1、 To guess the main idea of the passage by reading the title To learn some reading skills and use them to understand the article better To learn to describe feelings about food To learn something about the differences between English and Chinese cuisinesWhat Was the Worst Meal That You Ate?你吃过的最奇葩的黑暗
2、料理是什么？你吃过的最奇葩的黑暗料理是什么？fried silkworm chrysalis steamed sandwormfried scorpion hairy tofu wine soaked shrimp Tick the food you would like to try and see how adventurous you are.black pudding:a type of dark sausage mainly made from pigs blood and fat,famous in the UK and some other parts of Europeblue
3、 cheese:a type of cheese with blue lines in it,popular in Europe and well-known for its strong tastefried spider:a popular snack in some parts of South-east Asia haggis:a Scottish dish made from the liver,heart and lungs of a sheepLook at the pictures and title,guess what the passage is about.A Chil
4、d of Two CuisinesWhat do you think is the KEY words of the title?Read the passage and talk about your understanding of the title.I think the child in the title refers to the author and his parents are from different countries,so he grows up in a family with different cuisines(food of different cultu
5、res).Choose the main idea of the passage.1.How the family stays healthy by eating Chinese food.2.What the family has done to promote Chinese food.3.How the family cooks both Chinese and English food.4.How the family combines food from two cultures.Match the main idea with its corresponding paragraph
6、.Para.1 Dad can cook typical English food.Para.2 I love both Chinese and British food.Para.3 I enjoy combining Chinese and British food.Para.4 Dad cant accept some Chinese dishes.Para.5 I like eating the dishes made from unusual parts of some animals.Para.6 Mum persuaded me to try stinky tofu.Opinio
7、ns（观点）（观点）Opinions are statements that cannot be proven.Opinions can be argued.Opinions may be supported with facts.观点是作者想要表达的思想或情感，它无法被证明观点是作者想要表达的思想或情感，它无法被证明是真实的还是虚假的，但可以获得一定的支持。作是真实的还是虚假的，但可以获得一定的支持。作者在表达观点时，常常使用者在表达观点时，常常使用“I believe，generally，it is thought，it seems to，in my opinion”等或运用等或运用描述性
8、的词语，如描述性的词语，如pretty，funny等以及表示比较等以及表示比较的词语，如的词语，如best，worst等。作者的观点可能是正等。作者的观点可能是正确的，但也可能是错误的。确的，但也可能是错误的。Choose the correct symbols and complete the table with information from the passage.Sichuan hot potOpinion Supporting detailsMum has sweet memories of the food from her home town in Sichuan,and o
9、ften cooks spicy dishes.Thanks to this,Dad has come to love hot pot!Not applicable(对我不适用，对我不适用，常用于表格中，常用于表格中，相当于汉语中相当于汉语中的的“无无”)Animal partsOpinion Supporting detailsEven today,he still does not easily take to eating things like chicken feet.But I enjoy that sort of food myself.Full English breakfas
10、tOpinion Supporting detailsMum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen!Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen!Sunday roastOpinion Supporting detailsWe all love roast beef and vegetablesWe all love roast beef and vegetablesWe all love roast beef and vegetables
11、Stinky tofuOpinion Supporting detailsBut just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food,I came across stinky tofu,a horrible grey thingFacts are statements that can be proven.Facts may be true or false.事实是可以被证明或验证真伪的。韦伯斯特事实是可以被证明或验证真伪的。韦伯斯特的词典对的词典对“fact”的定义是的定义是“anything that is done or happ
12、ens;anything actually existent;any statement strictly true;truth;reality”Facts（事实）（事实）学会识别观点与事实，可以帮助我们在学会识别观点与事实，可以帮助我们在阅读时阅读时进行进行批判性的思考，使我们不会轻易地被读物的内容所批判性的思考，使我们不会轻易地被读物的内容所误导。误导。在写作时在写作时，恰当地运用事实和观点，还能使，恰当地运用事实和观点，还能使我们的文章更具有说服力。我们的文章更具有说服力。Facts and OpinionsDistinguishing between fact and opinion
13、is a vital critical thinking and reasoning skill.Read paragraph one and try to talk about the information of the author.Living place:Mothers nationality:Fathers nationality:Which countrys food does he like?EnglandSichuan,ChinaEnglandHe likes both Chinese and British food.Read paras 2-3 and answer th
14、e questions.1.What is the typical flavor of Sichuan food?2.Why has his Dad come to love hot pot?3.Does the authors father like all the Sichuan food?Spicy.Because his Mum often cooks spicy dishes.No.Even today,he still does not easily take to eating things like chicken feet.4.When the author asks a b
15、utcher for pigs ears,how does the butcher react?And why?Pulling at his own ears,the butcher said“just these ordinary ones.”.The butcher thought the author was joking.1.What does the author mean by writing:Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen?Read para 4 and answer the questi
16、ons.They like English breakfast,but his father seldom cooks.Read para 5 and discuss:1.If you come across a smelly or ugly food in foreign countries,what will you do?2.Try to recommend stinky tofu to a foreigner.Read para 6.Write down the food you hate most and check with your partner.Do you write do
17、wn the same food?And try to explain the reasons to each other.Have you tried a cross cultural meal?Did you have it in a special way?Reading for details1.What can we know about the author from para 1?A.He likes Chinese food.B.He likes British food.C.He likes both Chinese and British food.D.He cant ho
18、ld chopsticks.2.Which of the following food will the authors father try?A.Hot pot B.Chicken feet C.Pig livers D.Pig lungs3.Why does the authors Mum ask them not to eat too much roast food?A.Its not delicious.B.She doesnt like it.C.She believes its unhealthy.D.The authors father likes it.4.Before try
19、ing it,what did the author think of stinky tofu?A.It looked scaring.B.It smelt like a sports shoe.C.It smelt like blue cheese.D.It was a light smelling type of food.Decide whether the following statements are True(T)or False(F).1.The author loves Chinese food because he grew up in China.()2.Dad has
20、fallen in love with hot pot because of Mum.()3.Dad was curious when seeing the Chinese eating unusual animal parts.()4.The butcher came to know what the author wanted to buy.()FTFF5.Mum thinks too much roasted food is not healthy.()6.The author was unwilling to try new food.()7.The stinky tofu taste
21、d totally different from blue cheese.()8.The author likes both English biscuits and Chinese oolong tea.()TFFT本文的语篇类型是叙事文，个人故事，讲述了一个中英跨本文的语篇类型是叙事文，个人故事，讲述了一个中英跨国家庭的饮食故事。国家庭的饮食故事。Narration:To narrate is to give an account of an event or series of events.Such as:1)a real story 2)imaginary story 3)biogr
22、aphies 4)news item 5)histories 6)narrative poemThe first sentence grabs the readers attention.Main characters.This passage was written in the first person.Its the plot.This keeps the readers attention.Evoke an emotional attitude.火锅火锅spicy dishes 辣味辣味的菜肴，辛辣的的菜肴，辛辣的菜菜sour sweet bitter hot/spicy salty
23、酸甜苦辣咸酸甜苦辣咸猪肉摊。猪肉摊。the 加上一些名词所有加上一些名词所有格（职业）可表示该格（职业）可表示该职业工作地职业工作地点。如：点。如：the barbers 理发店理发店 the doctors 诊所诊所 the bakers 面包房面包房 A full English breakfast is a breakfast meal that typically includes bacon,sausages,eggs,other cooked foods and a beverage such as coffee or tea.It is usually shortened to“
24、full English”.传统中医传统中医Afternoon tea was introduced in Britain in the early 19th century.It is a light meal to stem the hunger before an evening meal.Typically eaten between 3:30 pm and 5 pm,its usually composed of sandwiches(usually cut delicately into fingers),scones,sweet pastries,cakes and a pot
25、of tea.早在东汉时期，古人就在昌南（现在的景德镇）建造窑坊，烧早在东汉时期，古人就在昌南（现在的景德镇）建造窑坊，烧制陶瓷。到了唐朝，由于昌南土质好，先人们又吸收了南方青制陶瓷。到了唐朝，由于昌南土质好，先人们又吸收了南方青瓷和北方白瓷的优点创制出一种青白瓷。青白瓷晶莹滋润，有瓷和北方白瓷的优点创制出一种青白瓷。青白瓷晶莹滋润，有假玉器的美称，因而远近闻名，并大量出口欧洲。假玉器的美称，因而远近闻名，并大量出口欧洲。十八世纪以前，欧洲人还不会制造瓷器，因此中国特别是昌南十八世纪以前，欧洲人还不会制造瓷器，因此中国特别是昌南镇的精美瓷器很受欢迎。在欧洲，昌南镇瓷器是十分受人珍爱镇的精美瓷器
26、很受欢迎。在欧洲，昌南镇瓷器是十分受人珍爱的贵重物品，人们以能获得一件昌南镇瓷器为荣。的贵重物品，人们以能获得一件昌南镇瓷器为荣。就这样欧洲就这样欧洲人就以人就以“昌南昌南”作为瓷器（作为瓷器（china）和生产瓷器的）和生产瓷器的“中国中国”（China）的代称，久而久之，欧洲人就把昌南的本意忘却了，只）的代称，久而久之，欧洲人就把昌南的本意忘却了，只记得它是记得它是“瓷器瓷器”，即，即“中国中国”了。了。西方瓷器原本是从中国输入的。明朝的时候，大批的中国瓷器西方瓷器原本是从中国输入的。明朝的时候，大批的中国瓷器产品就开始输往西方世界。波斯人称中国的瓷器为产品就开始输往西方世界。波斯人称中国
27、的瓷器为chini，欧洲，欧洲商人在波斯购买中国瓷器也同时把一词带回了西方。后来，他商人在波斯购买中国瓷器也同时把一词带回了西方。后来，他们又把们又把chini改为改为china，并且把生产，并且把生产china的中国也一并称为的中国也一并称为China。欧美人谈到。欧美人谈到China的时候，往往联想到的时候，往往联想到China(中国中国)是是china(瓷器瓷器)之乡。之乡。1.What does the author mean by saying“one mans meat is another mans poison”?Do you know of any similar sayin
28、g in Chinese?It means that something that one person likes may not be liked by some else.Similar sayings in Chinese include“萝卜青菜，各有所爱。吾之蜜糖汝之砒萝卜青菜，各有所爱。吾之蜜糖汝之砒霜。霜。”2.What food from other regions in China or other countries has made an impression on you?Why?1.Underline the words and expressions that you are not familiar with in the passage.2.Try to describe a food that impressed you.
