the intended reader? The people who interested in culture and cuisineWhats the authors attitude? He think culture and cuisine have a very close relationship.1Do you think “culture and cuisine go hand in hand”? Give y
28、our reasons.Yes，because so much of a culture is based up.Critical-thinking2.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?Possibly，people who like spicy food love excitement and new experience
29、s. And people who like junk food like to enjoy life without worrying about the future. Critical-thinkingspicy food vegetarian food junk food seafood sweets chocolate rice noodles onion garlic bacon ham sausage cabbage mushroom bean curdPhrases1 put more simply/ (to) put it simply简单地说，简而言之2 relateto
30、把和联系在一起3 refer to指的是4 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 recommend sth. to sb.向某人推荐某物8 fillwith 用装满9 boiled dumplings served with vinegar水饺配醋10 pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions 煎饼卷大葱11 lamp kebab 烤羊肉串12 elegant dim sum 精致的点心13 exceptional stewed noodles
31、特色炖面条14 at a minimum 至少15 tend to do sth. 易于做某事；倾向于做某事16 go hand in hand (两件事)密切相关地；携手共进Phrases1 put more simply/ (to) put it simply2 relateto 3 refer to4 a case in point5 prior to6 consist of7 recommend sth. to sb.8 fillwith1 简单地说，简而言之2 把和联系在一起3 指的是4 恰当的例子5 在之前的6 由组成（或构成）7 向某人推荐某物8 用装满Phrases9 水饺配醋
32、10 煎饼卷大葱11 烤羊肉串12 精致的点心13 特色炖面条14 至少15 易于做某事；倾向于做某事16 (两件事)密切相关地；携手共进9 boiled dumplings served with vinegar10 pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions11 lamp kebab12 elegant dim sum13 exceptional stewed noodles14 at a minimum15 tend to do sth. 16 go hand in hand 阅读理解（根据课文内容选择正确答案） 1. W
33、here is the writer of the article from? A. Australia. B. England. C. France. D. America. 2. From the passage we can learn the writer and his family visited in China. A. Three places B. Four places C. Five places D. Six places 3. We can infer from the text that the writer liked . A. English food B. F
34、rench food C. American food D. Chinese food 4. By the first visit to China，the writer found the Chinese . A. bold and hot B. warm-hearted and thoughtful C. friendly and kind D. hard-working and faithful 附：课文预习自测附：课文预习自测 语法填空（根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文）Most people relate “You are what you eat” to healthy eating
35、. It 1（actual）refers to personality, character, and culture. Chinese cuisine is a case in point. When introduced to America, it 2 （change）to suit American tastes, which tells us Americans like trying new foods. Later, I visited China and 3 （experience） authentic Chinese food. In Beijing, we ate in a
36、 restaurant where the chef treated us to dinner 4 （consist） of Sichuan peppercorns. It was wonderful but what was even more important was the friendship. In Shandong Province, we had 5（boil）dumplings with vinegar. I found making dumplings is always an affair with the whole family. In South China and
37、 central China, I experienced local dishes from Guangdongs elegant dim sum to the 6 （exception）stewed noodles in Henan. Through food, Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness. At 7 minimum, the kinds of food 8 （consume）by local people tell us what they grow in their region, what kinds of lives they lead, and 9 they like and do not like. All in all, culture and cuisine go hand 10 hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know the other. actuallyis changedexperiencedconsistingboiledexceptionalaconsumedwhatinTHE END
