1、 Using Language Unit 3 Food and Culture Can you resist the temptation of these desserts?Or would you prefer these food in your daily life?Which food makes you enjoy life more?Read and predictWhat is the passage mainly about?Read the passage and get the main ideas of the paragraphs.Match the subheadi
2、ngs with the paragraphs.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5A.Slow Eating is GoodB.Reducing Sweets is KeyC.The Real Killer is SugarD.The Way You Look at Food is Most ImportantE.Keep It Fresh and Balanced Study the language and structureTask 1 Get to know the point and detail.Study
3、 the language and structureTask 1 Get to know the point and detail.1.What is a point in a passage?2.What kind of information is a detail?3.What is the relationship between a point and a detail?The writers opinion or the main idea.A small fact or feature about something.A detail is used to support a
4、point.1.What are the key details that support each point?A.The real driver of poor health is not so much fatty food,as it is sugar.Detail(s):_ _ _ _And in America,people who receive 25%of their daily calories or more through sugar are twice as likely to die from heart disease than people who receive
5、 less than 10%a day.Para 1B.Much of this extra sugar comes from sweets and sweet drinks.Detail(s):_ _The average American gets 1/3 of his or her sugar through sweet drinks alone.Para 2C.You can keep healthy by consuming different categories of fresh food rather than processed foods.Detail 1:_fruit a
6、nd vegetables are full of vitamins and fibre.Detail 2:_Processed foods often contain less nutrition,and have higher quantities of sugar,salt,and fat than fresh ingredients.Para 3D.A fundamental key to healthy eating is to eat slowly.Detail 1:_ _ Detail 2:_ _ _People who chew too quickly end up eatin
7、g too much food because they still feel hungry.Eating slowly also allows your body to digest your food better,and will allow you to enjoy your food more.Para 4Para 4Para 2Para 1Underline the linking words in the passage that introduce another way of saying what was already mentioned in the previous
8、sentence.Put more simplyIn other wordsWhat this means is thatPara 5Para 3Para 1Circle the linking words in the passage which show that contrasting ideas are being introduced.Whilerather thanratherUseful Linking WordsTo introduce another way of saying what was already mentioned:to put more simply,in
9、other words,what this means is that,that is(to say),to put this in another way,in simple words/terms,or rather,.To show that contrasting ideas are being introduced:however,while,rather than,rather,but,on the contrary,instead,conversely,whereas,on the other hand,unlike,nevertheless,otherwise,in contr
10、ast,.Useful Linking WordsTo list or add information:besides,also,in addition,what is more,moreover.To give examples:for example,for instance,such as,.Use what you have learnt to write an essay about your own diet.WritingDay 1:milk,pancake,eggs,rice,fish,cabbages,tomato soup,steamed bunDay 2:coffee,b
11、read,eggs,oranges,pork,onions,vegetables soup,noodlesDay 3:eggs,porridge,shaomai,apples,jiaozi,chicken soup,mutton,salad 1.What I ate/drank over the last 3 days:1.Eating various of things 2.Taking three meals each day3.Eating fruit and vegetables every day4.Seldom having sweet drinks1.Eating too qui
12、ckly2.Having candies sometimes3.Having supper too late sometimes2-1.Lists of good habits and bad habitsgood habitsbad habits2-2.Advice we learn from the text1.Cut down on desserts and cut out sweet drinks.2.Keep healthy by consuming different categories of fresh foods,especially fruit and vegetables
13、.3.Eat slowly.4.Eat a modest amount of food each time and form consistent eating habits.5.Have a healthy attitude towards foods.1.Sugar is a killer of health.2.Much of the extra sugar comes from sweets and sweet drinks.3.Fruit and vegetables are full of vitamins and fibre.4.Processed foods often con
14、tain less nutrition,and have higher quantities of sugar,salt,and fat.5.Meat,beans,or dairy products provide the necessary protein for strong bones and muscle growth.6.It takes about 20 minutes from the time you start eating for your brain to tell your body that you are full.2-3.Facts about diet and
15、nutrition we learn from the text3.Ways to improve my eating habits1.Take more time to eat.2.Say no to sweets.3.Have supper earlier.4.Have more fresh foods.4.Use your notes to write your essay.You can start like this:Overall,I think I have healthy/unhealthy eating habits.As for the things that I am d
16、oing right,Still,I should improve my eating habits by Does the writer use details to support each point?Does the writer use proper linking words to tie the essay together?Has the writer really thought about his or her diet carefully?Does the writer use vivid words to add stress to his or her points?Put up your essay in the classroom or read it to your class.
