Unit 1 Food matters Reading (II) 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第一册

Unit 1 Comfort food Reading(II) Language Points Para. 1: To introduce the topic of “comfort food” by describing the author’s personal experience. Para. 2: To give the definition of comfort food and narrow down the topic which will be discussed later. Para. 3: To talk about one kind of comfort food linked with positive emotions in our memories. Para. 4: To fully discuss the other kind of comfort food related to one’s sense of belonging and cultural roots. Para. 5: To make a conclusion. In-depth reading Figure out the function of each paragraph of the article. How does the author introduce the topic of comfort food? What do you think of this technique? The author introduces the topic with a personal experience from her childhood that illustrates the power comfort food has to lift our spirits, before continuing with a more detailed description of exactly how comfort food does that. This technique is quite effective, as it attracts the reader’s attention and inspires interest in the topic of discussion. In-depth reading Take a look at the tip “Understanding definitions in a text” in exercise A2, page 4 and answer the following questions. How is the definition of comfort food given in paragraph 2? Why does the author give the definition in this way? In-depth reading How is the definition of comfort food given in paragraph 2? Why does the author give the definition in this way? The author’s definition of comfort food is given in both its broadest sense, “any food that makes us feel better”, and in a narrower sense, “a particular type of comfort food”. The author focuses on the narrower definition in the article because comfort food is a complex topic. By defining comfort food in this way, the author makes us aware of the wide range of the subject, but then draws our attention to the aspect of comfort food that he/she will be discussing in this article. In-depth reading Read and underline the following key words or expressions. 1. do the trick 2. not to mention 3. in t