1、人教必修第三册 Unit 3 Listening and SpeakingTalk about the origins of American food教学目 Lead-in1.Where do you think this photo was taken?2.What can you see in the photo?How would you describe it?3.Do you think this is a typical place to show diverse cultures?学习目标学习目标12To listen for the information about Ame
2、rican food by taking notes while listening and talk about cultural influences on American food To learn to make the right pauses目标一：目标一：To listen for the information about American food by taking notes while listening and talk about cultural influences on American food Activity 1:Look at the photos
3、of American food and match them with their names.Then Guess which countries cuisine influenced the foods invention.hamburger fortune cookie gumbo nachos DBCAListen to a radio interview about American food and check whether your answers to Activity 1 are correct.The term hamburger derives from the na
4、me of the city of Hamburg in Germany.A hamburger is ground meat which has been shaped into a flat circle.Its a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced(切碎的)beef served on a bun,often with other ingredients.A fortune cookie is a sweet,crisp biscuit which contains a piece of paper which is suppos
5、ed to say what will happen to you in the future.Fortune cookies are often served in Chinese restaurants in the US.Gumbo is a type of soup or stew from the southern United States.It can be made with chicken,sausage,shrimp or fish.People often put rice in it.Nachos are a popular food based on corn,of
6、Mexican origin that can be either made quickly to serve as a snack or prepared with more ingredients(配菜)to make a full meal.In their simplest form,nachos are chips covered in cheese.Activity 2:Listen and answer the following questions.1 Where does this conversation take place?2 Who are the speakers?
7、3 What is the topic of the conversation?4 What is Steve Foxs opinion about American food?5 How many examples does Steve Fox give to support his opinion?What are they?1 In a studio.2 The interviewer and the guest of a radio or TV program.3 Its about cultural influences on American food.4 American coo
8、king often mixes things from around the world to make something completely new.5 Four.They are hamburgers,nachos,fortune cookies,gumbo.Activity 3:Listen to the interview again and decide whether the statements are true(T)or false(F).()1.No food was ever invented in America.()2.Hamburgers were invent
9、ed in Germany.()3.Nachos were invented for Americans by a foreigner.()4.Every Chinese restaurant in America has fortune cookies.()5.American cooking often mixes things from around the world to make something completely new.FFTTTActivity 4:Listen to the interview again and complete the notes below.Wh
10、en taking notes,just write down the key words,such as names,dates and numbers.They will help you remember things later on.To save time and space,omit all articles(a,an,the)and use abbreviations.For example,use“N.O.”for New Orleans,“bc”for because,“yrs”for years,“+”for and,and so on.Take notesNames o
11、f foodNotesHamburgermix of _+_ culturesNachos_ chips covered in cheesemade by _ cook for _Fortune cookiesinvented in _ about _ yrs agoa piece of _ with _ on it inside cookieGumbospicy stewinvented in N.O.about _ yrs agomixes _,_,_,+Spanish cookingGermanAmericanMexican cornMexicanAmerican customers20
12、0FrenchAfricanNative AmericanSan Francisco100paperfortuneActivity 5:Imagine you are invited to a potluck dinner at an American friends house.Work in pairs and discuss what special dish(es)you will take.The following questions may help you.1 What food/snack from which area/ethnic group will you bring
13、?2 How is the food prepared and what is it made of?3 How is this food special?Sample:A:What are you doing there,Lily?B:I am making dumplings.Lily invites me to join in a potluck party.I want to take something special.A:How do you make dumplings?B:First,you need to add water to flour to form a paste.
14、Then,cut some vegetables into small pieces.Mix them with meat and some seasoning.Now,you can make dumplings.A:Why do you prepare dumplings for the party?B:Dumplings mean getting together.The dumplings show that I am happy to be with them.目标二：To learn to make the right pausesActivity:Listen to the pa
15、ssage about Native Americans.Mark the pauses you hear.The first sentence has been done for you.No one really knows exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California.Its likely that Native Americans moved to California at least fifteen thousand years ago.Scientists believe that
16、these settlers crossed the Bering Strait by a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times.In the 16th century,the native people suffered greatly after the arrival of the Europeans.Thousands of them were killed or forced into slavery.In addition,many died from the diseases brought by the Europeans
17、.However,some survived these terrible times,and today there are more Native Americans living in California than in any other state of America.Listen again and repeat.Pausing in speaking is to give one a chance to breathe,and pauses should be normally used:When there would normally be punctuation,suc
18、h as commas or periods,in a written text.At the end of each long unit of meaning,for example,long noun phrases or adjective clauses.For transitions,when the speaker is introducing another idea.For emphasis.Pausing before and after the most important words highlights and draws the listeners attention to them.学习总结学习总结1 Can you name a kind of food to explain cultural influences on American food?2 Do you know the rules on making pauses when speaking?
