Unit 3 Food and Culture Reading and Thinking-2026-2027学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第二册

该高中英语课件围绕“Food and Culture”主题，通过视频观看、八大菜系名称匹配及主题预测等导入活动，从直观兴趣到已知知识再到文本预测，搭建学习支架，帮助学生逐步理解文化与美食的关联及文章结构细节。 其亮点在于融合文化意识、思维品质与语言能力培养。通过介绍中国八大菜系及地方美食（如川菜花椒、鲁菜饺子）增强家国情怀，文本分析活动（段落主题匹配、表格填写）提升分析推断能力，口语展示让学生用英语介绍美食强化表达。学生能提升跨文化沟通与思维，教师可借助多样活动高效教学。

Unit 3 Food and Culture Reading and Thinking 1. To gain some knowledge about culture and cuisine; 2. To understand the structure and the detailed information of the passage well; 3. To raise awareness of Chinese traditional food culture, be proud of it and spread it. Contents Warm up Read for thinking Lead in Read for structure Summary Read for detailed information I Homework II III IV V VI VII VIII Oral presentation Warm up Activity 1 Watch a video and answer the questions. Activity 1 Watch a video and answer the questions. Q1: What does the video tell us about? Q2: Why do they prepare different food for the three astronauts? Warm up 1000-Person-Long-Table Banquet (千人长桌宴)in the Miao Stockade Village(苗寨) in Leishan, Guizhou Lead in Activity 2 Name the 8 best-known Chinese cuisines. MS中插入视频 There are eight main regional cuisines in China: Sichuan cuisine(川菜) Shandong cuisine(鲁菜) Guangdong cuisine(粤菜) Fujian cuisine(闽菜) Jiangsu cuisine(苏菜) Zhejiang cuisine(浙菜) Hunan cuisine(湘菜) Anhui cuisine (徽菜) Pancake rolls Sichuan Cuisine Stewed noodles Lamb kebab Dim sum Boiled dumplings Activity 3 Predict: What will be talked about? culture and cuisine Guessing: What is the relationship between culture and cuisine? Lead in Topic Body Conclusion Culture and cuisine go hand in hand. You are what you eat. My different experiences with Chinese cuisine. Para.1 Para.2-6 Para.7 Textual pattern analysis 文本分析 Read for structure Activity 4 Match the following parts with their main topics. Topic (Para.1) __________________ “You are what you eat.” Body (Para.2 — Para.6 ) Conclusion (Para.7) ___________________ ___________________ My _________________ with Chinese cuisine. different experiences Culture and cuisine go hand in hand. Read for structure 1. Which of the following shows the structure of the text? A. B. C. D. Activity 5 Choose the best answer. Activity 5 Choose the best answer. 2. What is the genre(体裁) of the passage? A. Practical writing 应用文 B. Narrative writing 记叙文 C. Expository writing 说明文 D. Argumentative writing 议论文 time clue words prior to 在... ... 之前 This passage is organized in order of . place clue words This passage is also organized in order of . China time and place =true, actual, original 3. The text is developed in the order of . time and place order T: 在哪些地方的经历？（首先是在美国，然后，在中国）→作者是按什么顺序写的？（时空顺序）→为什么？（prior to, later, soon, then, then） T: 通过prior to, later等知道是time order， 只是时间顺序吗？→通过beijing, Shandong等知道是space order. 18 Textual pattern analysis 文本分析 Read for detailed information Activity 6 Answer the questions and complete the table. Paragraph 1The 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 referring to our personality, character and culture. 1. What is the meaning of “You are what you eat”? 2. Why does the author use Jean Brillat-Savarin ’s words at the beginning? At a minimum, the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their region, what kinds of lives they lead, and what they like and do not like. Could we also say, for example, that those who like bold flavours are bold themselves? Or, that those who like spicy food tend to have a hot temper? Maybe. Maybe not. What we can say, however, is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know the other. Paragraph 7 What is the relationship between culture and cuisine? Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture America Beijing Shandong Northwest China South China Central China Textual pattern analysis 文本分析 Activity 6 Read for detailed information Read Para. 2-6 to complete the table below. Certainly, in many ways this seems to be true. Chinese cuisine is a case in point. Prior to coming to China, my only experience with Chinese cooking was in America, with Chinese food that had been changed to suit American tastes. For example, America’s most popular Chinese dish is General Tso’s chicken, which consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce, flavoured with hot red peppers. This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe，however，so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese. On the other hand，it does tell us a lot about Americans. It tells us, for example, that Americans love bold, simple flavours. And, since the dish was also invented recently, it tells us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods. Paragraph 2 Place kind of Chinese food Typical dish Place or culture America Chinese food had been changed to suit American tastes General Tso's chicken Americans love bold, simple flavours and are not afraid to try new food. 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 referring to our personality, character and culture. Main idea: You are what you eat. Paragraph 1 1. What is the meaning of “You are what you eat”? Brillat-Savarin was referring to our personality, character and culture. 2. Why does the author use Jean Brillat-Savarin ’s words at the beginning? To introduce the topic of the passage Later I had a chance to experience authentic Chinese food by coming to China. When my family and I had just arrived in China, we went looking for a good place to eat in Beijing. A Sichuan restaurant had been recommended to us by a friend, and finally, we found it. Tired, hungry, and not knowing a word of Chinese, we had no idea how to order, so the chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten. With this, we had the pleasure of experiencing an entirely new taste: Sichuan peppercorns. The food was wonderful and different, but what was even more important was the friendship offered us. Paragraph 3 Place kind of Chinese food Typical dish Place or culture Beijing Sichuan cuisine a new dish with Sichuan peppercorns What was even more important was the friendship Main idea: the experience with Sichuan cuisine in Beijing 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. Paragraph 4 Place kind of Chinese food Typical dish Place or culture Shandong Shandong cuisine Boiled dumplings served with vinegar, and pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions Family is important to the people there Then we moved to northern Xinjiang. Some of our friends were Kazak and Inner Mongolian. These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses. As a result, their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire---usually boiled or roasted meat, such as lamb kebab. Paragraph 5 Place kind of Chinese food Typical dish Place or culture Northwest China northern 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. Main idea: the experience with northwest China cuisine in Xinjiang Our travels then took us to South China, and then on to central China. In each place we went, we experienced wonderful local dishes, from Guangdong’s elegant dim sum---small servings of food in bamboo steamers---to the exceptional stewed noodles in Henan. Everywhere, the food was as varied as the people. However, one thing is always true: Through food, Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness. Paragraph 6 Place kind of Chinese food Typical dish Place or culture South China Guangdong cuisine dim sum Through food, Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness. Central China Henan cuisine stewed noodles Main idea: the experience with south and central China cuisine 1stPlace Cuisine: Typical dish: dishes with 2nd Place Cuisine: Typical dish: 1. served with ; 2. with 3rd Place Cuisine: Typical Dish: meat,such as 4th Place Cuisine: Typical dish: 5th Place Cuisine: Typical dish: Northwest China Beijing Sichuan cuisine Sichuan peppercorns Shandong Shandong cuisine Boiled dumplings vinegar Pancake rolls stuffed sliced Chinese green onions Xinjiang and Inner Mongolian cuisine Boiled or roasted lamb kebab South China Guangdong cuisine dim sum Central China Henan cuisine Stewed noodles Read and fill in the blank (para2-6) At a minimum, the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their region, what kinds of lives they lead, and what they like and do not like. Could we also say, for example, that those who like bold flavours are bold themselves? Or, that those who like spicy food tend to have a hot temper? Maybe. Maybe not. What we can say, however, is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know the other. Main idea: Culture and cuisine go hand in hand. Paragraph 7 What is the relationship between culture and cuisine? food and culture go hand in hand 1. What is the writing purpose of this passage? A. To introduce the culture and cuisine in China B. To persuade people to eat healthy food. C. To show the impact of food on health. D. To prove culture has little to do with cuisine. Textual pattern analysis 文本分析 Activity 7 Read for thinking 2. Imagine that 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? Possibly, people who like spicy food love excitement and new experiences.And people who like junk food like to enjoy life without worrying about the future. Textual pattern analysis 文本分析 Activity 7 Read for thinking sea food； junk food； spicy food； vegetables；meat Oral presentation Activity 8 Discuss and share Mike is a foreigner. Think about one of the Chinese cuisines and share your favourite food with him. Lamb kebab Dim sum Boiled dumplings Stewed noodles Sichuan Cuisine Pancake rolls Sample Hello, Mike! Welcome to China! Let me tell you something about Shandong cuisine. My favorite dish there is boiled dumplings. Because it is delicious and I observe that family is important to the people there. It has become a favourite traditional dish of the people in North China. Culture and cuisine go hand in hand. I believe it is a wonderful time for you to relax. I hope that you can enjoy yourself in China! Chinese cuisine hope culture favorite food Activity 8 Let us make a summary about what we have learned today. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ... ... ... ... Summary the 8 best-known Chinese cuisines MS中插入视频 the structure 1stPlace Cuisine: Typical dish: dishes with 2nd Place Cuisine: Typical dish: 1. served with ; 2. with 3rd Place Cuisine: Typical Dish: meat,such as 4th Place Cuisine: Typical dish: 5th Place Cuisine: Typical dish: Northwest China Beijing Sichuan cuisine Sichuan peppercorns Shandong Shandong cuisine Boiled dumplings vinegar Pancake rolls stuffed sliced Chinese green onions Xinjiang and Inner Mongolian cuisine Boiled or roasted lamb kebab South China Guangdong cuisine dim sum Central China Henan cuisine Stewed noodles the detailed information Textual pattern analysis 文本分析 Activity 6 Read for thinking 1. What is the writing purpose of this passage? 2. Imagine that it is true that people's personalities are closely linked to the foods they eat. What does eating the foll owing foods tell you about a person? sea food； junk food； spicy food； vegetables；meat Oral presentation Activity 7 Discuss and share Mike is a foreigner. Think about one of the Chinese cuisines and share your favourite food with him. Lamb kebab Dim sum Boiled dumplings Stewed noodles Sichuan Cuisine Pancake rolls 1. Retell the whole passage. 2. Write a short passage about your favourite food in your hometown. Self-evaluation (自我评价) Evaluate your study Yes No 1. I’ve known the 8 best-known Chinese cuisines. 2. I’ve obtained the structure and the detailed information of the passage. 3. I’ve gotten further understanding of the passage. 4. I’ve learned how to introduce my favorite food. Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body; it's truly love. --Giada De Laurentiis 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 $