(
课件网) Unit 1 Food matters Welcome to the unit & Reading A famous saying Food is as fundamental to man as the people are to the state. — Chen Shou 国以民为本，民以食为天。——— 陈寿 该句出自三国及西晋时期史学家陈寿（233— 297）的《三国志·吴书十六·潘濬陆凯传》。 Tell me what they are in English. Lead-in Mooncake Noodles Dumpling Hot pot Each country has its typical food. Watch the video and finish the following exercises. Now let’s learn some information about foreign foods. ? Fish and chips from the UK consists of deep-fried fish and _____ chips. ? Sushi from Japan comes in _____ and is very popular partly because of its freshness and convenience. ? A taco, a traditional Mexican dish, is made up of a _____ or wheat pancake rolled around a filling. ? Pasta from Italy is typically made from flour, water and sometimes _____. fat golden all shapes and sizes eggs corn Each country has its typical food. 1. Which of the dishes in the video would you like to try most? Why? 2. What do you think is the most typical Chinese food? 3. What’s your favorite food? Why do you like it? I want to try the Japanese sushi most. It looks colourful and delicious. I think the most typical Chinese food is baozi. It has different fillings, including meat and vegetables. Chinese people usually have baozi for breakfast, together with soya milk（豆浆）. Answer the questions My favorite food is milk tea. Milk tea is one of my personal favorites. It tastes sweet. It reminds me of the days when I was in college. Food keeps us healthy and energetic. It can also do more than that. ? What foods can have an impact on your feelings? ? Do you know“ ”? Can you predict what comfort food is according to the title of the article and the picture on page 3 ? Prediction Understanding the structure Choose the right answer! A Read the article and complete the chart What is comfort food? Comfort food is individual in different people’s opinions. Comfort food gives us a sense of belonging. Comfort food is the food for soul. Careful reading 1) What’s the function of the first paragraph? A. To explain the happiness of the author’s childhood. B. To describe how delicious the rice pudding is. C. To lead to the main topic. D. To raise a problem for later solution. 2) Why does the author refer to rice pudding in Para 1? A.To tell us something about the sunny childhood. B.To illustrate the unique power of “comfort food”. C.To show that the author likes eating food made by Grandma. D.To teach us how to lift our spirits when we are in low spirits. PartⅠ 3) How does the author introduce the topic of comfort food? What do you think of this technique? The author introduces the topic with a personal experience from her childhood that illustrates the power comfort food has to lift our spirits, before continuing with a more detailed description of exactly how comfort food does that. This technique is quite effective, as it attracts the rea ... ...
