Unit3 ReadingB 1 （课件）英语沪外版必修第二册

(Watch the video clip and predict the content of the passage according to what you have viewed.) • What can food tell us about culture? • How can food tell us about culture? • What culture can food tell us about? What food tells us about culture？ Q1: What’s the genre of the text? Q2: What’s the main idea of the text? Q3: How many parts can this text be divided into? Q4: What’s the structure of the text? Q5: What’s the thesis statement of the text? Q6: What is the main idea of each paragraph? Q7: Are there any topic sentences in the text? Skim the text and answer the following questions. genre Argumentation Exposition Narration Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.5 Para.4 Para.6 How many parts can this text be divided into？ Topic: Food and culture Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 Structure Analysis main idea topic sentence Thesis Statement Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Conclusion There is a close link between food and culture. Food is our emotional bond with our family and roots. Food is an expression of cultural identity. Characteristics of Chinese food culture Food reflects a country’s culture. Characteristics of American food culture Food is a portal into culture. There is more of a connection between food and culture than you may think. On an individual level, we grow up eating the food of our culture, and we learn to closely identify with it. On a larger scale, food is an expression of cultural identity. Each country or community’s unique cuisine reflects its unique history, lifestyle, values and beliefs. We should embrace our heritage through our culture’s food, but we should also become more informed about other cultures by trying dishes from around the world. v. deal with n. a person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own Read for details Q1: What does the “soup” (Para. 2) mean for the author? It means the past memory that she closely identifies with. v. to feel that you can understand and share the fe