1、You are what you eatThe food we are eating or we enjoy cooking relates a lot to our personality, character , and culture.Before reading1.What do you think the passage will say? The passage may tell us the relationship between _ and _.culture cuisineFast Reading(1)Figure out the structure and fill in
2、 the blanks according to the text.Para.7 Conclusion: _ and _ go hand in hand.CulturecuisineAmericaBeijingShandongXinjiangGunangdongHenanDetailed Reading What does the sentence “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.”mean according to Brillat-Savarin?A. Peoples health is related to w
3、hat they eat. B. Peoples appearance is related to what they eat. C. Peoples jobs are related to what they eat. D. Peoples personality, character, and culture are related to what they eat. (1) Read paragraph 1 and choose the best answer.(2) Read paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks.Place Cuisine/Dish P
4、eople or CultureAmericaGeneral Tsos chickenAmericans love bold, simple flavours,and are not afraid to try new foods. Detailed Reading（3）Read paragraph 3 and finish the following exercise.Place Cuisine/DishPeople or CultureBeijingSichuan cuisinePeople there offered them good friendshipDetailed Readin
5、g What is the favourite traditional dish of the people in Shandong? A. Dumplings.B. Boiled or roasted meat. C. Pancake rolls. D. Noodles. What is important to the people there?Why？ (4) Read paragraph 4 and find the answer. I observed that family is important to the people there. It has become a favo
6、urite traditional dish of the people in North China, where making dumplings has always been a family affair with everyonefrom the youngest to the oldestjoining in to help.Detailed Reading原文：Then we moved to northern Xinjiang. Some of our friends were Kazak and Inner Mongolian. These groups tradition
7、ally wandered the open range on horses. As a result, their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fireusually boiled or roasted meat, such as lamb kebab.How to cook dishes? In the kitchen Over an open fireThe style of cooking food in Xinjiang shows their _ Poverty Traditional geographi
8、cal culture(5) Read paragraph 5 and choose the best answers.Detailed Reading(6) Read paragraph 6-7 and finish the following exercises.Guangdong HenanWhat can we know the writers attitude to the relationship between culture and cuisine?A. Positive B.Passive C.Neutral(中立的中立的) D.Indifferentfoodculture
9、Para6. Everywhere, the food was as varied as the people. However, one thing is always true: Through food, Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness. Para7.What we can say, however, is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know t
10、he other.Dim sumstewed noodlesDetailed ReadingPost Reading(1)How is the passage developYou are what you eatDifferent_, different _, different _.Culture and cuisine can go hand in handTopic/objectStatementConclusionthe writing style: placesfoodlocal culturesexpositionWhen you are reading an expositio
11、n, you should look for:（可用中文）A._说明对象_B._说明过程_C._说明结果_.Post Reading(2)Talk about the reading strategies(策略) of the exposition(说明文).Tom is a foreign reporter who is interested in Chinese food and wants to know more about it .Now, he is interviewing you. Think about the local cuisine in your hometown and share your favourite food with him.TOM: Could you tell me something about your favourite cuisine in your hometown?YOU: My favourite dish is.TOM:Why do you like it?YOU:Because.WritingWrite a letter to your penfriend Li Hua to tell him your favourite food in your hometown. Homework
