Unit3 Food and Culture Reading and Thinking 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第二册

UNIT 3　FOOD AND CULTURE Reading and Thinking 1 Learning Objectives By the end of the class, you will be able to 1. acquire information and understand different food and their cultural meanings. 2. use cause-and-effect relationship to express the cultural meanings behind food. 3. think creatively and critically about the relationship between culture and cuisine. Lead-in : Guess the Chinese food Hot pot火锅 Sichuan food Spicy, hot Boiling all kinds of food with soup many Sichuan peppercorns and peppers Lead-in : Guess the Chinese food Pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions 煎饼卷大葱 Shandong’s typical food pancake green onion Lead-in : Guess the Chinese food stwed noodles烩面 typical Henan food wide noodles stwed Lead-in : Guess the Chinese food Dim Sum(广式点心) typical Guangdong food small servings of food in bamboo steamers elegant and delicate Lead-in : Guess the Chinese food Dumplings In the north of China Be boiled served with vinegar Family reunion Lead-in : Guess the Chinese food very famous Xinjiang food rostated meat lamb kebab (烤羊肉串) An Introduction to China’s Eight Cuisines Lead-in Why are there so many cuisines in China? Different regions Different weather conditions Different cultures cause effect Chinese various cuisines reflect diverse Chinese culture! Lead-in Let’s start our food journey with the writer. Title：Culture and Cuisine Main idea：It’s about the __________ between ______and_________. food culture relationship Predict Topic: You are _____________. (Para.____) Chinese food in ______________ (Para.____) Chinese food in ______________ (Para.____) Chinese food in ______________ (Para.____) Chinese food in ______________ (Para.____) Chinese food in ______________ (Para.____) Conclusion: Culture and cuisine ______________. (Para.____) what you eat 1 America Beijing Xinjiang Guangdong Henan 2 3 4 5 6 go hand in hand 7 General General Fast-reading Shangdong Particular A. The food we eat is related to our health. B. The food we eat reflects our personality, character and culture. C. The food we eat can build up our body. A. To introduce a topic. B. To give an evidence. C. To set an example. √ √ Careful reading——Para1 1. What does the qoute mean? 2. What is the writer’s purpose of using the quote in first paragraph? The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” Put more simply, this means “You are what you eat.” Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating. However, Brillat-savarin was actually referring to our personality, character, and culture. Junk food fatter healthy food slimmer Read Para. 2-6 to fill in the chart below. Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People / culture America Beijing Shandong Northwest China South China/ Central China Detailed-reading Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture America Chinese food _____ to suit American tastes _______________ ...love bold, simple flavours and not _____ _________________ changed General Tso’s chicken (左公鸡/左宗棠鸡) afraid to try new foods Para. 2 Detailed reading Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture Beijing dishes with______ _____________ People there offered them good ________ Sichuan cuisine Sichuan peppercorns friendship Why did the author think highly of the Sichuan restaurant in Beijing? A. It was recommended by a friend. B.The chef was considerate. C.The food was wonderful and different. D.They were offered the friendship. D Para. 3 We soon moved to Shandong Province in the eastern part of North China. My favourite dish there was boiled dumplings served with vinegar. I observed that family is important to the people there. It has become a favourite traditional dish of the people in North China, where making dumplings has always been a family affair with everyone—from the youngest to the oldest—joining in to help. Later, I learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions. Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture Shandong Shandong cuisine boiled dumplings pancake rolls Family is important to the people there. Why did boiled dumplings become a favourite dish of the people in North China? Family is important to the people there and making dumplings has always been a family affair with everyone joining in to help. Para. 4 Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture Northwest China Xinjiang and Inner Mongolian cuisine boiled or roasted meat, such as lamb kebab These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses so their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire. Read paragraph 5 and fill in the blanks. Detailed-reading Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture South China Through food, Chinese people everywhere show____________________ Central China Read paragraph 6 and fill in the blanks. Guangdong cuisine Henan cuisine dim sum stewed noodles friendship and kindness. 20 At a minimum, the kinds of food local people consume tell us ① what they grow in their region ② what kinds of lives they lead ③ what they like and dislike Region Lifestyle Preference Careful Reading——Para7 ________________ ________________ ________________ What can the food local people consume tell us? It can tell us their , their , their and their . region life preference personalities Food Different places Culture Activity : Read for the language What is the relationship between them? cause effect cause effect Cause 1. The flavour preferences of Americans often differ from those of the Chinese. 2. We had no idea how to order food. 3. These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses. Effect A. The chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten. B. Their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire. C. Chinese food in America is changed to suit American tastes. Match the causes and effects below. (P27,Ex.4) Linking words: as a result, as a consequence, so, so that, because, since, thus, hence, therefore ... Because So As a result (1)How is the passage develop You are what you eat different____________, different __________, different ___________. Culture and cuisine can go hand in hand Topic/object Statement Conclusion the genre: places food local cultures exposition说明文 Summary Post-reading: Critical thinking Do you agree that “culture and cuisine go hand in hand” ? Give your reasons and have a discussion. Yes, because so much of a culture is based upon food and how it is eaten and served. No, with the impact of globalization, all kinds of food are available everywhere, so food no longer reflects cultures. 25 Character; ; Lifestyle; ; Region; T L U E C R U Uniqueness Uniqueness Eating habit Tradition 食物把不同层次的人聚集在一起。它是心灵和身体的养料，是真正的爱。 --吉娅达·德·劳伦蒂斯 Food brings people together on many levels. It’s nourishment of the soul and body; it’s true love. ------Giada De Laurentiis Enjoy cuisine, Spread culture! Homework： 1.Write an essay to introduce your favourite Chinese cuisines . 2.Review what we have learned today. Lavf58.20.100 $