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课件网) Unit 3 FOOD AND CULTURE Reading and Thinking: Understand the link between food and culture 1、To know about the author’s experiences with different Chinese cuisines 2、To figure out the cause and effect between sentences or facts by means of demonstrative pronouns or linking words 3、To deeply understand the close connection between culture and cuisines or characters and cuisines; Learning Objectives What's your opinion about the relationship between food and culture FOOD CULTURE Food is one of the forms of culture. Food changes with culture. Food mirrors/reflects culture. If you experience the local food, you can know about the people and culture. …… In China，people in different cultures enjoy different cuisines. How many kinds of Chinese cuisine are there Chinese food culture Throughout the country there is a great diversity of cuisine. China’s vast territory and long history have given birth to distinct regional cuisines. Eight well-known cuisines in China: Shangdong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Guangdong cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Anhui cuisine （八大菜系：鲁、川、粤、闵、苏、浙、湘、徽等菜系） 2.When and where do you think it was taken 1.What impresses you most in this picture Hundreds of long tables are put together with hundreds of hot pot on them, widing their ways along the street like a dragon. The buildings and lanterns show it was taken in an ethnic minority area during a festival. Warm up 3. Which is the topic sentence What we can say, however, is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know the other. Fast-reading Think and Answer Fast-reading Think and Answer Read the text quickly and get the main idea of each paragraph Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 Para 7 You are what you eat. Chinese food in America has changed to suit American flavor. My experience of authentic Chinese food in Beijing. Chinese food in Shandong Province. Chinese food in Xinjiang. Chinese food in Guangdong and Henan. Culture and cuisine go hand in hand. Careful-reading Reading Comprehension 1. What’s the main idea of the passage A. You are what you eat. B. Most famous foods in China. C. My experiences of food and culture in China. D. My exciting journey in China. √ What, if anything, do these cuisines tell you about the people who eat them Title: Pictures: Pre-reading Predict the content of the text Culture and cuisine The exchange of Chinese and Western cuisines History of Chinese Cuisine The relationship between cuisine and culture My experiences of different food and culture in China. 1. Read the passage and grasp the main idea of the passage 2. Which of the following shows the structure of the text A. B. C. D. Activity 1: Read for main idea ( )1．Prior to coming to China, the writer had enjoyed the authentic Chinese cuisine. ( )2．Americans are willing to try new foods. ( ... ...
