1、B3U3 B3U3 Diverse CultureDiverse Culture-By LilyListening and SpeakingWhat is American food?Lead inWhat kind of American food have you ever eaten?Q:What can you find in the map?Lead-invarious and mixed food ABCDfortune cookie gumbo hamburger nachos1.small pieces of thin crisp chips served with beans
2、.2.a crisp hollow cookie containing a piece of paper with a short message on it.3.a thick seafood soup,a spicy stew.4.a sandwich containing cooked meat and some vegetables in a bread roll.Match the photos with the descriptions of these food.Pre-listeningDBAC Listening for main idea The _ takes place
3、 in_(where)between _and _(what relation),Steve Fox,and they are talking about _(what)by giving examples:_，_,_and _.a radio studiothe cultural influences of American foodhamburger nachos fortune cookiegumbointerviewthe hostthe guestListening for detailsDecide whether the statements are true(T)or fals
4、e(F).1.No food was ever invented in America.2.Hamburgers were invented 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.FFTTTListening
5、while taking notesNames of foodnotesHamburgerMix of_+_ culturesNachos_ chips covered in cheeseMade by _ cook for_Fortune cookieInvented in_ about _ yrs agoA piece of _ with _ on it inside cookieGumboSpicy stewInvented in N.O about _ yrs agoMixes _,_,_,+Spanish cookingGermanAmericanMexican cornMexica
6、nAmerican customersSan Francisco100paperfortune200FrenchAfricanNative AmericanHow to take notes:Just write down the key words,such as names,dates,and numbers.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.What
7、 does American food show?Critical thinkingdiverse originsdiverse originsdiverse culturesdiverse culturesdiverse peoplediverse peoplemixed culturesmixed culturesWhat does food show?the beauty of the worldthe beauty of the worldInterviewer:Today our guest is Steve Fox.Hes here to talk about cultural i
8、nfluences on American food.Welcome,Steve!Steve:Thank you._.Interviewer:_ American food,some say no food was ever _ in America.What do you think?Steve:Hmm.Thats not really true.For example,some s the hamburger comes from Hamburg in Germany,but theyre wrong.The recipe for the meat in a hamburger _ fro
9、m Germany but the final hamburger we know today was definitely created by Americans.Interviewer:You mean there was a mixing of cultures?Food from overseas changed when it arrived in the States.Steve:Right.And there are many more examples of mixed-culture dishes,Like nachos,for example.Interviewer:Oh
10、,I just love nachos!Mexican corn chips _!Steve:Yes,theyre delicious,_.The recipe was actually invented by a Mexican cook for his American customers.Then there are fortune cookies.Its nice to be hereWhen it comes to inventedmay have comecovered in cheesebut they re not traditional Mexican foodIntervi
11、ewer:What do you mean?Steve:They are not Chinese.Interviewer:_!But every Chinese restaurant in America has them!Steve:Yes,but theyre unknown in China.About 100 years ago,someone in San Francisco put a piece of paper with a fortune on it inside a Japanese-style cookie,and the fortune cookie was born.
12、Interviewer:Wow!Thats interesting!So they re like a mix of the Chinese,American,and Japanese cultures.Steve:_.And then we have gumbo,the spicy stew.It was invented in New Orleans over 200 years ago,and mixes French,African,Native American,and Spanish cooking.Interviewer:So its the food of many diffe
13、rent cultures,_?Steve:Exactly.American cooking often _ _.Youre kiddingYou got itall in one dishmixes things from around the world to make something completely newInterviewer:Today our guest is Steve Fox.Hes here to talk about cultural influences on America food.Welcome,Steve!Steve:Thank you.Its nice
14、 to be here.Interviewer:When it comes to American food,some say no food was ever invented in America.What do you think?Steve:Hmm.Thats not really true.For example,some s the hamburger comes from Hamburg in Germany,but theyre wrong.The recipe for the meat in a hamburger may have come from Germany but
15、 the final hamburger we know today was definitely created by Americans.Interviewer:You mean there was a mixing of cultures?Food from overseas changed when it arrived in the States.Steve:Right.And there are many more examples of mixed-culture dishes,Like nachos,for example.Interviewer:Oh,I just love
16、nachos!Mexican corn chips covered in cheese!Steve:Yes,theyre delicious,but they re not traditional Mexican food.The recipe was actually invented by a Mexican cook for his American customers.Then there are fortune cookies.Interviewer:What do you mean?Steve:They are not Chinese.Interviewer:Youre kiddi
17、ng!But every Chinese restaurant in America has them!Steve:Yes,but theyre unknown in China.About 100 years ago,someone in San Francisco put a piece of paper with a fortune on it inside a Japanese-style cookie,and the fortune cookie was born.Interviewer:Wow!Thats interesting!So they re like a mix of t
18、he Chinese,American,and Japanese cultures.Steve:You got it.And then we have gumbo,the spicy stew.It was invented in New Orleans over 200 years ago,and mixes French,African,Native American,and Spanish cooking.Interviewer:So its the food of many different cultures,all in one dish?Steve:Exactly.America
19、n cooking often mixes things from around the world to make something completely new.A potluck dinner Join in a Potluck DinnerPost-ListeningWork in pairs to role-play a dialogue about what special dishes you will take.(One student plays the role of the guest invited,and the other plays a friend who g
20、ives suggestions.)The following questions may help you.1.What food or snack from which area/ethnic group will you bring?2.How is the food prepared and what is it made of?3.How is the food special?IMAGINE you are invited to a potluck dinner at an American friends house.A:What should I bring to the po
21、tluck dinner this weekend?B:Why dont you make a dish from your hometown?A:You mean a Quzhou dish?B:Yeah,why not?I bet theyd love it!A:Well,I guess I could make Quzhou Fish Head with Diced Peppers and Quzhou Fengan,a kind of local noodles made of rice.Its delicious and really unique.B:Sounds interest
22、ing.Can you make that dish?A:Of course!You just need a fish head,peppers and noodles.Then,spoil it.B:Sounds so easy!You could make it at your friends house.That way it will be fresh.A:Great idea!Ill ask my friend.Sample conversationThank you The beauty of the world lies in The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people.the diversity of its people.
