1、Unit 3 Reading and thinkingFood and CultureNew York-based photographer Henry Hargreaves and food stylist Caitlin Levin created snapshots of countries using iconic delicacies from each region.Commenting on their latest project,they write“These maps show how food has traveled the globe.This project sp
2、eaks to the universality of how food unites people.”Lets enjoy the feast for the senses!The U.S.is crafted from corn.Spices including cardamom pods,chili flakes and cinnamon sticks were used to create this map of India.小豆蔻豆荚、红辣椒片、肉桂棒Chocolate,jam and cream-filled biscuits were used for the UK.The ar
3、tists used cheese and biscuits to make this map of France.For Mr Hargreaves home country,New Zealand,kiwi fruits were chopped up and molded into shape.How many kinds of Chinese cuisines in China?How can these cuisine be described?Why are there so many cuisines?Throughout the country,there is a great
4、 diversity of cuisine.Chinas vast territory and long history have given birth to distinct regional cuisines.Different cultures Different personalitiesVarious weather conditions Different regions 8 regional cuisines Culture and CuisineQ1:What do you think the text is about?Q2:How do you understand“Yo
5、u are what you eat”?Activity 1:Read to checkQ1:What do you think the text is about?Q2:How do you understand“You are what you eat”?The text mainly talks about _.The food we are eating or we enjoy cooking relates a lot to our personality,character,and culture.Activity 2:Read for the main ideaMatch the
6、 main idea with each paragraph.Famous food in Xinjiang.Famous food in Shandong.Experience of food in South China.Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.Experience of Chinese dish in America.Experience of Sichuan food in Beijing.You are what you eat.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6Para.7Activity 2:R
7、ead for the main ideaMatch the main idea with each paragraph.General Particular General Activity 2:Read for the structureHow is the passage developed?AmericaShandongXinjiangGuangdongActivity 3:Read for informationRead Para.2 carefully and answer the following questions.What is Americas most popular
8、Chinese dish?And what can the dish tell us about Americans?Certainly,in many ways this seems to be true.Chinese cuisine is a case in point.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.For example,Ameri
9、cas most popular Chinese dish is General Tsos chicken,which consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce,flavoured with hot red peppers.This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe,however,so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese.On the other hand,it does tell us a lot about Americans.I
10、t tells us,for example,that Americans love bold,simple flavours.And,since the dish was also invented recently,it tells us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods.Activity 3:Read for informationRead Para.3-6 carefully and complete the table.1stPlace Cuisine:Typical dish:2nd Place:Cuisine:Typic
11、al dish:1.2.3rd PlaceCuisine:Typical Dish:4th Place Cuisine:Typical dish:5th Place Cuisine:Typical dish:Beijing Sichuan cuisinedishes with Sichuan pepercornsShandongShandong cuisineBoiled dumplings+vinegarPancake rolls stuffed withsliced Chinese green onionsXinjiang and Inner Mongolian cuisineBoiled
12、 or roastedmeat,such as lamb kebabSouth ChinaGuangdong cuisinedim sumHenan cuisineStewed noodlesConsolidationWork in pairs.Ask and answer the questions.S1:Where did the write experience.?S2:.S1:Which dish impresses the writer most in.?S2:.S1:What do we know about people in.according to their food?S2
13、:.S1:What is the personality of people in.?S2:.S1:Why is.the typical dish in.?S2:.Activity 3:Read for informationRead Para.2 carefully and answer the following questions.What can the food local people consume tell us?What is the main idea of Para.7?How do you understand it?At a minimum,the kinds of
14、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.Could we also say,for example,that those who like bold flavours are bold themselves?Or,that those who like spicy food tend to have a hot temper?Maybe.Maybe not.What we ca
15、n 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.1.Do you think“culture and cuisine go hand in hand”?Give your reasons.Discuss the following questions with your partner.u Cuisine in certain place can tell us what the local
16、 people like to eat,grow or dislike.u The food flavor they eat the food features they cook also well demonstrate the personality,characters or culture of the local people.Activity 4:Critical thinking2.Imagine that it is true that peoples personalities are closely linked to the foods they eat.What do
17、es eating the following foods tell you about a person?spicy food vegetarian food junk food seafood sweets chocolate rice noodles onion garlic bacon ham sausage cabbage mushroom bean curdPossibly,people who like spicy food love excitement and new experiences.And people who like junk food like to enjo
18、y life without worrying about the future.Discuss the following questions with your partner.Activity 4:Critical thinkingActivity 5:Read for languageWhere can we find the topic paragraph?Which is the topic sentence?Expressions to summary&clarify the topic:In short/conclusion What we can say/conclude i
19、s that.Expressions to show writers opinion:but/however/yet/in factActivity 5:Read for languageDo people in different places share the same food or different kinds of food?Do people in different places share the same culture or different cultures?People are in different places.As a result,people shar
20、e different kinds of food.CauseEffectRelationship?Understand cause and effect.Activity 5:Read for languagePeople are in different places.As a result,people share different kinds of food.CauseEffectRelationship?Understand cause and effect.Activity 5:Read for languageMatch the causes to the effects.Ca
21、use1.The flavor 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 with the best food we had ever eaten.B:Their traditional foods are what you
22、can cook over an open fire.C:Chinese food in America is changed to suit American tastes.Try to find more cause and effect sentences in the pqssage.Most people relate“You are what you eat”to healthy eating.It 1(actual)refers to personality,character,and culture.Chinese cuisine is a case in point.When
23、 introduced to America,it 2 (change)to suit American tastes,which tells us Americans like trying new foods.Later,I visited China and 3 (experience)authentic Chinese food.In Beijing,we ate in a restaurant where the chef treated us to dinner 4 (consist)of Sichuan peppercorns.It was wonderful but what
24、was even more important was the friendship.In Shandong Province,we had 5(boil)dumplings with vinegar.I found making dumplings is always an affair with the whole family.In South China and central China,I experienced local dishes from Guangdongs elegant dim sum to the 6 (exception)stewed noodles in He
25、nan.Through food,Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.At 7 minimum,the kinds of food 8 (consume)by local people tell us what they grow in their region,what kinds of lives they lead,and 9they like and do not like.All in all,culture and cuisine go hand 10hand,and if you do not experience one,you can never really know the other.actuallyis changedexperiencedconsistingboiledexceptionalaconsumedwhatinSummaryRead the culture and ead about the culture and cuisine by reading the article and picturesThank you
