1、Unit 1What do you usually do when you are in a bad mood?BrainstormCan you guess what comfort food is according to the title of the article and the picture?Rice pudding cheers me up whenever I feel unhappy.Comfort food has the unique power to make us feel better.Comfort foods are highly individual,de
2、pending on their own unique experiences.Comfort food gives the“taste of home”to people who feel homesick when they move to a new country.para1para2para3para4para5Comfort food is food for the soul.General readingl How does the author introduce the topic of comfort food?A.by making a comparison B.by i
3、ntroducing the definition C.by giving personal experience D.by telling a storyl When feeling lonely and in a bad mood,what does the author usually do?A.Eating rice pudding B.Going outside to walk C.Talking with families D.Listening to wonderful storiesDetailed readingl Whats the authors secret recip
4、e?l What does the author compare the flavour of the rice pudding to in the first paragraph?A time machine that transports the author back to her sunny childhood.Rice pudding：rice,milk and sugar,cooked low and slowpara 1l What is the topic of this article according to Para 2?l How does the comfort fo
5、od make up for bad feeling?It often makes up for bad feelings by recalling happy memories of the people,things or places we love.A particular type of comfort food whose power mainly lies in the association it calles to mind.para 2In its broadest sense,comfort food refers to _.In a narrow sense,comfo
6、rt food refers to _ _.any food that makesDefinition us feel bettera particular type of food whose power mainly lies in the association it calls to mindAccording to the author,what is the definition of comfort food?para 3By connecting with our happy childhood and being tied up with the feeling of bei
7、ng taken care of l Why are comfort foods individual in different peoples opinions?l How does comfort food such as chicken soup cheer us up?Because they vary from person to person,depending on our own unique experience.l For people who move away from their home country,what largely determines their c
8、omfort food?l How does the author explain the relationship between comfort food and ones sense of belonging in paragraph 4?l For people who move away from their home country,what largely determines their comfort food?l How does the author explain the relationship between comfort food and ones sense
9、of belonging in paragraph 4?quote(引用引用)some food experts words _give examplesconclusiondraw a _.para 4Where they come from.1unlock memories of a time L212take us back to our culture roots L313recall happy memories L154lift ones spirits L3para 5How do you understand the last sentence of this article“
10、Its food for the soul”?This article talks about a type of comfort food_ power mainly lies in the associations it calls to mind by recalling happy memories.Comfort foods vary from person to person,depending _our own unique experiences.If we grow up eating certain foods in our family,then those foods
11、tend _(link)with positive emotions.The feeling of _(happy)and sense of belonging can become _ (particular)important to people who move away from their home country._is hardest to give up the food that you grow up with.Comfort food takes us back to our cultural roots,_(give)us the“taste of home”.Comf
12、ort food tastes good and by building an _(emotion)bond with our happy memories,always makes us feel good.Its food for the soul.whoseonto be linked happinessparticularlyItgivingemotionalConsolidation Further thinkingl What is the authors purpose for writing this article?The author wants to point out
13、that food is not only useful for keeping us alive and healthy,but in the form of comfort food,it also benefits us emotionally by lifting our spirits.l In your opinion,is there any difference between ones comfort food and favourite food?Give your reasons.I think peoples favourite food and comfort foo
14、d are different in two ways.First,peoples favourite food can come and go,while their comfort food often remains the same.Second,peoples favourite food often connects with satisfying their hunger,while comfort food usually connects with memories from their childhood.l Apart from the function of relie
15、ving our hunger and healing our hearts,what other functions does food have?List examples.zongzi reminds us of the historical story of Qu Yuan.mooncakes and tangyuan represents family reunion.DiscussionFood is part of our history and culture.Homework Writing What foods can remind you of your happy memories?Give your reasons.Please write a composition to describe your comfort food and the memories they recall.Only food and love cannot be failed!
