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Unit 10
I'd like some noodles.
Section B
(2a-2c)
Whose birthday is it?
It’s Mummy pig's Birthday.
What do you do or eat on your birthday?
2a
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a birthday cake
long noodles
blow out the candles
The number of the candles is his age.
never cut up the noodles
make a wish
n. 蜡烛
n. 蛋糕
n. 年龄
blow v. 吹
blow out 吹灭
许愿
切碎
Let’s read the article about food tradition.
Birthday Food Around the World
What would people like to eat on
their birthday? The answer would
be different in different countries.
In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of candles is the person's age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is lucky.
world n. 世界
around the world
世界各地
n. 答案
v. 回答
adj. 不同的
conj. 如果
v. 将要;会
n. 英国
n. 糖果
adj. 幸运的
In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life, In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck.
All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person.
popular
adj. 受欢迎的;普遍的
get popular
受欢迎;流行
n. 想法;主意
给……带来好运
Skim the article. What's the main idea of this passage?
A. It's about a birthday party.
B. Different countries have different birthday foods.
C. People have birthday cakes with candles.
The picture and the title (标题) can help us get the main idea of the passage quickly (图片和标题可以帮助我们快速了解文章大意).
Match the general ideas with paragraphs.
Ask the question
What people eat on their birthday in many countries
What people eat on their birthday in China
The meaning of birthday foods
Find out the topic
sentence (找中心句)
It's often on the first or last sentence of eac