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Unit 3 Food And Culture
Reading and Thinking
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Teaching aims:
In this class, the students will be able :
1. To understood the structure and the writing style of the passage well;
2. To know about the author’s experiences with different Chinese cuisines;
3.To deeply understand the close connection between culture and cuisine;
4.To introduce Chinese food in English, and think about how individuals can promote Chinese culture and build cultural self-confidence.
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Food around the world.
Sushi—Japan
Fried Chicken—Korea
spaghetti — Italy
Sausage— German
Curry — India
Hamburger— USA
View and Activate
Sichaun cuisine
(hot, spicy with peppercorns and chillies)
Cantonese cuisine
(mild and slightly sweet)
Jiangsu cuisine
(soft and a little sweet)
Shandong cuisine
(fresh and salty)
Eight kinds of Chinese cuisine
Fujian cuisine
(light and soft)
Anhui cuisine
(fresh, oily and colorful)
Zhejiang cuisine
(fresh and soft)
Hunan cuisine
(hot and dry)
Why are there so many kinds of cuisine in China?
It is said that people who like spicy food are probably adventurous and daring. Do you believe it?
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The meaning of food for us:
---- the necessity of the people
filling in our stomach
giving us energy
satisfying our taste buds
making us happy……
Understand the link between food and culture
- Culture and Cuisine
Reading and Thinking
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According to the title and the pictures in the text, what will the passage talk about?
Prediction
Pre-reading
The relationship between Cuisine and culture
Read the title,para1 and para6, and answer:
1 .”Tell me what you eat,and I will tell you what you are.” ”You are what you eat.” Why quote?
Read for structure and genre
While-reading
to introduse the topic; to arouse readers’interest
2. What’s the writer’s view according to Para 6 ?
Does the writer agree with Brillat Savarin?
Not exactly
Culture and cuisine go hand in hand
Food tells us what they grow in their region,what kinds of lives they lead,and what they like.But the writer is u