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课件网) Understanding ideas —Reading comprehension A Child of Two Cuisines Unit 1 Food for thought By the end of this period, you will be able to: predict the content of the passage from the title and picture; learn about different eating habits from China and Britain; keep an open mind and try to enjoy the cross-cultural(跨文化) food. CONTENTS I Pre-reading II While-reading III Post-reading IV Sentences analysis Pre-reading 血布丁或英国血肠 以干猪血，肥肉和谷物为配料制作的香肠，它是英格兰北部非常受欢迎的一道菜肴，类似东北吃的家常菜———血肠。 Let’s enjoy some delicious cuisines! 蓝纹芝士 因其表面带有蓝色的斑纹乳酪或者蓝点和条纹而得名, 被称为奶酪界的臭豆腐。 哈吉斯 被称为苏格兰“国菜”，它是将羊的心肝肺与洋葱、燕麦片、肉类和各种佐料混合，再放进羊的胃里炖煮而成的。 油炸蜘蛛 泰国柬埔寨非常流行的一种小吃，当地选择的是一种狼蛛，这种蜘蛛含有丰富的蛋白质，当地人认为吃狼蛛能让皮肤变得更好，越吃越漂亮！ As mentioned above, in this class we’ll talk about food. Now make a prediction about what this text will be about according to the title and the two pictures. Who is the child What are the two cuisines Why is he “a child of two cuisines” While-reading Activity 1 Fast- reading for basic information Ⅰ. What is the main idea of the passage A．How the family stays healthy by eating Chinese food. B．What the family has done to promote Chinese food. C．How the family cooks both Chinese and English food. D．How the family combines food from two cultures. √ Ⅱ. Read the text quickly to match the main idea with each part. 1．Part 1(Para.1) A．The author feels at home with cross-cultural food. 2．Part 2(Paras.2－5) B．The author’s birth background. 3．Part 3(Para.6) C．The family’s attitude to different foods. Activity 2 Careful- reading for details Ⅰ.Read Para.1 and do the following exercise. 1. Answer the following questions to confirm your prediction. Who is the child The child is a kid growing up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother. What are the two cuisines Chinese cuisine and British cuisine. Why is he “a child of two cuisines” Because he has enjoyed food from both China and Britain. 2. What can we infer from the first paragraph A．The author has been brought up in China. B．The author only enjoys eating British food. C．The author doesn’t know how to use chopsticks. D．The author，a mixed-race child，has grown up in England. √ Ⅱ.Read Paras.2－3 and do the following exercises. 1．What cuisines are mentioned in this part hot pot pigs’ ears chicken feet They are Chinese food. 2. Find some details about their opinions on hot pot. Opinion Supporting details Mum has sweet memories of the food from her home town in Sichuan, and often cooks spicy dishes. Thanks to this, Dad has come to love hot pot. 3. Find some details about their opinions on animal parts. Opinion Supporting details Even today, he still does not easily take to eating things like chicken feet. But I enj ... ...
