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Unit 3 Food matters
Developing ideas (2)
2025-2026学年外研版七年级英语下册
Learning objectives
通过本课时的学习,学生能够:
1. 读懂有关食物和文化的联系的语篇,并能获取段落大意及细
节信息;
2. 表达自己对于“食物是文化间的桥梁”这一观点的看法;
3. 作为美食推荐官从来源、发展、社会影响等多方面介绍中国美
食,增强文化自信,促进文化交流。
重点
重点
Look, match and learn
What foods can you see?
sangak
roujiamo
stone pancake
hamburger
ice cream
arepa
Look, match and learn
This traditional food comes from Shanxi and Shaanxi. It’s a thin, crispy (松脆的) pancake made on a hot stone grill.
It is a popular Iranian (伊朗的) food. It’s a flat loaf that’s baked on some small stones.
Arepa is a popular food in Venezuela (委内瑞拉). It’s like a pancake made from cornmeal, and it’s usually round or flat. You can stuff it with cheese, eggs, beef, or other yummy things inside.
stone pancake
sangak
arepa
Look and guess
1. What is the passage mainly about?
It talks about different kinds of foods.
2. What is the meaning of the title?
Foods can be shared between different cultures.
Look and guess
3. Who is he?
4. What do you know about him?
Marco Polo.
He was a famous traveller. He came to China a long time ago. He brought back many things from China to Europe.
5. What food do you think Marco Polo brought back
to Europe from China?
Read and choose
Where may you read this passage?
A. In a travel magazine.
B. In a culture newspaper.
C. On a life blog.
D. On a health poster.
Read and match
Read the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph.
a. Different places, similar foods
b. Cultural importance of food
c. The origin of ice cream
4______________ tasted 5_________ and 6________
______________________________________________.
Read and fill
Read paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.
Chinese people 1________________________________________________________.
In the Song Dynasty
In the Yuan Dynasty
In the Zhou Dynasty
People started to 2__________________.
It was like 3__________________.
began to store winter ice to enjoy in summer
make binglao
modern ice cream
Marco Polo
binglao
carried
the idea all the way back to Europe
1. What does “this sweet treat” mean? Why does the writer use this expression?
2. What’s the meaning of “The rest is history!”?
It means ice cream. The writer uses this expression to avoid repeating “ice cream”.
It means that the ending of the story is so well-known that you don’t need to explain it.
Read and answer
Read paragraph 1 again and answer the questions.
Read and circle
Read paragraph 2 and circle the answer.
What foods are mentioned in this paragraph?
将……比作……
……的标志
Read and fill
Read paragraph 2 again and fill in the blanks.
Stone pancake Sangak Roujiamo Hamburger Arepa
Made in 1____________
Loved by 2____________
A kind of 3_________
Loved by 4_________ 5_________hamburger A 6_______ of American food Made in 7_________
Looking like the twin brother of Roujiamo
Shaanxi
Chinese
flat bread
Iranians
Chinese
symbol
Venezuela
Read, choose and answer
Read paragraph 3 and finish the tasks.
1. What rhetorical device (修辞手法) does the first sentence use?
A. Metaphor (比喻)
B. Hyperbole (夸张)
C. Personification (拟人)
Food is a bridge between cultures. When foods cross borders, sweet things can happen.
Compare food to a bridge. To show the spread of food between cultures, and promote communication.
2. What is the writer trying to say in the last sentence?
The writer is trying to say that food can become more exciting when it travels to different countries.
Read and complete
Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage.
Ice cream Chinese people in the Zhou Dynasty began to 1_____________ to enjoy in summer. In the Song Dynasty, people made binglao. It means 2____________ in English. Marco Polo brought the idea back to 3_________. People there added to the idea.
Sangak It is a kind of 4_____________ in Iran. But the 5____________
in Shaanxi, China, looks very much like it.
Roujiamo Many people call it 6______________________. But arepas look more like it.
store winter ice
“ice ream”
Europe
flat bread
stone pancake
the “ Chinese hamburger”
Listen and read
Listen and read this passage.
Think and share
1. Why do you think Marco Polo brought the idea of binglao back to Europe?
2. Do you agree that food is a bridge between cultures? Why or why not?
I think he did this so he could share a delicious food with other people. He enjoyed it and he wanted others to enjoy it, too.
Yes, I agree that it’s a bridge between cultures. I often share food with foreign friends. We speak different languages, but the language of food is the same everywhere.
Think and show
Suppose you were a Chinese food recommender (推荐官), what kind of food would you recommend, and how would you introduce it?
Think and show
You can introduce it from the following aspects and with the following expressions.
History
Ingredients
Making procedures
Importance
...
It actually started from…
People started to …
It is a symbol of …
It is good/beneficial for…
The main ingredients include…
The procedures of making it include … steps. Firstly, ... Secondly, ... Thirdly, …
Evaluation
Is the food you chose typical?
Did you provide as much information as possible about the food?
Is your language clear and fluent?
Did you use as many new words and expressions as possible?
Did you show the understanding of Chinese food culture?
Did you show an awareness of spreading culture?
Check List
Homework
1. Organize and enrich information about Chinese food you chose and make a video to share it with your parents/friends.
2. Search for information online about more food across borders.
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