Unit 3 Reading and Thinking课件 -2023-2024学年高中英语人教版(2019) 选择性必修第二册

食全食美·食新食意·尽享天下美食·体味百味生活 Unit 3 Food and Culture Reading and Thinking At the end of this lesson, I will be able to: predict the theme of this unit and what is going to be learnt; predict and scan a passage for its main idea and structure. Opening page 1. What impressed you most in the picture? Hundreds of long tables are put together with hundreds of hot pots on them, winding(蜿蜒而行) their ways along the street like a dragon. 2. What are the people doing? The guests are sitting at the tables sharing the food. A man is shooting a video. There are other people walking on the street. 3. Where and when do you think the photo was taken? Maybe it was taken in an ethnic minority village in the mountains of China. We can see tables laid end to end without a gap along the street like a long dragon, and local people are enjoying the long table banquet. The visual spectacle, made of assorted delicacies（各种美味佳肴） and people sitting together , is really breathtaking. Reading and Thinking Understand the link between food and culture Before you read, discuss the questions in groups. 1. What are your favorite Chinese dihes? Do you know their English names? 2. How many kinds of Chinese cuisine are there, and how can these cuisines be described? Why are there so many cuisines? 3. What, if anything, do these cuisines tell you about the people who eat them? Warm -up Stewed noodles Hand-torn cabbage Dim sum Red braised pork Steamed fish Hot pot How many kinds of Chinese cuisines in China? How can these cuisine be described? Why are there so many cuisines? Different regions Various weather conditions Different preferences in flavours Different personalities Different ingredients 图片来自网络 3. What, if anything, do these cuisines tell you about the people who eat them? The cuisines certainly say something about the kinds of ingredients available to the people, and a lot about the kinds of flavours the people prefer. 1. What is the title of the text? Culture and cuisine. 2. What can you