Unit 3 Food matters 第1课时（Starting out & Understanding ideas） 课件 2025-2026学年外研版七年级英语下册

Unit 3 Food matters 第1课时 (Starting out & Understanding ideas) 外研·七年级下册 Enjoy a song Free talk What’s your favourite food? I like to eat ... best. My favourite food is ... Look and say What can you see in the pictures? How do you feel about the pictures? They are cute. We may feel happy when we look at them. Some vegetables and fruit. Starting up Look at the pictures and match them with the words and expression. 1 pizza hamburger sushi fish and chips What do you know about them? Where are they from? How do they taste? ... pizza hamburger sushi fish and chips a kind of Amerian fast food delicious easy to take with McDonald & KFC ... Hamburger 令人愉快的；美味的 a kind of Japanese food made of rice, vegetables, fish or other seafood delicious & beautiful different colors popular around the world ... Sushi a kind of Japanese food a famous British food made of fried fish and fried potato chips delicious & simple & yummy ... Fish and chips a kind of Italy food a round and flat bread base（面包坯） lots of toppings（配料）like cheese, tomato sauce, meat, vegetables, fruits, ... many kinds of pizza, such as fruit pizza, beef pizza ... Pizza Look at the picture and answer the questions. 2 1 What is a signature dish? A signature dish is a special and delicious food that makes a restaurant or a country famous. 2 What do you think is China’s signature dish? Mapo tofu Gongbao Chicken Dongpo pork dumplings hot pot Peking duck 2 What do you think is China’s signature dish? Watch and fill Dish Country America hamburger the UK fish and chips Japan sushi Italy pizza China Peking duck, dumplings, hot pot Understanding ideas Look at the pictures and match them with the words and expressions. 1 dumpling porridge green onion carrot hen pork mutton tofu beef thousand-year-old egg c d h g e i f a b j Memory test dumpling porridge hen tofu beef green onion carrot pork mutton thousand-year-old egg Let’s predict What’s the title of the passage? What’s the passage about? Figures of speech 修辞手法 Tip: This title uses synaesthesia(通感) – a way to describe one sense using words for another sense. The word “memory” has no taste, but the writer calls it “delicious” (taste) to make readers feel it deeply. While reading Read and match the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 A. Warm memories away from home B. Introduction to food memories Para. 3 C. Mother’s kitchen magic Para. 4 D. My favourite food Tip: Pay attention to the key words or key sentences. Read the passage. What’s the writer’s favourite food memory? 2 It’s about his/her mother. Choose another suitable title for the passage. 3 a The taste of home b Memories of my mother c Rice porridge: the best food The following questions may help you. What is the passage mainly about? How many kinds of food are mentioned? Does the writer talk a lot about his / her mother? Read the passage and find the answers. In the writer’s opinion, what can often bring back memories? The taste and smell of a certain food. Do you agree with the writer? What taste or smell can bring back your memories? What does the word “mine” refer to in Paragraph 2? It refers to the writer’s favourite food memories. How does the writer’s mother do magic in the kitchen? She makes yummy food. Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. 4 My mother can 1_________ in the kitchen: tofu + beef = mapo tofu 2__________＋3_________ =dumplings 4 a ___________ → chicken soup eggs + green onions = 5__________ My food memories do magic carrots mutton big fat hen pancakes What does the writer like best? Porridge. What kinds of porridge does the writer’s mother make for him/her? eight-treasure porridge 八宝粥 porridge with pork and thousand-year-old eggs 皮蛋瘦肉粥 plain rice porridge 白粥 How does the writer think of the plain rice porridge? Further thinking: Why does the writer think the plain rice porridge is better medicine than a pill? Do you agree? Why or why not? the simplest food the best love ... My favourite food is 6_________. Each kind tastes great 7_____________. It’s the simplest food, but it’s the 8_________ for me. porridge in its own way best food Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. 4 How does the writer feel about the old days? He feels so sweet in his/her heart. Discuss and say Why are the memories delicious? warm memories delicious memories Why does the writer write about his delicious memories? The memories mean ... How does the writer organize the passage? Tip: The passage begins with a question and ends with a question, creating a circular structure(首尾呼应) that leaves a deep impression on the readers. Passage analysis 1 The taste and smell of a certain food can often bring back memories. Do you have any favourite food memories? 某个；某些 使想起（回忆起） 2 Mine start with my mother. She can do magic in the kitchen: Tofu and beef become red, hot mapo tofu; carrots and mutton become lovely dumplings; a big fat hen becomes a pot of warm chicken soup; even eggs and green onions become wonderful pancakes. I always grow hungry thinking of them! 牛肉 胡萝卜 羊肉 肥胖的 母鸡 (通常为金属制成的圆而深的)锅 洋葱(头) 薄煎（烤、烙）饼 我的（东西） 3 But my favourite food is porridge. I often wake up to the smell of porridge. Sometimes, it’s sweet eight-treasure porridge. Other times, it’s porridge with pork and thousand-year-old eggs. Each kind of porridge tastes great in its own way. When I fall ill, my mother always makes plain rice porridge for me. That’s the simplest food on any Chinese menu. For me, however, it’s the best food in the world. And it’s better medicine than a pill! 粥 甜的 无装饰的，简单的，朴素的，单纯的 （尤指餐馆的）菜单 药，药物（尤指口服的药水） 药丸；药片 4 Now I’m studying away from home. But all the warm memories stay with me. The old days still feel so sweet in my heart. What food remains strong in your memory? 继续，依然（保持某种状态） Think and share 1 Do you think there’s a strong connection between the writer and his / her mother? Find sentences to prove your idea. Yes, I think there’s a strong connection. （两个事实、观点、事件等之间的）联系，关联 2 Do you have similar food memories? Share them with the class. Learning to think for question 2 Think about these questions: What’s a special food for you? Why is it special? Is there any story behind it? 相似的，近似的，类似的 特殊的，特别的 Possible version My special food memory is of my grandma. When I was eight, I felt sick and didn’t go to school. She cooked a bowl of tomato and egg noodles. Every time I ate them, I felt warm and happy. Now, whenever I eat tomato and egg noodles, I think of my grandma and those happy times. 39 Food is more than taste — it carries memories of love, friendship and unity. 食物不仅是味道的载体，更承载着爱、友谊与团圆的记忆。 $Signature dishes around the world, a signature dish is a special and famous food in a country. IT is usually a part of the culture. Do you know the signature dishes of these countries? The hamburger is perhaps america's favorite food. Americans eat about fifty billion burgers per year. That's around one hundred and fifty hamburgers for one person. The U. K. Is famous for fish and chips. There's even a day named after the dish, national fish and chip day. Japan has many special foods, but sushi is perhaps the most famous one. There are different styles of sushi. Pizza is the best known food from italian an's favorite pizza is pizza margarita. IT is very simple, with tomato sauce and cheese on top. What is china's signature dish? It's hard to choose a winner. Peking duck dumplings on pot. Which one would you vote for? Signature dishes around the world, a signature dish is a special and famous food in a country. IT is usually a part of the culture. Do you know . the signature dishes of these countries? The hamburger is perhaps america's favorite food. Americans eat about fifty billion burgers per year. That's around one hundred and fifty hamburgers for one person. The UK is famous for fish and chips. 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