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Unit 10
I'd like some noodles.
Section B Reading
Lead-in
What are they doing?
What do you eat on your birthday?
candle
cake
a birthday cake with candles
long noodles 长寿面
eggs
Why do people eat them on their birthday?
It’s our tradition to eat them in China. And they have special meanings.
People never cut up the noodles, because they are the symbol of long life.
Eggs are a symbol of life and good luck.
What do you do on your birthday?
make a wish, blow out the candles, put up balloons, sing and dance, have a party…
make a wish
blow out the candles
in one go
What do people eat
on their birthday
in other countries?
Different birthday foods in other countries.
Russia: birthday pie
(health and love)
Korea: sea-tent soup海带汤
(thanks for mother)
Japan: sekihan红豆饭
(health and happiness)
Egypt埃及: fruits
(birth and life)
Different foods
The same idea
Good luck
Look at the title and the picture in 2b and answer these questions.
Birthday Food Around the World
What is the passage about ?
It is about birthday food.
Reading strategy(阅读策略):
Reading the title and the picture carefully can help us get the main idea.
It is about birthday food all over the world.
Reading
para1
para2
para3
para4
Birthday food in foreign(外国的) countries.
Birthday food in China.
Different countries, different birthday food.
Different birthday food, the same idea.
Read and find out the main idea of each paragraph.
Tip: Pay attention to the first or the last sentence of each paragraph.
How many countries are mentioned(被提到) in the passage?
Country Food Special meaning
UK
China
birthday cake
Blowing out all the candles on a cake in one go makes a wish come true.
It is lucky to find a candy in a cake.
long noodles,
eggs
Long noodles mean long life.
Eggs mean life and good luck.
Read the article about food traditions and complete the chart.
2b
Read and retell the passage
Birthday Food Around the World
Para 1
Para 2
different
different
birthday cakes with
person's age
make a