1、Unit 3 Food and CultureReading and ThinkingCulture and CuisineUnderstand the link betweenfood and culture1.What scene can you see from the picture?Are you familiar with it?2.Where and when do you think this picture was taken?3.What are the people doing in this picture?4.Why are they gathering togeth
2、er?BACKGROUND INFORMATIONLong Table Banquet,also known as Long Street Banquet(长街宴),is a time-honored culinary tradition prevailing among the Hani,Miao,Dong and Yi people.As an epitome of their food culture,etiquette,custom,singing and dancing,Long Street Banquet is usually held during festivals,gran
3、d occasions such as wedding ceremonies or newborn babies one-year-old birthday parties.Nowadays,as long as you join a group tour,you can experience this timeworn tradition all year around in the majority of Miao,Dong,Hani or Yi villages,which are mainly scattered in Southwest China,a treasure trove
4、of minorities.H a v e y o u e v e r H a v e y o u e v e r visited this place or visited this place or places like it?places like it?The video shows a wedding scene of the Miao people.Watch the video and discuss what interests you most with you partners.PREDICTIONLook at the title and the picture.Wha
5、t do you think this article is about?1.Are you able to talk about Chinese food in general?2.Are you able to tell the differences among the regions?3.Are you able to give some information about traditional Chinese food?Discuss these questions in groups.1.How many kinds of Chinese cuisine are there,an
6、d how can these cuisines be described?2.What,if anything,do these cuisines tell you about the people who eat them?Throughout the country there is a great diversity of cuisine.Chinas vast territory and long history have given birth to distinct regional cuisines.Eight well-known cuisines in China:Shan
7、gdong cuisine,Sichuan cuisine,Guangdong cuisine,Fujian cuisine,Jiangsu cuisine,Zhejiang cuisine,Hunan cuisine,Anhui cuisine.（中国饮食文化的菜系，是指在一定区域内，由于气候、地形、历史、物产及饮食风俗的不同，经过漫长历史演变而形成的一整套自成体系的烹饪技艺和风味，并被全国各地承认的地方菜肴。现代汉民族饮食最为出名的是鲁、川、粤、闵、苏、浙、湘、徽等八大菜系。）Chinese Name:鲁菜 l ciTime of Origin:Spring and Autumn Peri
8、od(770-476 BC)Shandong cuisine,originated from Zibo,Shandong,is considered as the No.1 of 8 great cuisines of China for these reasons:it is the only self-originated cuisine among the 8 major Chinese cuisines while others are influenced by other cuisines more or less;Shandong cuisine history is the l
9、ongest among all cuisines;it has the most abundant cooking techniques and the most difficult cooking and cutting methods.Most Shandong dishes are umami and moderately salty,sweet and sour dishes are also well-liked.Representative dishes are Sweet and Sour Carp,Braised Sea Cucumber with Scallion,Brai
10、sed Intestines in Brown Sauce and Braised Prawns in Oil.Chinese Name:川菜 chun ciSichuan cuisine,or Szechuan cuisine and Chuan cuisine,is one of the eight Chinese cuisines popular in Sichuan and Chongqing area,even globally and it has the largest market share in China.Sichuan cuisine dishes are featur
11、ed with hot,spicy and fish-flavor taste,colorful appearance,abundant using of seasonings especially pepper and prickly ashes and various cooking methods.Chinese Name:粤菜 yu ciTime of Origin:Han Dynasty(202 BC-220 AD)Cantonese cuisine,also called Yue cuisine or Guangdong cuisine is one of the eight ma
12、jor cuisines with a long history of about 2,000 years.It is featured with widely use of materials and rich cooking methods.Cantonese dishes taste mild,fresh and natural.The most famous include White Cut Chicken,Cantonese Roasted Goose and Roasted Suckling Pig.Most of the Chinese restaurants abroad a
13、re Cantonese restaurants,making Cantonese cuisine the most popular Chinese cuisine around the world and the representative of Chinese cuisines in the world.It consists of three branches:Guangzhou dishes,Chaozhou dishes and Dongjiang dishes,and each has its own characteristics.Task1ParagraphMain idea
14、1234567Lead readers in the topic by explaining the quote“You are what you eat.”Chinese food in America has changed to suit American flavor.My experience of authentic Chinese food in Beijing.What I learn about in Chinese food culture in Shandong Province.Cuisine in XinjiangCuisine in South ChinaWhat
15、can various kinds of food tell us.The first paragraph has a quote:“You are what you eat.”In pairs,discuss what you think this saying means.Then read the article to see if you share the same ideas as the author.Meanwhile,fill in the chart with the main idea of each paragraph.Culture and Cuisine CULTU
16、RE AND CUISINEThe 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 actually referring to our personality,c
17、haracter,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 that had been changed to suit American tastes.For example,Americas most popular Chinese dish is Gener
18、al 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 the Chinese.On the other hand,it does tell us a lot about Americans.It tells us,for example,that Americans
19、love bold,simple flavours.And,since the dish was also invented recently,it tells us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods.How does the writer understand the quote?The food we are eating or we enjoy cooking relates a lot to our personality,character,and culture.Example:General Tsos chickenAm
20、ericans recipeAmericans personalityReadingWhat are his comments towards these cuisines?ReadingLater,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 r
21、ecommended to us by a friend,and finally,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 fo
22、od was wonderful and different,but what was even more important was the friendship offered us.Why did the writer feel friendship from the food they had in Beijing?Paragraph 3-6 is about authors experience of foods in different regions of China.We soon moved to Shandong Province in the eastern part o
23、f 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 youngest to the
24、 oldest joining in to help.Later,I learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.Then 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,the
25、ir traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire usually boiled or roasted meat,such as lamb kebab.ReadingOur travels then took us to South China,and then on to central China.In each place we went,we experienced wonderful local dishes,from Guangdongs elegant dim sum small servings of foo
26、d 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.At a minimum,the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their reg
27、ion,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 culture and cuisine go hand in hand,and
28、 if you do not experience one,you can never really know the other.WHAT is a food and WHAT is not a food?HOW food is prepared and BY WHOM?WHO eats the food and WITH WHOM?HOW often and WHEN foods are eaten?Do people have taste preferences or special meaning of food?ReadingFollowing the authors steps,w
29、e have a brief study about foods in different regions of China.Read the last paragraph carefully.Think about these questions with the passage and your own knowledge.Task2Find out answers in the text:拓展阅读It tells people that Americans love bold,simple flavors and are not afraid to try new foods.Famil
30、y.Because it had been recommended to them by a friend.They traditionally wandered the open range on horses.1.What does the dish General Tsos chicken tell about Americans?3.What did the writer find is important to people in China while he was in Shandong?4.Why did people in Xinjiang enjoy cooking ove
31、r an open fire?5.What does the food local people consume tell the writer?2.Why did the writer and his family go to a Sichuan restaurant in Beijing?It tells us what people grow in their region and what kinds of lives they lead,what they like or dislike.General Tsos chicken is named for Tso Tsung-tang
32、,a 19th-century general who is one of their best-known historical figures.But although many Chinese dishes are named after famous person,there is no record of any dish named after Tso.In 1949,Chiang Kai-shek and Nationalist Party fled to the island of Taiwan.They took with them many talented people,
33、including a number of notable chefs,and foremost among them was Peng Chang-kuei.He created this dish in the1950s,and brought it with him when he moved to the U.S.in 1973,making it sweeter for American palates.This version is adapted from the original,hot and sour and lacking the sweetness of its Ame
34、ricanized counterpart.Use the information from the text to complete the table below.PlaceKind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureAmericaChinese food changed to suit American tastesGeneral Tsos chickenAmericans love bold,simple flavours,and are not afraid to try new foods.BeijingSichuan cuis
35、inedishes with Sichuan peppercornsPeople there offered them good friendship.ShandongShangdong cuisingboiled dumplings served with vinegar;pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onionsFamily is important to the people there.Northwest ChinaXinjiang and Inner Mongolian cuisineboiled or roasted
36、 meat,such as lamb kebabPeople there traditionally wandered the open range on horses so their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.South ChinaGuangdong cuisinedim sumThrough food,Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.Central ChinaHenan cuisinestewed noodlesEven
37、in immigrant countries like American,different ethnic groups keep their own food habits.Read the information below,it is about different peoples core foods.Have you ever tried these core foods in your meals?Task3Task4Match the causes to the effects below.Then find more examples from the text.Effect
38、A.The chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten.B.Their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.C.Chinese food in America is changed to suit American tastes.Cause1.The flavour preferences of Americans often differ from those of the Chinese.2.We had no i
39、dea how to order food.3.T h e s e g r o u p s traditionally wandered the open range on horses.Understand cause and 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.For example,“It wa
40、s raining.so l took my umbrella.”However,s o m e c a u s e-a n d-e f f e c t relationships are not direct,and some may also have more than one cause or effect.4.family is important to the people there(Shan Dong).D.Making dumplings has always been a family affair with everyone.What conclusion does th
41、e author get after his experience in China?culture and cuisine go hand in hand句式讲解【句式剖析】本句是一个强调句，强调的是句子中的谓语动词tell，由于时态是一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数形式，所以借助动词does表强调。该强调形式只能用于肯定句中。She does go to school by bus every day.她的确每天乘公共汽车去上学。1.On the other hand,it does tell us a lot about Americans.另一方面，它确实告诉了我们很多关于美国人的事情。
42、【句式拓展】对句中的谓语动词进行强调时，需要根据主语的人称及句子的时态借助助动词do/does/did来表示。I do hope I can be chosen as a spokesman for polar bears.我的确希望能被选中担任北极熊代言人。I did call her last night,but I didnt get through.我昨晚的确给她打电话了，但是没接通。Do be careful when you are crossing the street next time.下次过马路时一定要小心。really 真的（普通语气）exactly 严格来讲，确切来说，
43、从准确度来说truly 真实地，真诚地，从情感上来说actually 实际上，事实上=in fact 从实际事情上出发，和事实比较indeed 确实，实在；真正地，多么（一般用在句尾）表强调的用法2.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.我们又累又饿，而且一句汉语也不会，压根儿不知道如何点餐。于是（便让）厨师尽管把食物往桌子上摆，
44、那可是我们吃过的最棒的饭菜。【句式剖析句式剖析】Tired,hungry,and not knowing a word of Chinese是we had no idea.的状语，and并列连接了形容词和动词-ing形式，表示当时“我们”所处的状态。同时，前面部分又和so the chef just began.并列，表达因果关系。tired,hungry是形容词作状语，说明谓语动词发生时主语所处的状态。Tired and hungry,the man refused to go on with the work.又累又饿，那个人拒绝继续工作。Busy with his work,he has
45、 no time to go to the movie.忙于工作，他没有时间去看电影。【句式拓展】形容词作状语在句中可以表示行为方式或伴随状况、原因、时间或条件等。For a moment I just stood there,and saw the deep water,afraid.我在那儿呆呆地站了一会儿，非常害怕地看着深深的水。句式讲解课后练习II.课文语法填空 According to the French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin,we eat can show our personality,character,and cultur
46、e.Chinese cuisine is a good example.Prior to (come)to China,I only experienced Chinese food that (change)to suit American tastes.Americas most popular Chinese dish is General Tsos chicken,which tells us a lot about us Americans.When I came to Beijing,a friend recommended a Sichuan restaurant where w
47、e had the (please)of experiencing an entirely new taste:Sichuan peppercorns.What was even _ important was the friendship offered us.In Shandong,I liked boiled dumplings (serve)with vinegar best.I observed that family is important to the people there.In northern Xinjiang,I enjoyed boiled or roasted m
48、eat.we went,we experienced wonderful local dishes.Although the food was as (vary)as the people,Chinese people everywhere show friendship and _(kind)through food.From my experiences,I know that culture and cuisine go hand in hand,and if you do not experience one,you can never (real)know the other.KEY
49、S:I.1.consumed 2.maximum;minimum 3.consist 4.Prior 5.priorityII.what;coming;had been changed;pleasure;more;served;Everywhere;varied;kindness;really I.根据汉语及首字母提示完成句子。1.He was _(充满内心)with jealousy.2.We aim to get the _(最大量)benefit with the _(最小量)effect.3.Water _ of hydrogen and oxygen.(含有）4._ to the m
50、eeting,we discussed the matter.(在之前）5.The students safety is the _ of our school.(首先有考虑的事情).Spaghett is a long,thin,solid,cylindrical(圆柱形的)noodle pasta.It is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine.Like other pasta,spaghetti is made of milled wheat and water and sometimes enriched with vitamins
