Unit 1 Food matters Welcome to the unit & Reading 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版（2020）选择性必修第一册

Welcome to the unit & Reading Unit 1 Food matters In this lesson, you are going to: 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. Lead-in Each country has its typical food. Watch the video and finish the following exercise. • Fish and chips from the UK consists of deep-fried fish and _________chips. • Sushi from Japan comes in _________________ and is very popular partly because of its freshness and convenience. • A taco, a traditional Mexican dish, is made up of a ______or wheat pancake rolled around a filling. • Pasta from Italy is typically made from flour, water and sometimes _______. 1. Fill in the blanks. fat golden all shapes and sizes eggs corn 2. Which of the dishes in the video would you like to try most? Why? 3. What do you think is the most typical Chinese food? I want to try the Japanese sushi most. It looks colourful and delicious. I think the most typical Chinese food is baozi, a type of steamed bun. It has different fillings, including meat and vegetables. Chinese people usually have baozi for breakfast, together with soya milk. Pre-reading What do you think the text will talk about according to the title and pictures? I think it’s about the food we grow up eating, made by a special family member , or the food that reminds us of happy times in our lives, which helps us feel relaxed and comfortable. While-reading Activity 1　Fast-reading for main ideas 1. Read the text quickly and then match each paragraph with the main idea. 7 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. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Comfort food is food for the soul. 8 2. Discu