1、 To read and learn to gain some knowledge about culture and cuisine in China To discuss the question:Are peoples personalities closely linked to the foods they eat?Please translate the quote into Chinese and discuss if you agree with her.食物在许多不同的层食物在许多不同的层面上把人们聚集在一面上把人们聚集在一起，它是心灵和身体起，它是心灵和身体的养料，是真正的
2、爱。的养料，是真正的爱。I agree with her.So often people show and receive love through food,and so in that sense food very much feeds both the body and the heart.But not only that,it binds us together.My mother always says she cooks the food because it is her way of showing love to her family.In China,the famil
3、ys life involves around the dinner table where the entire family is brought together as one.The memories of the food,the old recipes,and times spent together become treasured aspects of life.1 Where do you think this photo was taken?What is happening in this photo?2 Have you ever visited this place
4、or a place like it?What was it like?3 What kind of lives do these people lead?How are their lives similar to or different from that of your own?Look and discuss1 Where do you think this photo was taken?What is happening in this photo?I think it was taken in an ethnic minority village in the mountain
5、s of China.I can see tables laid end to end without a gap along the street like a long dragon,and local people are enjoying the long table banquet.The visual spectacle,made of assorted delicacies and people sitting together,is really breathtaking.2 Have you ever visited this place or a place like it
6、?What was it like?Yes,I visited a village very much like this in Guangxi,China.What I remember most was how shocking it was.3 What kind of lives do these people lead?How are their lives similar to or different from that of your own?Their lives in general are quite different to mine.Most of them work
7、 on farms,live very close to their relatives,and some do not have TVs or computers.I live in a big city and rely on modern technology for almost everything.The photo is of a 1,000-Person-Long-Table Banquet(千人千人长桌宴长桌宴)in the Miao Stockade village(苗寨苗寨)of One Thousand Households in Leishan,Guizhou.Thi
8、s feast has a tradition dating back over 1,000 years and is usually held for marriage celebrations and festivals.While traditionally it is a local family affair,in modern times this feast has sometimes been held on national holidays so that tourists can take part and enjoy the Miao culture.Backgroun
9、d informationThe foods are all Miao delicacies,and include lamb,pork,beef,chicken,freshwater fish,and tofu dishes.The Miao are one of the largest ethnic minority groups in China.Nearly half live in mountain villages in Guizhou.They are famous for their traditional costumes,which include large silver
10、 headdresses for the women.1 How many kinds of Chinese cuisine are there,and how can these cuisines be described?There are at least eight different kinds of Chinese cuisine:Shandon(fresh and salty),Sichuan(hot from chillies and from Sichuan peppercorns),Jiangsu(soft texture,a little sweet),Cantonese
11、(mild and slightly sweet),Fujian(umami taste,light),Zhejiang(fresh flavours,soft texture),Hunan(dry hot),and Anhui(fresh herbs,oily colourful).In addition,there are numerous cooking styles that are associated with ethnic minorities.Before you read,discuss these questions in groups.2 What,if anything
12、,do these cuisines tell you about the people who eat them?The cuisines certainly say something about the kinds of ingredients available to the people,and a lot about the kinds of flavours the people prefer.Discuss what you think this quote means:You are what you eat.You are what you eat.Tell me what
13、 you eat,and I will tell you what you are.It means that the kind of food we eat tells something about our personality,character,and culture.A.You are what you eat.B.Most famous foods in China.C.My exciting journey in China.D.My experiences of food and culture in China.Read the passage to see if you
14、share the same ideas as the author about the quote“You are what you eat”.And complete the tasks:1 Whats the main idea of the passage?2 Which of the following shows the structure of the text?A.B.C.D.3 The text is developed mainly _.A.by contrast B.by comparison C.by example D.by processRead the passa
15、ge again and match the main idea of each part.Para.1A.Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.Para.2 B.You are what you eat.Paras.36 C.My experience of Chinese food in America.Para.7 D.My chance to experience authentic Chinese food in different parts of China.Choose the best answer.1.Where is the writer
16、 of the article from?A.AustraliaB.England C.FranceD.America2.From the passage we can learn the writer and his family visited _ places in China.A.three B.four C.five D.six 3.We can infer from the text that the writer liked _.A English foodB.French food C.American foodD.Chinese food4.From the first vi
17、sit to China,the writer found the Chinese _.A bold and hot B warm-hearted and thoughtful C.friendly and kind D hard-working and faithfulUse the information from the text to complete the table below.Place Kind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureAmerica Beijing Chinese food changed to suit Am
18、erican tastesGeneral Tsos chickenAmericans love bold,simple flavours,and are not afraid to try new foods.Sichuan cuisineDishes with Sichuan peppercornsPeople there offered them good friendship.Place Kind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureShandong Shandong cuisineboiled dumplingsserved with
19、 vinegar,pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onionsFamily is important to the people there.Place Kind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureNorthwest ChinaXinjiang and Inner Mongolian cuisineboiled or roasted meat,such as lamb kebabPeople there traditionally wandered the open range
20、 on horses so their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.Place Kind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureSouth ChinaCentral ChinaGuangdong cuisinedim sumThrough food,Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.Henan cuisinestewed noodlesRead the text and comple
21、te the authors experiences with Chinese food.fried chickenrecipechef boiled dumplingsfamilywanderedroastedElegant Exceptionaltry new foodsfriendship and kindnessgo hand in handPut the following events in the correct order.A.I ate boiled dumplings.B.I tried elegant dim sum.C.I experienced General Tso
22、s chicken.D.I had lamb kebab.E.I tasted Sichuan peppercorns.F.I ate stewed noodles.CEADBFFind out what the underlined words refer to.1.Certainly,in many ways this seems to be true._2.This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe,however,so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese._ _Brillat-Savar
23、in related“You are what you eat”to our personality,character,and culture.fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce,flavoured with hot red peppers;General Tsos chicken3.With this,we had the pleasure of experiencing an entirely new taste:Sichuan peppercorns._4.It has become a favourite traditional dish o
24、f the people in North China._5.if you do not experience one,you can never really know the other._ the best food we had ever eaten boiled dumplings served with vinegar cuisine;cultureDecide whether the following statements are facts(F)or opinions(O).1.Certainly,in many ways this seems to be true.()2.
25、The food was wonderful and different.()3.The most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.()4.These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.()5.Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.()OOFFFMatch the causes to the effects below.Then find more exa
26、mples from the text.Sometimes 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 was raining,so I took my umbrella.”However,some cause-and-effect relationships are not direct,and some
27、may also have more than one cause or effect.Understand cause and effectCause1.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.EffectA.The chef just began filling our table wi
28、th 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.Family is important to the people in north China.Making dumplings has always been a family affair with everyone from the youngest to the o
29、ldest joining in to help.You experience the food of a culture.You get to know the people.Other possibilities include:Identify what rhetorical devices the sentences adopt.personification,quote,repetition,rhetorical question,pun(双关语双关语)1.“Tell me what you eat,and I will tell you what you are.”_ 2.it d
30、oes tell us a lot about Americans.It tells us,.,that Americans love.it tells us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods._quoterepetition3.Our travels then took us to South China,and then to central China._4.Could we also say,for example,that those who like bold flavour are bold themselves?.Ma
31、ybe.Maybe not._personificationrhetorical question;punpersonification,quote,repetition,rhetorical question,pun(双关语双关语)1.Put more simply,this means“You are what you eat.”2.This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe,however,so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese.3.Tired,hungry,and not knowin
32、g 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.Appreciate the underlined word(s)in each sentence and understand the function of them.4.With this,we had the pleasure of experience an entirely new taste:Sichuan peppercorns.
33、5.However,one thing is always true:Through food,Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.6.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 the other.佳句佳句1的的Put more simply是不是比是不是比thats to say更精致呢？更精致呢？去掉划线副词
34、再读句子，体会副词的恰当使用对表达准确、去掉划线副词再读句子，体会副词的恰当使用对表达准确、形象生动的不可或缺的作用。形象生动的不可或缺的作用。佳句佳句2、6中的前后否定句如果换成肯定句，会有怎样不同中的前后否定句如果换成肯定句，会有怎样不同表达效果？表达效果？佳句佳句3的的filling换成换成placing等类似的词，还能表达出厨师的等类似的词，还能表达出厨师的友善和热情吗？友善和热情吗？Complete the summary of the text.When French writer Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin talked about people
35、being what they eat,he was 1._(actual)referring to personality,character and culture.How true is this for the Chinese?Not being an authentic Chinese dish,Americas favourite Chinese dish,General Tsos chicken can probably only tell us about 2._(American)tastes.The food in Beijing is wonderful and diff
36、erent,but what is even more important is the friendship.actuallyAmericans3._(make)dumplings in Shandong however is a family affair with everyone from young to old joining in,showing how important family is.In Xinjiang,4._ people traditionally wandered through open country on horseback,cooking over a
37、n open fire,the food there not surprisingly consists 5._ boiled or roasted meat.6._ food throughout China is as varied as its people,perhaps it can only tell us what people grow in a region and something about the lives they lead.Makingwhereof Although One thing is for sure:Through food,Chinese peop
38、le everywhere show friendship and kindness.At a 7._,the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their region,what kinds of lives they lead,and what they like and do not like.In a 8._,culture and cuisine go together and one cannot be experienced without the other.wordminimumDiscu
39、ss the following questions in groups.1.Do you think“culture and cuisine go hand in hand”?Give your reasons.2.Imagine that it is true that peoples personalities are closely linked to the foods they eat.What does eating the following foods tell you about a person?spicy food vegetarian food junk food s
40、eafood sweets chocolate rice noodles onion garlic bacon ham sausage cabbage mushroom bean curd1.Yes,because so much of a culture is based upon food and how it is eaten and served.2.Possibly,people who like spicy food love excitement and new experiences.And people who like junk food like to enjoy lif
41、e without worrying about the future.Topic:Do you think food can still reflect different cultures?DebateDivide the students into two parts;one is the Positive side,and the other is the Negative side.Allow them to state their opinions and share as many reasons as possible.The Positive side:Culture and
42、 cuisine go hand in hand.People living in different places eat different kinds of food.For example,Chinese cuisine is different from Western cuisine because of different cultures.For example,A bite of China is not just a documentary about food.More importantly,it is a show of Chinese culture.The Neg
43、ative side:With the impact of globalisation,food no longer reflects cultures.With the development of globalisation,food from different places is available everywhere.The combination of Chinese and Western food is common now.In this fast-changing world,everything is changing,including cuisines.put mo
44、re simply 简单简单地说，简而言之地说，简而言之relateto 涉及涉及，有关，有关refer to 指指；涉及；提及；涉及；提及prior to 在在之前的（之前的（to是介词）是介词）consist of 由由组成组成on the one hand on the other(hand)一方面一方面另另一方面一方面be afraid to do sth.害怕害怕做某事做某事have a chance to do sth.有有机会做某事（不定式作定语）机会做某事（不定式作定语）recommend sb./sth.to sb.向某人向某人推荐推荐fill with 用用装满装满stuff with 用用填满填满sliceoff 切下切下over/on an open fire 在在篝火上篝火上such as 例如例如hand in hand 手拉手手拉手;密切关联密切关联的的1.Underline the sentences you like best in the passage and recite them.2.Preview the next part:Learning About Language.
