1、Reading and ThinkingCULTURE AND CUISINE 【Learning objectives】Lead-inHow many kinds of Chinese cuisine?Shangdong CuisineJiangsu CuisineZhengjiang CuisineFujian CuisineCantonses CuisineSichuan CuisineHunan CuisineAnhui Cuisinefood cooked in a certain way Why are there so many cuisines in China?Differe
2、nt regions Different environments Different cultures Lead-inHow can these cuisines be described?What,if anything,do these cuisines tell you about the people who eat them?Sichuan hot potDim SumGeneral Tsos chicken左宗棠鸡There are numerous cooking styles that are associated with ethnic minorities.The cui
3、sines certainly say something about the kinds of ingredients available to the people,and a lot about the kinds of flavours the people prefer.Prediction1.What content will this passage talk about?2.Which information would you like to get?It is about various culture and cuisine about a place or some c
4、ountriesChoose the best answer.1.Where is the writer of the article from?A.AustraliaB.England C.FranceD.America2.From the passage we can learn the writer and his family visited _ places in China.A.three B.four C.five D.six While-reading3.We can infer from the text that the writer liked _.A English f
5、oodB.French food C.American foodD.Chinese food4.From 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 faithful5.The text is developed mainly _.A.by contrast B.by comparison C.by example D.by processWhile-readi
6、ngPara1:Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:Para6:Para7:Match the main idea of each paragraphexperience of Chinese cuisine in America.experience of Sichuan cuisine in Beijingcuisine in Shandongcuisine in Xinjiangcuisine in South China(Guangdong&Henan)culture and cuisine go hand in hand.you are what you eat.Whil
7、e-readingDraw the structure of the textPara1:Topic:you are what you eatPara 2:Chinese cuisine in AmericaPara 3:Sichuan cuisine in BeijingPara 4:cuisine in ShandongPara 5:cuisine in XinjiangPara 6:Guangdong&HenanPara 7:Conclusion:culture and cuisine go hand in hand While-readingRead and find out the
8、authors experience of cuisine and culture in different places and complete the table below.Place Kind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureAmerica Beijing Chinese food changed to suit American tastesGeneral Tsos chickenAmericans love bold,simple flavours,and are not afraid to try new foods.Si
9、chuan cuisineDishes with Sichuan peppercornsPeople there offered them good friendship.Place Kind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureShandong Shandong cuisineboiled dumplingsserved with vinegar,pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onionsFamily is important to the people there.Plac
10、e Kind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureNorthwest ChinaXinjiang and Inner Mongolian cuisineboiled or roasted meat,such as lamb kebabPeople there traditionally wandered the open range on horses so their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.While-readingPlace Kind of Ch
11、inese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureSouth ChinaCentral ChinaGuangdong cuisineHenan cuisinedim sumstewed noodles 烩面Through food,Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.While-reading1.The first paragraph 1 has a quote:“you are what you eat.”How does the author understand it?Key:The a
12、uthor thinks that the food we eat usually reflects our personality,character,and culture.Para 1The 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 h
13、ealthy eating.However,Brillat-Savarin was actually referring to our personality个性,character性格,and culture.法国作家Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin曾经写道:“告诉我你吃什么，我就能告诉你你是什么人。”更简单地说，这句话的意思是“你吃什么，你就是什么（人如其食物）。”今天大多数人把这句话和健康饮食联系起来。然而，布里亚特-萨瓦林实际上指的是我们的个性、性格和文化。While-reading2.What does the dish General Tsos chick
14、en tell about Americans personality?Key:It tells people that Americans love bold,simple flavors and are not afraid to try new foods.That is to say,Americans are adventurous and brave.Para 2Certainly,in many ways方面 this seems to be true.Chinese cuisine菜 is a case案例 in point恰当.Prior pra to之前 coming to
15、 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 knsst of组成 fried chicken covered淋上 in a sweet sauce甜酱,flavoured调味 with hot red peppers p
16、ep红辣椒.This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe resp做法,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浓烈的,simple flavours.And,since因为 the dish was also invented recently,it tells us th
17、at Americans are not afraid to try new foods.当然，从很多方面来看，这似乎是真的。中国菜就是一个很好的例子。在来中国之前，我对中国烹饪的唯一体验是,在美国，中餐已被改变，以适应美国人的口味。例如，在美国最受欢迎的中国菜是左宗棠鸡，这是一种炸鸡，淋上甜酱，用煸过的红辣椒调味的。然而，这可能不是一个真正的中国食谱，所以它不能告诉我们太多关于中国人的信息。另一方面，它确实告诉我们很多关于美国人的事情。例如，它告诉我们，美国人喜欢浓烈的、简单的口味。而且，因为这道菜也是最近才发明的，所以它告诉我们，美国人不怕尝试新食物。While-reading3.What
18、 impressed the writer most while in Beijing?4.How do you like the characters of people in Beijing from the authors experience?Key 3:The friendship offered by people.Key 4:They are friendly and amicable(友善的).Para 3Later,I had a chance to experience authentic地道的Chinese food by coming to China.When my
19、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 found it.Tired,hungry,and not knowing a word of Chinese,we had no idea how to order,so the chef ef厨师 just began filling our table with
20、the best food we had ever eaten.With this,we had the pleasure of 有幸experiencing an entirely new taste:Sichuan peppercorns花椒.The food was wonderful and different,but what was even more important was the friendship offered us.后来，我来到中国，有机会品尝到地道的中国食物。我和我的家人刚到中国，我们去北京找一个好地方吃饭。一位朋友先前向我们推荐了一家川菜餐馆，我们终于找到了。又
21、累又饿，又不会说一句中文，我们根本不知道怎么点餐，于是厨师就开始用我们吃过的最好的食物填满我们的餐桌。有了这个，我们有幸体验到了一种全新的味道:花椒。那里的食物美味可口，与众不同，但更重要的是我们获得的友谊。While-reading5.What is important to people in Shandong according to the writer?6.What do you know about the personality of people in North China?Key 5:According to the writer,family is important t
22、o people in Shandong.Key 6:People in North China attach importance to their family,so they are a family-centered person.Para 4We soon moved to Shandong Province in the eastern part of North China.My favourite dish there was boiled dumplings served with vinegar.I observed that family is important to
23、the people there.It hasbecome a favourite traditional dish of the people in North China,where making dumplings has always been a family affair with everyonefrom the youngest to the oldestjoining in to help.Later,I learnt知道 that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed stft塞满 with sl
24、iced slas薄片的 Chinese green onions njn 大葱.我们很快就搬到了中国北方东部的山东省。我最喜欢的菜是煮饺子加醋。我注意到家庭对那里的人很重要。饺子已经成为中国北方人民最喜爱的传统菜肴。在那里，包饺子一直是人人参与的一项家庭活动，从最小的到最大的，每个人都要帮忙。后来，我才知道山东最有名的食物是煎饼卷大葱。While-reading7.Why did people in northwest China enjoy cooking over an open fire?8.What do we know about people in northern Xinjia
25、ng according to their food?Key 7:Because they traditionally wandered the open range on horses.Key 8:They are bold,rash and frank.Para 5Then we moved to northern Xinjiang.Some of our friends were Kazak and Inner Mongolian.These groups traditionally wandered the open range牧场 on horses.As a result,thei
26、r traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fireusually boiled or roasted meat,such as a lamb lm 羊肉 kebab串.然后我们搬到了新疆北部。我们的一些朋友是哈萨克人和内蒙人。这些群体通常骑着马在开阔的牧场上漫游。因此，他们的传统食物是你可以在明火上烹饪的东西，通常是煮的或烤的肉，如羊肉串。While-reading9.What does elegant dim sum mean?10.What is the personality of people in south Chi
27、na?Key 9:Small servings of food in bamboo steamers.Key 10:People in south China are careful,kind and considerate.While-reading11.What does the food local people consume tell the writer?Key:It tells us what people grow in their region and what kinds of lives they lead,what they like or dislike.Para 6
28、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 lgnt精致的 dim sum点心small servings份 of food in bamboo steamers蒸笼to the exceptional kspnl独特的 stewed炖noodles in Henan.Everywhere,the food was as varied各
29、种各样的 as the people.However,one thing is always true:Through food,Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.我们的旅行带我们去了中国南方，然后到了中国中部。我们每到一个地方，都能品尝到美味的当地菜肴，从广东精美的点心用竹制蒸笼盛出的小份食物到河南独特的烩面。到处都是各种各样的食物，就像人一样。然而，有一件事是永远不变:通过食物，世界各地的中国人展示了友谊和善良。SummaryTrace the authors travels again and understan
30、d the quote“you are what you eat”.where:Americawhich:General Tsos chickenwhat:adventurous and bravewhere:Beijingwhich:Sichuan cuisinewhat:friendly&amicablewhere:Shandongwhich:dumplings,pancake rollswhat:family-centeredwhere:Northwest Chinawhich:lamb kebabwhat:bold,rash and frankwhere:South China&cen
31、tral Chinawhich:dim sum&stewed noodles what:careful,kind and considerate Understand cause and effectWhy do people living in different places have different cuisine?Key:People living in different places share different cultures.As a result,they have different kinds of food.That is to say,“people livi
32、ng in different places consume various kinds of food because they share different local cultures.”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,“I
33、t was raining,so I took my umbrella.However,some cause-and-effect relationships are not direct,and some may also have more than one cause or effect.How to identify cause and effect?1.Look for signal words,such as therefore/as a result/because/so/due to.2.Find them through a logical connection.Unders
34、tand cause and effect It can be seen through signal words.Para 3 effect cause It can be seen through signal words.Para 5 effect causeUnderstand cause and effectCause1.The flavour preferences of Americans often differ from those of the Chinese.2.We had no idea how to order food.3.These groups traditi
35、onally 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 can cook over an open fire.C.Chinese food in America is changed to suit American tastes.7.Match the causes to the effects below.Topic:Do
36、you think food can still reflect different cultures?DebateDivide the students into two parts;one is the Positive side,and the other is the Negative side.Allow them to state their opinions and share as many reasons as possible.Homework1.Write a summary about one of the authors experiences based on the table.2.Try to describe a food that impressed you.
