Unit 5 Lesson 2 A Taste of Two Cities（课件）-2023-2024学年剑桥少儿英语二级下册

Reading Explorer1 U5-B A TASTE OF TWO CITIES CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 Before You Read Reading Comprehension Reading Skill Vocabulary Practice Residents celebrate a traditional Japanese festival in Liberdade, São Paulo, Brazil. BEFORE YOU READ A. Read this paragraph and match each word in bold with its definition (1–3). Every year, millions of people leave their country and settle in another one. In some cities, immigrants from a particular country live or shop in the same neighborhood (e.g., Chinatown in London). settle /ˈset(ə)l/ v. to make a place your permanent home 定居 immigrant /ˈɪmɪɡrənt/ n. a person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own （外来）移民；外侨 neighborhood /ˈneɪbəhʊd/ n. a district or an area of a town; the people who live there 街区；城区 BEFORE YOU READ Q & A : The word immigrants can be defined as people who ______. a. are in serious danger b. work on farms c. come to another country A. Read this paragraph and match each word in bold with its definition (1–3). BEFORE YOU READ 1.____________: an area in a city where people live 2.____________: to go and live somewhere for a long time 3.____________: people who have come to a foreign country to live neighborhood settle immigrants B. The reading passage discusses immigrants in São Paulo (Brazil) and Hamamatsu (Japan). What do you think is the connection between these two cities? Check your ideas as you read. Hamamatsu (Japan) São Paulo (Brazil) 词根：pop adj. pop 流行的；通俗的；热门的 adv. popularly 流行地；通俗地；普及地； n. popularity 普及，流行；受大众欢迎 A The city of São Paulo, Brazil, has hundreds of Japanese restaurants. A world away, in Hamamatsu, Japan, there are many places to buy and eat Brazilian food. Why is each country’s food so popular in the other? The answer to this question dates back to the early 20th century. A TASTE OF TWO CITIES popular /ˈpɒpjələ(r)/ adj. liked or enjoyed by a large number of people 受大众喜爱的，受欢迎的； be popular with 为……所喜欢；受……欢迎 date back 追溯到； B In 1908, people from Japan began moving to Brazil to work on coffee plantations.1 Many of these Japanese immigrants (called nikkei) moved to São Paulo and settled in a neighborhood called Liberdade. A TASTE OF TWO CITIES nikkei plantation /plɑːnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ n. A plantation is a large farm on which crops such as coffee, tea, and sugar are grown. 种植园 词根：plant n. plant 工厂，车间；植物；设备；庄稼 planter 种植机 planting 栽培，种植；花圃 v. plant 种植；培养；栽培；安置 B Like many immigrants, they spoke their native language and prepared traditional foods from their home country. Over time, the nikkei opened many Japanese markets and restaurants in the Liberdade district. Today, this neighborhood has one of the largest Japanese communities outside of Japan. A TASTE OF TWO CITIES Liberdade 日本城 ,东方街,又称自由区，位于巴西圣保罗市，里面有众多日本、中国、朝鲜侨民居住的地方，里面具有鲜明的东方文化氛围，有众多中国人经营的餐馆、商店和旅行社。 district /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ n. an area of a country or town, especially one that has particular features 地区，区域；行政区 community /kəˈmjuːnəti/ n. all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when talked about as a group 社区；社会 B Restaurants sell ramen noodles and sushi on every corner. Also, each weekend, there is a large street market. Street sellers sell traditional Japanese goods and foods. The event is popular with both city residents and tourists. A TASTE OF TWO CITIES good /ɡʊd/ n.善行；商品，所有物； event /ɪˈvent/ n. a thing that happens, especially sth important 发生的事情；（尤指）重要事情，大事 in the event 如果；结果 in the event of .. 发生 in any event 无论如何；不管怎样 in that event 如果那样； at all events 无论如何 great event 大事；重大事件 sushi C In the 1980s—three generations after the first nikkei settled in Brazil—a reverse migration began to take place. Over 300,000 Japanese-Brazilians moved to Japan, mainly to work in electronics and automobile factories. Many settled in Hamamatsu, a city on the east coast of Japan. A TASTE OF TWO CITIES generation /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/ n.all the people who were born at about the same time 一代（人） reverse /rɪˈvɜːs/ adj.opposite to what has been mentioned 相反的；反面的；反向的 migration /maɪˈɡreɪʃn/ n.the movement of large numbers of people, birds or animals from one place to another 迁移；移居；迁徙 coast /kəʊst/ n. the land beside or near to the sea or ocean 海岸；海滨 C Most Japanese-Brazilians spoke only their native language (Portuguese) . They also missed the foods and culture of Brazil. Over time, a number of Brazilian restaurants and stores opened in Hamamatsu. A TASTE OF TWO CITIES Portuguese /ˌpɔːtʃuˈɡiːz/ n. the language used in Portugal and Brazil and some other countries 葡萄牙语 store /stɔː(r)/ n. a large shop that sells many different types of goods （大型）百货商店 C Today, there is still a large Brazilian population in the city. All over Hamamatsu, food shops and restaurants sell traditional Brazilian foods, such as pão de queijo (a type of bread) and feijoada (a bean stew with beef and pork). A TASTE OF TWO CITIES population /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ n. all the people who live in a particular area, city or country; the total number of people who live there 人口，人口数量 D Today, it’s possible to eat excellent Japanese food in São Paulo and traditional Brazilian cuisine2 in Hamamatsu. Whether traveling through Brazil or Japan, it’s worth visiting these two cities to experience the tastes and cultures of their unique immigrant communities. A TASTE OF TWO CITIES 2 cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/ n. is a type of cooking (e.g., Brazilian cuisine, Italian cuisine) 烹饪；风味 be worth doing 值得做... unique /juˈniːk/ adj. very special or unusual 独特的；罕见的 CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 Before You Read Reading Comprehension Reading Skill Vocabulary Practice READING COMPREHENSION A. Choose the best answer for each question 1. What is the main purpose of this passage? a. to discuss the challenges that immigrants face b. to explore the role of food in immigrant communities c. to compare immigration statistics in two different countries 2. The nikkei first came to Brazil ______. a. to grow coffee b. as tourists c. to open restaurants READING COMPREHENSION A. Choose the best answer for each question 3. Which sentence about the street market in Liberdade is NOT true? a. It is a popular tourist attraction. b. It is open every day. c. You can try traditional Japanese dishes there. 4. What does Many refer to in paragraph C? a. many factories b. many Japanese-Brazilians c. many generations READING COMPREHENSION A. Choose the best answer for each question 5. The author’s suggestion in the last sentence is directed to ______. a. immigrants in general b. the nikkei c. tourists B. Are the following statements true or false according to the reading passage, or is the information not given? Circle T (true), F (false), or NG (not given). READING COMPREHENSION 1. The nikkei opened Japanese schools in São Paulo. T F NG 2. The main reason Japanese-Brazilians moved to Japan in the 1980s was to sell Brazilian goods. T F NG 3. There is a large Brazilian street market in Hamamatsu every weekend. T F NG 4. Many Japanese-Brazilians who moved to Japan in the 1980s and 1990s did not speak Japanese. T F NG 5. Feijoada is a traditional Brazilian vegetarian dish. T F NG Feijoada is often called the national dish of Brazil. CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 Before You Read Reading Comprehension Reading Skill Vocabulary Practice READING SKILL A. Look back at Reading B. Underline the main ideas and key details in the text. Main idea: Why is each country’s food so popular in the other? B In 1908, people from Japan began moving to Brazil to work on coffee plantations.1 Many of these Japanese immigrants (called nikkei) moved to São Paulo and settled in a neighborhood called Liberdade. Like many immigrants, they spoke their native language and prepared traditional foods from their home country. Over time, the nikkei opened many Japanese markets and restaurants in the Liberdade district. Today, this neighborhood has one of the largest Japanese communities outside of Japan. A TASTE OF TWO CITIES A. Look back at Reading B. Underline the main ideas and key details in the text. C In the 1980s—three generations after the first nikkei settled in Brazil—a reverse migration began to take place. Over 300,000 Japanese-Brazilians moved to Japan, mainly to work in electronics and automobile factories. Many settled in Hamamatsu, a city on the east coast of Japan. Most Japanese-Brazilians spoke only their native language (Portuguese) . They also missed the foods and culture of Brazil. Over time, a number of Brazilian restaurants and stores opened in Hamamatsu. A TASTE OF TWO CITIES A. Look back at Reading B. Underline the main ideas and key details in the text. B. Complete the chart below with words or numbers from Reading B. A TASTE OF TWO CITIES coffee Liberdade markets sushi tourists 1980s factories Portuguese bread CRITICAL THINKING Reflecting Has your country’s cuisine been influenced by foreign cuisines? How? Discuss with a partner and note your ideas. Include examples of dishes. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ There are many ways that my country’s cuisine has been influenced by foreign cuisines. Pizza (from Italy) and noodles (from China) are widely available. We also have spicy dishes with hot peppers from Mexico. CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 Before You Read Reading Comprehension Reading Skill Vocabulary Practice goods coast generation population store event communities traditional popular VOCABULARY PRACTICE district One of the most 1_________ places for tourists to visit in Dubai is the Gold Souk, located in the Al Dhagaya 2_________ on Dubai’s northeastern 3 _________. In contrast to the city’s modern shopping malls, the souk is a 4 _________Arabian market. It has over 300 5_________ selling a wide range of gold jewelry and other 6_________ . The total weight of all the gold in the souk is believed to be about 10 tons—about the same as two full-grown elephants! VOCABULARY PRACTICE A. Complete the paragraph with words from the box. A jewelry seller working in Dubai’s Gold Souk popular district coast traditional stores goods B. Complete each sentence with the correct answer (a or b). 1. The population of a country or an area is all the________ in it. a. people b. buildings 2. An example of an important event is a________ . a. school b. sports competition 3. A generation is the period of time that it takes for children to ________. a. grow up and become adults b. learn how to read 4. A community is a group of people who______ a particular area. a. visit b. live in VOCABULARY PRACTICE C. We can add -ation to some verbs to form nouns (e.g., generate + -ation = generation). Use the noun form of these verbs to complete the sentences. One verb is extra. 1. The total___________ of Brazil is over 211 million. 2. Listening is an important part of ___________. 3. A(n) ___________ago, social media like Facebook and Twitter didn’t exist VOCABULARY PRACTICE population communication generation Reading Explorer U5-B Thanks for Watching $$