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课件网) Unit 3 Diverse Cultures Listening and Speaking The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people. ——— Unknown The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people. --Unknown languages, races, religions, traditions, eating, clothes and so on diversity of the world Topic: Learn about the origins of American food Before Listening When talking about American food, what will you think of Match the food with the correct description. a sandwich containing cooked meat and some other vegetables in a bread roll a crisp hollow cookie containing a piece of paper with a short message on it a thick seafood soup, a spicy stew small pieces of thin crisp chips served with beans, cheese, spices, etc. fortune cookie, gumbo, hamburger, nachos hamburger fortune cookie gumbo nachos Look at the photos of American food and match them with their names. hamburger fortune cookie gumbo nachos D B C A n. 幸运曲奇 n. 秋葵汤 n. 墨西哥玉米片 A B C D A fortune cookie is a sweet, crisp biscuit which contains a piece of paper which is supposed to say what will happen to you in the future. Fortune cookies are often served in Chinese restaurants in the US. Nachos are a popular food based on corn, of Mexican origin that can be either made quickly to serve as a snack or prepared with more ingredients (配菜) to make a full meal. In their simplest form, nachos are chips covered in cheese. Gumbo is a type of soup or stew from the southern United States. It can be made with chicken, sausage, shrimp or fish. People often put rice in it. The term hamburger derives from the name of the city of Hamburg in Germany. A hamburger is ground meat which has been shaped into a flat circle. It’s a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced(切碎的) beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients. Listen to a radio interview about American food and check whether your answers to Activity 1 are correct. Listen to the interview again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). ( )1. No food was ever invented in America. ( )2. Hamburgers were invented in Germany. ( )3. Nachos were invented for Americans by a foreigner. ( )4. Every Chinese restaurant in America has fortune cookies. ( )5. American cooking often mixes things from around the world to make something completely new. F F T T T definitely created by Americans That’s not really true. Take notes Read and Predict Tip 1 Tip 2 Tip 3 Use Symbols and Shorthand Use Abbreviation + and / or ≠ doesn't mean San Francisco→SF. Mexican→Mex. n. 英式炸薯条;美式炸薯片 Listen to the interview again and complete the notes below. Names of food Notes Hamburger mix of _____ + _____ cultures Nachos _____ chips covered in cheese made by _____ cook for _____ n. 奶酪 German American Mexican corn Mexican American customers Fortune cookies invented in _____ about ____ yrs ago a piece of _____ with _____ on it inside cookie Gumbo spicy stew invented in N.O. about ___ ... ...
