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Unit 1
Food matters
Unit 1——Reading
give a brief introduction to comfort food;
distinguish between comfort food and favourite food;
grasp the writing technique of giving a definition;
know more about the impact of food having on us.
What do you usually do when you are in a bad mood?
Step1:Lead in
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Food keeps us healthy and energetic. It can also do more than that. The article below, from a food magazine, discusses the idea of comfort food.
Step2:Observing
Can you guess what comfort food is?
Comfort food
Comfort food may be a type of food that makes us feel comfortable and happy.
Rice pudding cheers me up whenever I feel unhappy.
Comfort food has the unique power to make us feel better.
Comfort foods are highly individual, depending on their own unique experiences.
Comfort food gives the “taste of home” to
people who feel homesick when they move to a new country.
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Comfort food is food for the soul.
Step3:Fast reading
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2. Discuss the function of each paragraph and then fill in the blanks.
______________ the topic of “comfort food” by describing the author’s personal experience.
Give the __________ of comfort food and narrow down the ______ which will be discussed in this article.
Talk about one kind of comfort food linked with ___________ __________in our memories.
Talk about the other kind of comfort food related to one’s sense of _____________ and cultural __________.
Make a ____________.
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Introduce
definition
positive
belonging
roots
conclusion
topic
emotions
Understanding the structure
Choose the right answer!
P4 A1 Complete the chart below with the main idea of each paragraph.
Para. 1: Rice pudding cheers me up whenever I feel unhappy.
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Para. 4: _________________
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