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课件网) Developing ideas —Reading comprehension Cold Truths Unit 1 Food for thought By the end of this period, you will be able to: find out the eating and life habits of five people from different professions; understand the meaning of the title “Cold truths” and the saying “You are what you eat”; form good habits to keep healthy and form positive attitude towards western and eastern food. CONTENTS I Pre-reading II While-reading III Post-reading IV Sentences analysis Pre-reading Free discussion：If you have a fridge, what would you like to put in and why instant noodles ready meals Prediction: Look at the pictures and predict what the title “Cold Truths” means. It may mean the truth that the food in the fridge is cold. Does it have other meaning Let’s read the passage to explore! While-reading Activity 1 Fast- reading for basic information Ⅰ. What is the passage mainly about A．The suggestions about what you eat. B．The suggestions about how to keep a healthy diet. C．The suggestions about improving eating habits. D．The test about “You are what you eat”． √ Ⅱ. Read the text quickly to match the main idea with each paragraph. 1．Part 1(Para.1) A．Five people’s lifestyles 2．Part 2(Paras.2－6) B．A test of asking five people to open their fridge doors and talk about their lifestyles. Ⅲ. Match the pictures of the fridges to their owners. e Ellie: My fridge is usually half empty and I’m often too tired to eat much anyway. Jenny: We don’t eat meat, … make our meals from seasonal fruit and vegetables. Ted: I’ve always been a big meat eater. I don’t … beat my mum’s sausages. Mike: … a lot of frozen food … ready meals are so convenient. Max: We don’t really buy fresh food and I suppose the fridge could be kind of cleaner. a c b d Activity 2 Careful- reading for details Ⅰ.Read Para.1 and choose the best answer. Which is NOT the purpose of the opening part A．To introduce the topic. B．To amuse readers. C．To lead to the following context. D．To offer background information. √ Ⅱ. Read Paras. 2－6 and do the following exercises. 1. Fill in the table about the lifestyle of each person. Name Lifestyle Ellie Jenny Ted Mike Max busy and tiring, not eating regularly vegetarian, cooking at home and eating healthily tiring work, a big meat eater busy, not cooking much at home, buying frozen food for convenience busy, not buying and cooking fresh food “There is a lot of food from my workplace in our fridge.” “You might find bean products in our fridge, but hamburgers Never!” “My fridge is a total mess! All I do is party and hit the books.” “There isn’t really much in my fridge. I’m just too busy and tired to cook at home!” “If you’re someone who avoids animal products, you wouldn’t find anything to eat in my fridge!” 2. Find out who might say the sentences below. Ted Ellie Max Jenny Mike study hard 3. What does the underlined sentence mean There is not enoug ... ...
