1、 To read for critical thinking To use textual features to understand a text To make inferences while readingLook at the photographs about food served at Spring Festival.Do you familiar with each food?Do you know the meaning of each dish?Have you eaten them before?What are the foods most typical in o
2、ur area?Which one is your favorite?Food plays a major role in celebrations in China.Spring Festival dishes are full of special cultural meanings,and are seen as a way for people to express their hopes and wishes for the coming year.Before reading,learn some new words:surplus n._ indicate v._dough n.
3、_ transition n._prosperity n._ currency n._ingredient n._ longevity n._盈余盈余生面团生面团繁荣繁荣烹调的原料烹调的原料表明表明过渡过渡货币货币长寿长寿Which Spring Festival dishes are believed to bring fortune?Deep-fried fish in sweet and sour sauce,Chinese dumplings,and Eight Treasure rice pudding are believed to bring good fortune.Which
4、 dishes symbolise happiness in the New Year?Eight Treasure rice pudding and Four Joy meatballs symbolise happiness in the New Year.What cultural meanings can you infer from the names of the dishes?Wealth and prosperity is highly prized in Chinese culture as dishes such as deep-fried fish and jiaozi
5、have word play and meanings related to these ideas.Tips:The English names of the dishes are made based on translations from the Chinese language,and many dishes represent an aspect of Chinese culture.Think about how language and culture helped to name dishes,especially,Four Joy meatballs,and Eight Treasure rice pudding.Search the Internet to find out more about special dishes at Spring Festival,and form your findings into a short passage.
