1、Unit - Period 1 Reading & Thinking spiceLead-inHow many kinds of cuisines in China? What What are they? Why are there so many cuisines in China? Different regions Different weather conditions Different cultures causeeffectChinese various cuisines reflect diverse/ broad Chinese culture! What you eat
2、reflects your _.culturehealth condition Topic (Para.1)_ “You are what you eat.”Body (Para.2 Para.6 ) Conclusion (Para.7)_My _ with Chinese food.different experiences Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.Reading for structureTopic (Para.1)_ “You are what you eat.”Reading for details Why does the autho
3、r quote Jeans words at the beginning? To introduce the topic of the passage What does the quote mean ?What we eat reflects our eating habit, personality, character and culture. This America PlaceWhat Chinese cuisine？(typical dish)My comments people/ cultureChinese food changed to suit American taste
4、s(General Tsos chicken) Americans are bold, confident and dare to try.“This” refers tofried chicken covered in a sweet recipe.not authenticcauseeffectChinese food changed to suit American tastes General Tsos chickennot authenticMy different experiences with Chinese cuisines (Para.2-6) Work in pairs
5、and fill out the rest parts of the chart . AmericaBeijingShandongprovinceNorthen XinjiangPeople/ CultureMy comments Chinese cuisine(typical dish)PlaceAmericans are bold, confident and dare to try.South & Central ChinaCuisine/Comment People/CultureChinaplacePrior to coming to China Americans love _fl
6、avours, and are not afraid to_. bold, simple try new thingsAmericaHe tasted: _General Tsos chickenThrough the food , we know that :not authenticChinaBeijingSichuan Cuisinepeppercorns People are _ . friendlyHe tasted: _Through the food , he found that :People/CultureCuisine/Comment Laterauthentic, th
7、e best,an entirely new taste,wonderful and differentHe tasted: _ChinaShandongShandong CuisinePeople think highly of _. familyThrough the food, he observed that :Soonpancake rollsChinese green onionPeople/CultureCuisine/Comment favoriteChinaXinjiangXinjiang & Inner Mongolian cuisinelamb kebab He lear
8、nt their lifestyle: _ traditionally wandered the open range on horsesHe tasted: _CuisinePeople/CultureThenChinaXinjiangXinjiang & Inner Mongolian cuisinelamb kebab He learnt their lifestyle: _ traditionally wandered the open range on horsesHe tasted: _CuisinePeople/CultureThenPeople are _. simple, d
9、irect, enthusiastic, broad-minded, etc.ChinaGuangdongCantonese cuisinedim sum People there live a(an) _ lifestyle elegant He tasted: _Cuisine/Comment People/CultureThenwonderful, small, elegant_ChinaHenanYu cuisineStewed noodles exceptional Cuisine/Comment People/CultureAlthough the food was as _ as
10、 the people,what they show in common is _variedfriendship and kindnessConclusioncuisinecultureThey go hand in hand. What is the relationship between culture and cuisine?Suggestion: cuisinecultureIf you do not experience one, you can never really know the other.Reading for languageUnderstand cause an
11、d effectSometimes two ideas are related to each other by cause and effect. That is, one thing causes something else to happen. Cause-and-effect relationships can be direct. It was raining, so I took my umbrella. However, some cause-and-effect relationships are not direct, and some may also have more
12、 than one cause or effect. 1. The flavour preferences of Americans often differ from those of the Chinese.2. We had no idea how to order food.3. These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.A. The chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten.B. Their traditi
13、onal foods are what you can cook over an open fire.C. Chinese food in America is changed to suit American tastes.Match the causes and effects below. cause effectConnectors: as a result, as a consequence, so, so that, because, since, thus, therefore . More examples from the text:(Para.2)(Para.2)(Para
14、.3)(Para.3)(Para.4)(Para.4)(Para.2)(Para.2)The Chinese food is probebly not an authentic Chines recipe, so it cannot tell us a lot about Americans._, Tired, hungry, and not knowing a word of Chinese, we had no idea how to order._.Family is important to the people there. It has become a favourite traditional dish of the people in North China._. Since the dish was also invented recently, it tells us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods._. _
