Period 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading(1) 课文理解与阐述 1. Have a good understanding of the text “Comfort food” with the reading strategy: drawing a chart about the main idea of each paragraph； 2. Retell the text in your own words； 3. Write something about “Comfort food” with about 150 words, using phrases and sentence patterns that have been learnt. Ⅰ. Choose the best answers to the following questions according to the text. ( ) 1. How does the author introduce the topic A. By giving a definition. B. By clarifying a concept. C. By making his predictions. D. By telling his experiences. ( ) 2. What's the power of comfort food according to Paragraph 2 A. Improving our mood. B. Keeping us healthy. C. Refreshing our memory. D. Making us imaginative. ( ) 3. How does comfort food cheer us up A. By shaping our character. B. By relaxing our bodies. C. By unlocking good memories. D. By providing chicken soup. ( ) 4. Which of the following is most connected with our cultural roots A. Costume. B. Local music. C. Religion. D. Comfort food. ( ) 5. What is the author's purpose in writing the text A. To introduce a home made food. B. To recollect his happy childhood. C. To advocate having a healthy diet. D. To reveal some factors behind food. Ⅱ. Answer the following questions according to the text. 1. What do you suppose the text is about according to the title 2. Why does the author have the feeling of the power of “comfort food” when eating rice pudding 3. How do you understand the sense of belonging when eating comfort food Activity 2: Read between the lines. 1. Why is the word “comfort” used in the title 2. What is the purpose of using “Whenever I feel lonely” in the beginning 3. What function of comfort food is the most important in your mind Why Activity 3: Read beyond the lines. 1. Can you think of some other benefits of “comfort food”？ 2. If we change the word “individual” in the sentence “Our comfort foods are highly individual”， is the meaning clearly conveyed Activity 4: Consolidate and feed back. Ⅰ. 单句语境填词，注意词的词性和词形。 1. Slowly add the chocolate mixture until it becomes light brown and _____(像奶油的). 2. She had home made ice cream for _____(饭后甜点). 3. It's a _____(结合体) of music, dance and writing. 4. Spaniards gobble a dozen grapes before the stroke of midnight, each fruit representing a month that will either be sweet or _____(酸的). 5. The book appeals to readers of all ages and establishes a literary _____(纽带) between parents and children. 6. Dinner parties with friends are also culprits(问题的成因), as being in a good m_____ gives you an appetite. 7. Different brands v_____ in quality. 8. There is convincing evidence of a l_____ between exposure to the sun and skin cancer. 9. Kathy picked up a lot of Spanish by playing with the n_____ boys and girls. 10. It will help relieve the pressure in preventing and controlling the imported pandemic cases and also l_____ the risk of outbreak ... ...
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