1、What do you usually do when you are in a bad mood?Lead inLearning aims Grasp the structure,outline大纲大纲 and details of the article.Master the usages of these key wordsSelf-studyRead the article and answer the following questions:What is the structure of the passage?complete the chart on page 4 with t
2、he main idea of each paragraph.text structuretext structuretext structuretext structurePara.1:Rice pudding cheers me up whenever I feel unhappy.Para.2:_Para.3:_Para.4:_Para.5:_ Comfort food has the unique power to make us feel better.Comfort foods are highly individual,depending on our own unique ex
3、perience.Comfort food gives thetaste of hometo people who feel homesick.Comfort food is food for the soul.l How does the author introduce the topic of comfort food?A.by making a comparison B.by introducing the definition C.by giving personal experience D.by telling a storyl What is the authors comfo
4、rt food?Para.1rice,milk and sugarthe perfect marriage of rice and milkcooked low and slowlovely creamy flavourgently rolling the silky dessert around my mouthingredients n.材料,原料cookingtexture口感flavourWhats the function of rice pudding for the author?No matter how bad my mood is,that perfect combinat
5、ion is always enough to lift my spirits.Sometimes the smell alone can do the trick,not to mention the lovely creamy flavour,which works like a time machine immediately transporting me back to my sunny childhood.What does the author compare the flavourof the rice pudding to in the firstparagraph?(A2/
6、1)Whenever I feel lonely,I have a secret recipe that never fails:rice,milk and sugar,cooked low and slow.No matter how bad my mood is,that perfect combination is always enough to lift my spirits.Sometimes the smell alone can do the trick,not to mention the lovely creamy flavour,which works like a ti
7、me machine immediately transporting me back to my sunny childhood.fail(v)失败失败-failure(n)失败失败fail to do sth 未能做成某事未能做成某事a secret recipe 秘方秘方no matter 无论无论be enough to do sth 足够做某事足够做某事lift/raise ones spirits 使振奋,使鼓起勇气使振奋,使鼓起勇气do the trick 起作用起作用not to mention sth/doing sth 更不用说更不用说.=let alone.With pl
8、easure,I remember the lazy sunday afternoons I used to spend in the warmth of my grandma s flat,listening to her wonderful stories and greedily eating bowl after bowl of her delicious rice pudding.I take my time over every spoonful,gently rolling the silky dessert around my mouth and enjoying the pe
9、rfect marriage of rice and milk.Before I know it,I m happy again.with pleasure 高兴地take my time over sth 慢慢地做某事 What is comfort food in its broadest sense?(A2/2)In its broadest sense,comfort food refers to any food that makes us feel better.In broadest sense:_Does the author talk about its narrow sen
10、se?In narrow sense:_ _any food that makes us feel bettera particular type of food whose power lies in the associations it calls to mindGiving definitionsPara.2 My experience with rice pudding illustrates the unique power of“comfort food”.In its broadest sense,comfort food refers to any food that mak
11、es us feel better.In this article,we will talk about a particular type of comfort food whose power mainly lies in the associations it calls to mind.It often makes up for bad feelings by helping us recall happy memories of the people,things or places we love.in a broad sense 广义上说广义上说refer to 指代 lie i
12、n 存在于,在于存在于,在于call.to mind使想起.=bring.to mindmake up for 弥补Remember to drink throughout exercise to make up for water lost to sweat(B2U2)What does“positive emotions”in line 19 refer to?The feeling of being taken care of.How does comfort food such as chicken soup cheer us up?(A2/3)By connecting with o
13、ur happy childhood and being tied up with the feeling of being taken care of.Why are comfort foods individual in different peoples opinions?Because they vary from person to person,depending on our own unique experience.Para.3comfort foodpositive emotions be linked withchicken soupthe feeling of bein
14、g taken care of become tied up withPara.3Our comfort foods are highly individual.They vary from person to person,depending on our own unique experiences that have shaped our lives.If we grow up eating certain foods in our family,then those foods tend to be linked with positive emotions.For example,w
15、e often connect chicken soup with a happy childhood and its flavour becomes tied up with the feeling of being taken care of.When we eat it again,we unlock memories of a time when we were loved and looked after,and this cheers us up.vary from person to person 因人而异depend on=count on=rely on 依赖,依靠tend(
16、v)趋向,往往趋向,往往-tendency(n)趋势趋势tend to do sth趋向趋向/往往做某事往往做某事 tend on 照顾照顾have a tendency to do sth 有做某事的趋势有做某事的趋势be linked with 与.联系起来connect.with.把把.和和.联系在一起联系在一起be/become tied up with 与.有关系take care of=look after 照顾照顾cheer sb up 使某人高兴,使某人振作起来使某人高兴,使某人振作起来For people who move away from their home count
17、ry,what largely determines their comfort food?(A2/4)It depends on where they come from.Why can food from hometown give them comfort?It gives them happiness and sense of belonging.It connects to memory,family and place.It takes people to their cutural roots.It relieves the feelings of homesickness.Pa
18、ra.4draw a _.How does the author explain the relationship between comfort food and ones sense of belonging in paragraph 4?quote(引用引用)_ give_examplesconclusionsome food experts words Para.4The feeling of happiness and sense of belonging can become particularly important for people who move away from
19、their home country.According to some food experts,there are some aspects of culture that people will lose right away,but with food,there are more opportunities to connect to memory,family and place.It is hardest to give up the food that you grow up with.a sense of belongling 归属感归属感according to 根据 ri
20、ght away 立刻 Of course,comfort food largely depends on where they come from-for a Chinese it might be a plate of dumplings with a saucer of vinegar,and for a native of the UK it might be the classic fish and chips,served hot,salty and sour.One mouthful of comfort food takes us back to our cultural ro
21、ots,giving us the“taste of home”that we cry out for and relieving feelings of homesickness.a saucer of vinegar 一碟醋salty and sour 酸中带甜cry out for 迫切需要feelings of homesickness 思乡之情 How to understand“Its food for the soul”?We usually associate food with something our_ needit relieves our hunger and sat
22、isfies our appetite.However,comfort food not only serves that purpose,but also makes us feel comfortable _and _.bodies mentallyemotionallyPara.5How to understand“Its food for the soul”?unlock memories of a time L212take us back to our culture roots L313recall happy memories L154lift ones spirits L31Para.5That s certainly true for fort food tastes good and by building an emotional bond with our happy memories,always makes us feel good.It isn t just a bowl of noodles or chicken soup.It s food for the soul.