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Unit 3
人教版2019选择性必修第二册
Food and Culture
Reading and Thinking
Learning Aims
to understood the structure and the writing style of the passage well;
to know about the author’s experiences with different Chinese cuisines;
to deeply understand the close connection between culture and cuisine;
to introduce Chinese food in English, and think about how individuals can promote Chinese culture and build cultural self-confidence.
Learning Aims
Contents
Contents
1. Lead in
2. Pre-reading
3. Reading for details
4. Reading for structure
5. Language features
6. Further thinking
7. Practice
8. Homework
01. Lead in
Lead in
Activity 1: Read the quote below the title.
How do you understand it?
食物在许多不同的层面上把人们聚集在一起,它是心灵和身体的养料,是真正的爱。
--吉娅达·德·劳伦蒂斯
Food plays an important part in holding the society and culture together.
Lead in
Activity 2: What are the people doing? Why do you think they are gathering together?
Some people are sitting at the tables sharing the food. Others are walking on the street. They are probably celebrating a festival.
The Long Table Banquet
A long table banquet is served to celebrate a harvest festival. It is popular in minority areas in Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Henan and so on.
Lead in
1. How many different cuisines are there in China?
2.Why are there so many cuisines in China?
Activity 2:
climate
geography
history
kinds of crops they grow
different traditions and customs
…
Lead in
What do these cuisines tell you about the people who eat them?
02. Pre-reading
Pre-reading
The introduction of different kinds of cuisines in China.
The relationship between culture and cuisine.
The experiences related to food and culture in China.
03. Reading for details
Reading for details
2. Why does the writer quote Jean’s words in the first paragraph?
1. What does the quote “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you
what you are.” mean?
The food we eat actually reflects our personalities, characters and culture.
To introduce the topic of the article.
Reading for details
Read Para. 2-6 to fill in the chart below.
Place Chinese cuisine
(typical dish) My comments People / culture
America
Beijing
Shandong
Northwest China
South China/
Central China
Reading for details
Place America
Chinese cuisine
(typical dish)
Comments
People/culture
food that has changed to suit American tastes General Tso’s chicken
Americans love bold, simple flavours; they are not afraid to try new foods.
not authentic
Reading for details
Place Beijing
Chinese cuisine
(typical dish)
Comments
People/culture
Sichuan food: peppercorns
authentic, the best, entirely new, wonderful, different
friendship
Para. 3
Reading for details
Place Shandong
Chinese cuisine
(typical dish)
Comments
People/culture
Para. 4
boiled dumplings served with vinegar pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions
Family is important.
favourite, traditional, the most famous
Reading for details
Place Northwest China
Chinese cuisine
(typical dish)
Comments /
People/culture
Para. 5
boiled or roasted meat, lamb kebab
These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.
Reading for details
Place South China & Central China
Chinese cuisine
(typical dish)
Comments
People/culture
Para. 6
Guangdong’s dim sum and Henan’s stewed noodles
wonderful, elegant, exceptional
show friendship and kindness
Reading for details
Para. 7 Conclusion
Q: What’s the relationship between culture and cuisine?
Suggestion:
If you do not experience one, you can never really know the other.
They go hand in hand.
04. Reading for structure
Reading for structure
( ) Para.1
( ) Para.2
( ) Para.3
( ) Para.4
( ) Para.5
( ) Para.6
( ) Para.7
A. Chinese cuisine in America.
B. Traditional dishes in Shandong.
C. Brillat-Savarin’s view about food.
D. Authentic Chinese food in Beijing.
E. Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.
F. Traditional foods in northern Xinjiang.
G. Wonderful local dishes in South China and
Central China
C
A
D
B
F
G
E
Activity 1 Match the main idea of each paragraph
Reading for structure
Activity 2 Analyze the structure of the text.
Put forward an opinion
Para1 put forward an opinion
“You’re what you eat” refer to your personality, character and culture.
Reading for structure
Activity 2 Analyze the structure of the text.
Examples
Para2 Chinese food in America
Para3 Sichuan cuisine
Para4 Shandong cuisine
Para5 Xinjiang cuisine
Para6 Guangdong cuisine&Henan
cuisine
Reading for structure
Activity 2 Analyze the structure of the text.
Draw a conclusion
Para7 draw a conclusion
Culture and cuisine go hand in hand
Cuisine is a carrier of culture.
It is a kind of culture that can be tasted.
05. Language Features
Language Features
Activity 1 Analyze how the author develop the passage.
The writer described his experience in the order of ______ and _______.
Find the clue words
time
space
Language Features
Activity 2 Understand cause and effect.
For example:
Different places
Food
cause
effect
cause
effect
Culture
People live in different places, so they share different cultures.
② People share different cultures, as a result, they have different kinds of food.
Signal words
because, as, since,
due to…so, therefore,
consequently, as a result
…
Language Features
Activity 3 Match the causes to the effects below.
Find more examples from the text:
This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe, so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese.
Since the dish was also invented recently, it tells that Americans are not afraid to try new foods.
…
06. Further thinking
Because so many cultures are based on food and how it is eaten and served.
…
With the impact of globalization, all kinds of food are available everywhere, so food no longer reflects culture.
In addition, in this fast-changing world, everything is changing, including cuisines.
Yes
No
Discussion
1. Do you think “culture and cuisine go hand in hand”? Give your reasons.
Discussion
2. Suppose it is true that people’s personalities are closely linked to the foods they eat. What does eating the following foods tell you about a person?
Thinking
What food can represent your personalities?
genteel 文雅的
excitable 易激动的
slowcoach 慢性子
adorable 可爱的
industrious 勤奋的
trustworthy 值得信任的imaginative 想象力丰富的
purposeful 意志坚定的
mild 温和的
intelligent 智慧的
faithful 守信的,忠诚的
calm 冷静的
generous 慷慨的
adventurous 有冒险精神的
reserved 冷淡的
mysterious 神秘的
aggressive 有进取心的
independent 独立的
creative 富有创造力的
rebellious 叛逆的
ambitious 有抱负的
flexible 灵活的,变通的
Thinking
What food can represent your personalities?
analytical 善于分析的
modest 谦虚的
adaptable 适应性强的
logical 有条理的
careful 细心的
sensitive 敏感的
childish 小孩子气的
expressive 善于表达的
moody 情绪化的
romantic 浪漫的
communicative 善于沟通的
humorous 幽默的
self-disciplined 自律的
sociable 好交际的
Thinking
Food brings people together on many different levels.
It’s nourishment(滋养品)of the soul and body; it’s truly love.
------Giada De Laurentiis
So we know…
Food nourishes our body.
Food nourishes our soul.
Food provides a
chance for people to
show and receive love.
07. Practice
Practice
My only experience with Chinese cooking was in America, which had been changed ___ suit American tastes, prior ___ coming to China. Later, when my family and I arrived in Beijing, we had the pleasure of _________________(experience) an entirely new taste: Sichuan peppercorns. We soon __________(move) to Shandong Province. My favourite dish there was boiled dumplings served with vinegar. Then we moved to northern Xinjiang. The traditional foods there are usually boiled or roasted meat, such as lamb kebab. Our travels then took us to South China, _______ then on to central China. We experienced wonderful local _________(dish), from Guangdong’s elegant dim sum to the exceptional stewed noodles in Henan. What we can say is ________ culture and cuisine go hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know the other.
to
to
experiencing
moved
and
dishes
that
Self-evaluation
By the end of the class, I will be able to 5 4 3 2 1
find out the structure and key information of the text.
know why there are so many kinds of Chinese cuisines.
understand the relationship between culture and cuisine in the reading text.
talk about the relationship between food and culture by using cause-effect relationship.
Fill in this table and evaluate your performance.
08. Homework
Homework
Write a short passage introducing your favorite Chinese cuisine, including:
1) the name of the dish;
2) ingredients and flavor;
3) places where it is popular;
4) reasons why you like it.
Oral:
Written:
Retell the text in the order of time and space .
Thank you
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