1、Reading and ThinkingDo you know how many kinds of cuisines in China?What are they?Lead-inThere are at least eight different kinds of Chinese cuisine:Shandong,Sichuan,Jiangsu,Cantonese,Fujian,Zhejiang,Hunan,and Anhui.Do you know the features of these cuisines?Food cooked in a certain wayWhat do you t
2、hink the text is about?Maybe it is about different kinds of Chinese food and the culture each food represents.4.Which is the topic sentence?Skim for main information3.Which is the topic paragraph?2.In what order does this text is developed?1.What genre is the passage?Its an reason exposition.In time
3、 order.The last paragraph.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.Para2:Chinese food in _ Para7:_Para1:_General statementConclusionAnalyze the structureSupporting detailsPara3:Chinese food in _Para4:Chin
4、ese food in _Para5:Chinese food in _Para6:Chinese food in _You are what you eat.AmericaBeijingShandongXinjiangGuangdong and HenanCulture and cuisine go hand in hand.1.Why does the writer mention the French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in the first paragraph?Read paragraph1 and think over the
5、 questions.Careful readingTo introduce a famous saying about food and personality:You are what you eat.“Tell me what you eat,and I will tell you what you are.”“You are what you eat!”However,Brillat-Savarin was actually referring to our personality,character,and culture.The quote is used here to intr
6、oduce the topic:You are what you eat!2.How does the writer understand the saying You are what you eat.?Read paragraph 2 and think over the questions.1.Whats the most popular Chinese dish in America?2.What does this dish consist of?3.Why cant this dish tell us much about the Chinese?4.Why does Genera
7、l Tsos chicken tell us that Americans are not afraid to try new food?5.What does this dish tell us about Americans?General Tsos chickenIt consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce,flavoured with hot red peppers.Because it is not an authentic Chinese recipe.Since the dish was invented recent
8、ly.Americans love bold,simple flavours.Read paragraph3 and think over the questions.1.Why did the author and his family go to a Sichuan restaurant in Beijing?2.Whats the entirely new taste did the author experience?3.How did the author feel the food?4.What did the author think of the people?Because
9、of recommendation.Sichuan peppercorns.The food was wonderful and different.They thought the people there were friendly.Read paragraph 4 and think over the questions.1.What was the authors favourite dish there?2.Whats the most famous food in Shandong?3.Why did boiled dumplings become a favourite dish
10、 of the people in North China?4.What is important to the people there?Boiled dumplings served with vinegar.Pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.Making dumplings has always been a family affair with everyone-from the youngest to the oldest-joining in to help.Family is important to t
11、he people there.Read paragraph 5 and think over the questions.1.What are the traditional foods in northern Xinjiang?2.Why do people in northwest China cook traditional foods over an open fire?Their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire boiled or roasted meat,such as lamb kebab.Be
12、cause people there traditionally wandered the open range on horses.BeijingShandongGuangdongHenannorthern XinjiangRead paragraph 6 and think over the questions.1.What re the typical dishes in Guangdong and Henan?2.Do people living in different places eat the same food?3.Do people eating different foo
13、ds share the same culture?4.Do they have something in common?Elegant dim sum and exceptional stewed noodles.No,everywhere,the food was as varied as the people.No.Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.Read paragraph 7 and think over the questions.1.What can the kinds of foods local p
14、eople consume tell us?2.How to understand“culture and cuisine go hand in hand”?Cuisine in certain place can tell us what the local people like to eat,grow or dislike.The food flavor they eat the food features they cook also well demonstrate the personality,characters or culture of the local people.P
15、lace Kind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureAmericaBeijingShandongNorthwest ChinaSouth ChinaCentral China Chinese food changed to suit American tastesGeneral Tsos chickenAmericans love bold and simple flavours,and are not afraid to try new foods.Sichuan cuisinedish with Sichuan peppercorns
16、People there offered them good friendshipShandong cuisineXinjiang cuisineGuangdong cuisineHenan cuisineboiled dumplings served with vinegar;pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onionsFamily is important to the people there.boiled or roasted meat,such as lamb kebabPeople traditionally wand
17、ered the open range on horses.dim sumThrough food,Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.stewed noodlesCause1.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.
18、Understand cause and effectMatch the causes to the effects below.EffectA.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.Understand cause and effe
19、ctSometimes 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 may also have more
20、 than one cause or effect.Signal words used to identify causes and effects:because,as,since,so,therefore,consequently,as a result,and due to.1.What is the writers purpose in writing this text?Pragmatic AnalysisTo share with readers his viewpoint:Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.2.Who do you think
21、 is the intended audience?Everyone who is interested in Chinese cuisines.Discuss the questions.Work in pairs.1.Whats the writers opinion about culture and cuisine?Post-reading They go hand in hand.2.What is the writers reason?In America,Chinese food has been changed to suit American tastes,and it te
22、lls us much about the character of Americans.In China,people in different places have different kinds of traditional food,which reflect different traditional cultures.As a result,the writer thinks that culture and cuisine go hand in hand,and if you do not experience one,you can never really know the
23、 other.The writer believes that culture and cuisine go hand in hand.Do you agree with the writer?Whats your own opinion?With the impact of globalisation,do you think food can still reflect diferent cultures?Critical thinking Agreement People living in different places eat different kinds of food.For
24、 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.Disagreement Food from different places is available everywhere.The combination of Chinese and
25、Western food is common now.In this fast-changing world,everything is changing,including cuisines.Prior to coming to China,my only experience with Chinese cooking was in America,with Chinese food that _(change)to suit American tastes.Later,I had a chance to experience authentic Chinese food by _(come
26、)to China.A Sichuan restaurant had been recommended to me and my family by a friend._(tire),hungry,and not knowing a word of Chinese,we had no idea how to order,so the chef just began filling our table _ the best food we had ever eaten.With this,we had the pleasure of experiencing an _(entire)new ta
27、ste:Sichuan peppercorns.The food was wonderful and different,but _was even more important was the friendship _(offer)us.In northern Xinjiang,the traditional foods are what you can cook over _open fire-usually boiled or roasted meat.From south to central China,in each place we experienced wonderful l
28、ocal_(dish),from Guangdongs elegant dim sum 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_(kind).had been changedcomingTiredwithentirelywhatofferedandisheskindness
29、SummaryLanguage Points重点重点词汇词汇 1.pepper n.2.recipe n._3.chef n.4.peppercorn n.5.onion n.6.lamb n.7.garlic n.8.bacon n.9.ham n.甜椒;灯笼椒;胡椒粉烹饪法;食谱厨师;主厨胡椒粒洋葱;葱头羊羔肉;羔羊蒜熏猪肉;咸肉火腿10.sausage n.11.cabbage n.12.bean curd(=tofu)n.13.n.菜肴;风味;烹饪 14.adj.先前的;优先的 15.adj.大胆自信的;敢于冒险的 16.n.醋 17.vt.填满;把塞进n.东西;物品 18.n.(切下
30、的食物)薄片vt.把切成薄片 香肠;腊肠甘蓝;卷心菜;洋白菜豆腐cuisinepriorboldvinegarstuffslice19.adj.精美的;讲究的;文雅的 20.adj.特别的;罕见的 21.adj.最低(限度)的;最小的n.最小值;最少量 22.vt.吃;喝;饮;消耗 23.n.脾气;火气 24.n.素食者 25.n.无用的东西 elegantexceptionalminimumconsumetempervegetarianjunk重点重点短语短语 1.be linked to 2.at a minimum 3.a case in point 4.junk food 5.lamb
31、 kebab 6.be stuffed with 7.在之前的 8.由组成(或构成)9.切下 10.提到;涉及;查阅 11.结果 12.手拉手 与有联系至少;最少典型的例子垃圾食品烤羊肉串塞满prior toconsist ofslice.offrefer toas a resulthand in hand1.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.
32、在来中国之前,我唯一的中国烹饪经验是在美国,是为了适应美国人的口味而改变了的中国菜。【词汇精讲】prior adj.先前的;优先的They all raised the question as if by prior agreement.他们都不约而同地提出了这个问题。The caves can be visited only by prior arrangement.这些洞穴只接受预约参观。【词汇拓展】prior to在之前(to是介词,后接动词时要用-ing形式)Just phone in your order three or more days prior to departure.在
33、出发的三天之前打电话预订即可。The agreement needed to be in place prior to starting the work.协议需要在工作开始之前就到位。2.For example,Americas most popular Chinese dish is General Tsos chicken,which consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce,flavoured with hot red peppers.例如,美国最受欢迎的中国菜是左公鸡,一种用甜酱覆盖的炸鸡,用红辣椒调味。【词汇精讲】cons
34、ist of由组成/构成Listening is thus an active,not a passive,behavior consisting of hearing,understanding and remembering.聆听是一种积极的行为,而不是被动地接受,它涉及听、理解和记忆。An ecosystem consists of the living and non-living things in an area which/that interact with one another.生态系统是由该区域中相互作用的生物和非生物组成。【词汇拓展】(1)consist in在于;存在
35、于(2)consistent adj.一致的;连续的be consistent with与一致的;相符的The true wealth does not consist in what we are.真正的财富不在于我们是什么。The result is consistent with previous findings.结果与先前的调查结果一致。【温馨提示】表示“由组成”时consist of=be made up of=be composed of。3.Later,I learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls
36、 stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.后来,我得知山东最著名的食物是煎饼卷大葱。【词汇精讲1】stuff vt.填满;把塞进n.东西;物品I could stuff myself with ten chocolate bars and half an hour later eat a big meal.我可以一口气吃10块巧克力,半小时后再吃一顿大餐。The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff.椅子都包了一种塑料膜。【词汇拓展】stuff sth into把塞进stuff sb/one
37、self with让吃饱;狼吞虎咽地吃be stuffed with用填满She stuffed two more sweaters into her bag.她又往包里塞了两件毛衣。The kids have been stuffing themselves with candy.孩子们一直在吃糖果。【词汇精讲2】slice n.(切下的食物)薄片vt.把切成薄片She took up a slice of bread,broke it nervously,and then put it aside.她拿起一片面包,焦虑不安地把它掰碎,又放在一边。The power saw sliced t
38、he logs very easily.电锯轻而易举地就把原木锯成薄板了。【词汇拓展】a slice of一片slice.off切下slice into/through切入slice sth in two/half把某物一切两半Dont slice into your hand with that knife,kids.孩子,小心别割了手。Mother sliced the bread off.妈妈把面包切成薄片。4.At a minimum,the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their regio
39、n,what kinds of lives they lead,and what they like and do not like.至少,当地人消费的食物种类告诉我们他们在当地种什么,过什么样的生活,以及他们喜欢什么,不喜欢什么。【词汇精讲1】minimum adj.最低(限度)的;最小的n.最小值;最少量The work was done with the minimum amount of effort.做这项工作没费什么劲。Youll need 200 minimum for your holiday expenses.你最少需要200英镑作为你假日的开销。【词汇拓展】at a/the
40、 minimum至少At a minimum,we must recruit two new teachers.我们至少要招两名新教师。【词汇精讲2】consume vt.吃;喝;饮;消耗He consumes vast quantities of chips with every meal.他每顿饭都吃很多薯片。Compared with developing countries,developed countries consume more energy.与发展中国家相比,发达国家消耗更多的能源。【词汇拓展】consumer n.消费者consumption n.消耗量;消费No mat
41、ter how famous a brand is,it can be in ruins once it betrays the trust of consumers.无论一个品牌有多出名,一旦它背叛了消费者的信任,它就可能一文不值。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。【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does表强调。该强调形式只能用于肯定句中。She does go to schoo
42、l by bus every day.她的确每天乘公共汽车去上学。【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。
43、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.又累又饿,而且一句汉语也不会,我们压根儿不知道如何点餐,于是厨师在我们桌上摆满了食物,那是我们吃过的最可口的饭菜。【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-i
44、ng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 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 stoo
45、d 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。Practice1.Prior to_(work)in London,I got my PhD in the computer science in Standford.2.The company_(consist)of 15 small factories is facing a serious financial crisis.3.The room are stuffed_antiques and priceless treasures.4.Slice the eggs_ two and arrange them on a serving dish.5.The construction of the bridge would take three months_a minimum.6.We need to cut down on our fuel_(consume)by having fewer cars on the road.workingconsistingwithintoatconsumption
