(课件网) Unit 1 Food for thought Starting out & Understanding ideas Learning Objectives: 1.To predict the content of the passage from the title and picture; 2.To get the main idea and structure of the passage by skimming; 3.To retell the passage by using their own words; 4.To have the correct attitude towards different eating cultures and increase their cross-cultural awareness. Starting out Activity 1 Watch the video and answer the questions. 1.What different types of food are introduced in the video 2. Have you ever tried any of the food in the video Starting out Activity 1 Watch the video and answer the questions. 1.What different types of food are introduced in the video 1)Beijing duck 2)Dazhaxie 3)Sichuan hot pot 2.Have you ever tried any of the food in the video Fantastic./Delicious./Just so so./Beyond my expectations... UK China Canada India Italy Mexico 1.Have you ever tried any of the food in the pictures Which would you most like to try 2.What food from other countries have you tried Activity 2 Match the food to the countries on the map. Unit 1 Food for thought Understanding ideas Contents 1 Lead-in 01 02 2 Pre-reading 04 4 Further reading 06 6 Homework 03 3 Fast reading 05 5 Post reading Step 1 【Lead-in 】--Brainstorming Q:How many different types of foreign food can you count Foreign food maple syrup pasta black bean salad fish and chips black pudding curry blue cheese fried spider haggis Step 2 【Pre-reading 】 Task 1 Circling Circle the food mentioned in passage. Chinese food Sichuan hot pot chicken feet pigs' ears stinky tofu Chinese oolong tea British food full English breakfast Sunday roast blue cheese English biscuits Task 2 Prediction Look at the picture and talk about your understanding of the title. What are the “two cuisines” What does “a child” refer to What does the title mean The clues in paragraph 1: Family Members A Chinese from Sichuan A British A cross-cultural boy Task 1 Surveying--get to know the type of writing Look through the passage and circle the correct options. 1. The text comes from a food advertisement/a health report. 2. The photographs are used to illustrate the topic/ to catch the readers’ eyes. 3. The text is an exposition/ a narration. Step 3 【Fast reading 】 Task 2 Choose the main idea of the passage. 1.How the family stays healthy by eating Chinese food. 2.What the family has done to promote Chinese food. 3.How the family cooks both Chinese and English food. 4.How the family combines food from two cultures. Task 3 Skimming:Match the main ideas with each paragraph. Para. 1 A. Dad still has diffficulty eating certain Chinese dishes though he loves Chinese food. Para. 2 B. I do not have Dad’s problem with Chinese food. Para. 3 C. I have a British father and a Chinese mother. Para. 4 D. I enjoy both British and Chinese food. Para. 5 E. Mum and I enjoy English breakfast made by Dad. Para. 6 F. I gathered all my courage to taste stinky tofu. D ... ...
