1、Unit 3 Food and Culture To read and learn to gain some knowledge about culture and cuisine in China To discuss the question:Are peoples personalities closely linked to the foods they eat?Do you know these dishes?Besides the eight cuisines,there are many other local cuisines that are famous,such as:M
2、iao cuisine(苗族菜苗族菜)Hui cuisine(回族菜回族菜)Tibetan cuisine(藏菜藏菜)Mongolian cuisine(蒙古菜蒙古菜)Zhuang cuisine(壮族菜壮族菜)What,if anything,do these cuisines tell you about the people who eat them?What is your favourite food?pancake rolls stuffed with Chinese green onions Guangdong Dim Sum 广东点心hot pot火锅 boiled dumpl
3、ings served with vinegar 蘸醋的水饺Snail Rice Noodle 螺蛳粉 How many kinds of Chinese cuisines in China?And why are there so many cuisines?Different regions Different weather conditions Different cultures culture and cuisinefood cooked in a certain wayeach food represents a cultureTitle:Title:Pictures:Pictu
4、res:Pre-readingPre-readingPredict the content of the text Predict the content of the text Culture and cuisine Culture and cuisine The exchange of Chinese and Western cuisinesHistory of Chinese CuisineThe relationship between cuisine and culture Read for the structure:fill in the blanks.Read for the
5、structure:fill in the blanks.Part 1:(para_)Part 2:(para_)Part 3:(para_)Introduce the topic:You are _.The writers _ of different Chinese food in different places.Conclusion:Culture and cuisine _ .what you eatwhat you eatexperiencesexperiencesgo hand in handgo hand in hand1 12-62-67 7Fast Reading2.Ski
6、m the passage quickly and find out the places mentioned in the passage and the typical dishes of these places?AmericaBeijingShandongXinjiangGuangdongHenanPlacesDishesGeneral Tsos chickemSichuan PeppercornBoiled dumplingsLamb kebabDim sumStewed noodlesFast Reading Famous food in Xinjiang.Famous food
7、in Shandong.Experience of food in South and central China.Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.Experience of Chinese dish in America.Experience of Sichuan food in Beijing.What we eat can represent our personality,character and culture.Match the main idea with each paragraph Para.5 Para.5Para.6Para.6P
8、ara.7Para.7Para.2Para.2Para.3Para.3Para.1Para.1Para.4Para.4 The writer described his experience in the order of _.time and space clue wordsFast ReadingParagraph 1What does Brillat-Savarin mean by saying You are what you eat?He thinks that the food we eat reflects our personality,character and cultur
9、e.Careful ReadingJunk foodfatterhealthy foodslimmerThe saying means that the kind of food we eat tells something about our personality,character,and culture.Task：Read Para.2 and answer the following questions.3.What can the dish tell us about Americans?1.What is the most popular Chinese food in Amer
10、ica?General Tsos Chicken.2.Is it an authentic(真正的真正的)Chinese food?No,it had been changed to suit _ tastes.It tells us that Americans love bold(浓烈的，英勇的浓烈的，英勇的),simple flavours and are not afraid to try new foods.AmericanCareful ReadingPara.2Paragraph 2-6Read Para.2-6 and discuss in group to find out
11、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 Shandong Northwest China South China Central China Read para 2-6 and Read para 2-6 and fil
12、l in the form.fill in the form.PlacePlaceKind of Chinese foodKind of Chinese foodTypical dishTypical dishPeople or culturePeople or cultureAmericaBeijingShandong Chinese food changed Chinese food changed to suit American tasteto suit American tasteGeneral Tsos General Tsos chicken chicken Americans
13、love bold,simple Americans love bold,simple flavours and are not afraid to flavours and are not afraid to try new food.try new food.Sichuan cuisineSichuan cuisinedishes with Sichuan dishes with Sichuan peppercornspeppercornsPeople there offered them People there offered them good friendshipgood frie
14、ndshipboiled dumplings served boiled dumplings served with vinegar;pancake with vinegar;pancake rolls stuffed with sliced rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onionsChinese green onionsFamily is important Family is important to the people there.to the people there.Shandong Shandong cuisinecuisine
15、 Read para 2-6 and Read para 2-6 and fill in the form.fill in the form.PlacePlaceKind of Chinese foodKind of Chinese foodTypical dishTypical dishPeople or culturePeople or cultureNorthwest ChinaSouth ChinaCentral ChinaXinjiang and Xinjiang and Inner Inner Mongolian Mongolian cuisinecuisineboiled or
16、roasted meat,boiled or roasted meat,such as lamb kebabsuch as lamb kebabPeople traditionally wandered People traditionally wandered the open range on horses so the open range on horses so their traditional foods are what their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.you can cook ov
17、er an open fire.Guangdong Guangdong cuisinecuisineHenan Henan cuisinecuisinedim sum dim sum stewed noodles stewed noodles show friendship and show friendship and kindness.kindness.AmericaBeijingShandongXinjiangGuangdongHenanHow many places are mentioned in the passage?and what is the typical dish of
18、 these places?This passage is organized by the order of _.Para.7 ConclusionculturecuisineCareful ReadingThe author drew the conclusion that .food and culture go hand in hand.if you do not experience one,you can never really know the other.cuisine;culturePeople living in different places share differ
19、ent cultures.They have different kinds of food.as a resultcause&effectFoodDifferent placesCulture People live in different places,so they share different local cultures.They share different local cultures,as a result,they have different kinds of food.Activity 3 Reasoning and AnalysisWhat is the rela
20、tionship between them?causeeffectcauseeffect Match the causes to the effects below from Paragraph 2 and 3.3.These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.C.Chinese food in America is changed to suit American tastes.1.The flavour preferences of Americans often differ from those of the
21、Chinese.2.We had no idea how to order food.CauseEffectA.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.1.The flavour preferences of Americans often differ from those of the Chinese.2.We had no idea how to o
22、rder food.3.These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.A.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.Match the causes to the
23、 effects below.Cause Effect Understand cause and effectSometimes 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 rel
24、ationships are not direct,and some may also have more than one cause or effect.P 27 EX.41.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.A.The chef just began filling our ta
25、ble 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.Match the causes and effects below.cause effectConnectors:as a result,as a consequence,so,so that,because,since,thus,therefore.If it
26、 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 food,seafood,sweets,chocolate,rice,noodles,onion,garlic,bacon,ham,sausage,cabbage,mushroom,bean curd1.Do you think“culture and cui
27、sine go hand in hand”?Give your reasons.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?Yes，because so much of a culture is based upon food and how it is eaten and served.spicy food vegetarian
28、vedterin 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 enjoy life without worrying about the future.P 27 EX.5V.Retell the stor
29、y.According to the French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin,we eat can show our personality,character,and culture.Chinese cuisine is a good example.Prior to (come)to China,I only experienced Chinese food that (change)to suit American tastes.Americas most popular Chinese dish is General Tsos chick
30、en,which tells us a lot about us Americans.When I came to Beijing,a friend recommended a Sichuan restaurant where we had the (please)of experiencing an entirely new taste:Sichuan peppercorns.What was even_ important was the friendship offered us.what cominghad been changedpleasuremoreIn Shandong,I l
31、iked boiled dumplings (serve)with vinegar best.I observed that family is important to the people there.In northern Xinjiang,I enjoyed boiled or roasted meat.we went,we experienced wonderful local dishes.Although the food was as (vary)as the people,Chinese people everywhere show friendship and (kind)through food.From my experiences,I know that culture and cuisine go hand in hand,and if you do not experience one,you can never (real)know the other.servedEverywherevariedkindnessreallyThank You!
