1、UNIT 3FOOD AND CULTURESection AReading and Thinking 【Learning objectives】By the end of this class,we are able to 1.To read about the culture and cuisine by reading the article and pictures.2.To learn some reading strategies and basic information by scanning and skimming.3.To understand the structure
2、 and the writing style of the passage well.Reading and Thinkingon Page 26Culture and CuisineUnderstand the link between food and cultureFood cooked in a certain way妈不嫌你胖！妈妈给女儿寄妈不嫌你胖！妈妈给女儿寄5050箱年货并手绘菜箱年货并手绘菜谱谱2021-02-06 22:50 央视新闻Summary2.Why do you think they are gathering together?1.What are the pe
3、ople doing?The guests are sitting at the tables sharing the food.There are other people walking on the street.They are probably celebrating a festival.Warm upThe photo is of a 1,000-Person-Long-Table Banquet in the Miao Stockade village(苗寨苗寨)of One Thousand Households in Leishan,Guizhou.This feast h
4、as a tradition dating back over 1,000 years and is usually held for marriage celebrations and festivals.筵席，宴会筵席，宴会宴会，盛宴宴会，盛宴Boiled Boiled dumplingsdumplingsLamb kebabLamb kebabStewed noodlesStewed noodlesDim sumDim sumPancake rollsPancake rollsDo you know their English names?八大菜系1.How many kinds of
5、Chinese cuisine are there,and how can these cuisines be described?There are at least eight different kinds of Chinese cuisine：Shandong（fresh and salty），Sichuan（hot from chillies and from Sichuan peppercorns），Jiangsu（soft texture，a little sweet），Cantonese（mild and slightly sweet），Fujian（umami taste，l
6、ight），Zhejiang（fresh flavours，soft texture），Hunan（dry hot），and Anhui（fresh herbs，oily colourful）.In addition，there are numerous cooking styles that are associated with ethnic minorities.Discussion八大菜系 2.What,if anything,do these cuisines tell you about the people who eat them?The cuisines certainly
7、say somethingabout the kinds of ingredients availableto the people，and a lot about the kindsof flavours the people prefer.Discussion1 Before you read,discuss these questions in groups.1.How many kinds of Chinese cuisine are there and how can these cuisines be described?Eight well-known cuisines in C
8、hina:Shangdong cuisine（鲁菜）（鲁菜）,Anhui cuisine（徽菜）（徽菜）:Jiangsu cuisine（苏菜）（苏菜）,Sichuan cuisine（川菜）（川菜）:Zhejiang cuisine（浙菜）（浙菜）,Fujian cuisine（闽菜）（闽菜）:Hunan cuisine（湘菜）（湘菜）,Guangdong cuisine（粤菜）（粤菜）:They are quite different in taste and texture（口感）（口感）Pre-reading2.What,if anything,do these cuisines te
9、ll you about the people who eat them?It is believed that different cuisines reflect different personalities of people who eat them.For example,it is said that people who like spicy food are probably adventurous and daring.3.Look at the pictures and title of the text,what do you think the text is abo
10、ut?Maybe it is about the relationship between cuisine and culture.Textual pattern analysis 阅读理解（根据课文内容选择正确答案）1.Where is the writer of the article from?A.Australia.B.England.C.France.D.America.2.From the passage we can learn the writer and his family visited in China.A.Three places B.Four places C.Fi
11、ve places D.Six places 3.We can infer from the text that the writer liked .A.English food B.French food C.American food D.Chinese food 4.By the first visit to China，the writer found the Chinese .A.bold and hot B.warm-hearted and thoughtful C.friendly and kind D.hard-working and faithful 附：课文预习自测附：课文
12、预习自测The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote,“Tell me what you eat,and I will tell you what you are.”Put more simply,this means“You are what you eat.”Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating.However,Brillat-Savarin was referring to our personality,character and cultur
13、e.The key sentence of paragraph 1.Paragraph 1Q2.The first paragraph has a quote:“You are what you eat.”In pairs,discuss what you think this saying means.Para1 You are what you eat.Careful readingQ1.Whats the purpose of the author using the quote in Para1?The saying means that the kind of food we eat
14、 tells something about our personality,character,and culture.The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote,“Tell me what you eat,and I will tell you what you are.”Put more simply,this means“You are what you eat.”Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating.However,Brillat-Sava
15、rin was referring to our personality,character and culture.1.Find out the key sentence of paragraph 1.2.The first paragraph has a quote:“You are what you eat.”In pairs,discuss what you think this saying means.Main idea:You are what you eat.Paragraph 11.In pairs,discuss what you think this saying“You
16、 are what you eat.”means.(P26,Ex.2）The food we eat actually reflects our personality,character,and culture.2.In what way does the writer show us that culture and cuisine go hand in hand?By sharing hsi different experiences with Chinese cuisine.Scanning Certainly,in many ways this seems to be true.Ch
17、inese 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,Americas most popular Chinese dish is General Tsos chicken,which consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet s
18、auce,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.It tells us,for example,that Americans love bold,simple flavours.And,since the dish was also invented recen
19、tly,it tells us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods.1.In America,what kind of Chinese food did the author once experience?2.What is Americas most popular Chinese dish?And what can the dish tell us about Americans?The changed Chinese food Main idea:the first experience with Chinese cuisine
20、 in America Paragraph 21.Which is the topic paragraph?The first paragraph2.Which is the topic sentence?The last sentence of the first paragraph.3.What is the main idea of the text?It is about different knids of Chinese food and the culture each food represents.Skimming4.What type of writing is the t
21、ext?Expository writing(about cause and effect)Later I had a chance to experience authentic Chinese food by coming to China.When my family and I had just arrived in China,we went looking for a good place to eat in Beijing.A Sichuan restaurant had been recommended to us by a friend,and finally,we foun
22、d it.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.With this,we had the pleasure of experiencing an entirely new taste:Sichuan peppercorns.The food was wonderful and different,but what was even
23、 more important was the friendship offered us.1.In Beijing,where did the author and the family enjoy the Chinese food?2.And in the restaurant,what impressive taste did the author experience?Main idea:the experience with Sichuan cuisine in Beijing Paragraph 3 We soon moved to Shandong Province in the
24、 eastern part of North China.My favourite dish there was boiled dumplings served with vinegar.I observed that family is important to the people there.It has become a favourite traditional dish of the people in North China,where making dumplings has always been a family affair with everyone-from the
25、youngest to the oldest-joining in to help.Later,I learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.1.What is the favourite traditional dish of the people in North China?2.What can the dish tell us about the people there?Main idea:the experience w
26、ith Shandong cuisine in Shandong Paragraph 4Read Para.2-6 and discuss in group to find out the places that the author travelled,the cuisines he tasted,and the different personality/culture behind the foods.Place Kind of Chinese food and typical dish People or culture reflected by foodAmerica Beijing
27、 Shandong Northwest China South China Central China Then we moved to northern Xinjiang.Some of our friends were Kazak and Inner Mongolian.These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.As a result,their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire-usually boiled or roasted
28、 meat,such as lamb kebab.1.What is the favourite traditional dish of the people in North China?2.What can the dish tell us about the people there?Main idea:the experience with northwest China cuisine in XinjiangParagraph 5Task 2 Task 2 U Understand causes and effectsnderstand causes and effects.Thin
29、k Think about the question.about the question.Why do people living in different places have different kinds of cuisine?Then we moved to northern Xinjiang.Some of our friends were Kazak and Inner Mongolian.These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horse.As a result,their traditional foods
30、 are what you can cook over an open fire usually boiled or roasted meat,such as lamb kebabs.Para 5causecauseeffeceffect tsignal word Our travels then took us to South China,and then on to central China.In each place we went,we experienced wonderful local dishes,from Guangdongs elegant dim sum-small
31、servings of food in bamboo steamers-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 kindness.1.What kind of Chinese dishes did the author enjoy in South China and Ce
32、ntral China?2.What can we learn about Chinese through food?Main idea:the experience with south and central China cuisineParagraph 62.In what order is the rest of the passage organized?How do you know?Time order2.In what order is the rest of the passage organized?How do you know?AmericaBeijingShandon
33、g province northern Xinjiang South China South ChinaPlaceorder At a minimum,the kinds of 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 themselv
34、es?Or,that those who like spicy food tend to have a hot temper?Maybe.Maybe not.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.1.What can the food local people consume tell us?2.To sum up the main idea of paragr
35、aph 7.It can tell us their region,their life,their preference and their personalities.Main idea:Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.Paragraph 7PlaceKind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureAmericaBeijingShandongChinese food changed to suit American tastesGeneral Tsos chickenAmericans love bo
36、ld,simple flavours,and are not afraid to try new foods.Sichan cuisinedishes with Sichuan peppercornsoffer them good friendship.Shandong cuisineboiled dumplings;pancake rolls stuffedFamily is important to the people there.3.Use the information to complete the table below.Detailed readingFamily is imp
37、ortant to the people there.PlaceKind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureNorthwest ChinaSouth ChinaCentral ChinaXinjiang and Inner Mongolian cuisineboiled or roasted meatwandered the open range on horses;cook food over an open fire.Guangdong cuisinedim sumHenan cuisinestewed noodlesshow frie
38、ndship and kindness.Discourse AnalysisPara 1:You are what you eat.Para 2:the first experience with Chinese cuisine in America Para 3:the experience with Sichuan cuisine in Beijing Para 4:the experience with Shandong cuisine in Shandong Para 5:the experience with northwest China cuisine in XinjiangPa
39、ra 6:the experience with south and central China cuisinePara 7:Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.General Particular General Pragmatic AnalysisWhat is the writing purpose of this passage?To introduce the culture and cuisine in China Who is the intended reader?The people who interested in culture an
40、d cuisineWhats the authors attitude?He think culture and cuisine have a very close relationship.Why do people living in different places have different kinds of cuisine?FoodDifferent placesCulture People live in different places,so they share different local cultures.They share different local cultu
41、res,as a result,they have different kinds of food.causeeffectcauseeffect1Do you think“culture and cuisine go hand in hand”?Give your reasons.Yes，because so much of a culture is based up.Critical-thinking2.Imagine that it is true that peoples personalities are closely linked to the foods they eat.Wha
42、t does eating the following foods tell you about a person?Possibly，people who like spicy food love excitement and new experiences.And people who like junk food like to enjoy life without worrying about the future.Critical-thinkingspicy food vegetarian food junk food seafood sweets chocolate rice noo
43、dles onion garlic bacon ham sausage cabbage mushroom bean curd1.Do you think“culture and cuisine go hand in hand”?Give your reasons.Yes,because so much of a culture is based upon food and how it is eaten and served.No,with the impact of globalization,all kinds of food are available everywhere,so foo
44、d no longer reflects cultures.In addition,in this fast-changing world,everything is changing,including cuisines.2.Imagine that it is true that peoples personalities are closely linked to the foods they eat.What does eating the following foods tell you about a person?spicy food vegetarian food junk f
45、ood 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 enjoy life without worrying about the future.Phrases1 put more simply/(to)put it simply简单地说
46、，简而言之2 relateto 把和联系在一起3 refer to指的是4 a case in point 恰当的例子5 prior to 在之前的6 consist of 由组成（或构成）7 recommend sth.to sb.向某人推荐某物8 fillwith 用装满9 boiled dumplings served with vinegar水饺配醋10 pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions 煎饼卷大葱11 lamp kebab 烤羊肉串12 elegant dim sum 精致的点心13 exceptional
47、stewed noodles 特色炖面条14 at a minimum 至少15 tend to do sth.易于做某事；倾向于做某事16 go hand in hand (两件事)密切相关地；携手共进Phrases1 put more simply/(to)put it simply2 relateto 3 refer to4 a case in point5 prior to6 consist of7 recommend sth.to sb.8 fillwith1 简单地说，简而言之2 把和联系在一起3 指的是4 恰当的例子5 在之前的6 由组成（或构成）7 向某人推荐某物8 用装满Th
48、e French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote，“Tell me what you eat,and I will tell you what you are,”1.means“You are what you eat.”In fact,Brillat-Savarin was actually 2.(refer)to our personality,character,and culture.In many ways,this seems to be true.Chinese cuisine is a case in point.
49、China is a country with vast 3._(area)and a large population.So the food is as 4.(vary)as the people.For example,people in Shandong like boiled dumplings 5._(serve)with vinegar,because the process of making dumplings can bring the family members together.6.(traditional),people in Xinjiang spent most
50、 of their time on horse backs,and that is 7._ they prefer their food to 8._(cook)over an open fire.In conclusion,through food,Chinese people everywhere show their culture as well as their friendship and 9.(kind).So what we can say is that culture and cuisine go hand 10.hand，and if you do not experie
