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课件网) Unit 1 UNIT 1 Food for thought A Child of Two Cuisines To be able to guess the main idea of the passage by reading the title and pictures; To master some reading skills and use them to understand the article better; To learn to describe feelings about food; To learn the differences between English and Chinese cuisines and raise the cross-cultural awareness. What was the worst meal you have had fried silkworm chrysalis steamed sandworm fried scorpion hairy tofu wine soaked shrimp Tick the food you would like to try and see how adventurous you are. black pudding: a type of dark sausage mainly made from pig’s blood and fat, famous in the UK and some other parts of Europe blue cheese: a type of cheese with blue lines in it, popular in Europe and well-known for its strong taste fried spider: a popular snack in some parts of South-east Asia haggis: a Scottish dish made from the liver, heart and lungs of a sheep Watch the video to know more about black pudding. Watch the video to know more about haggis. Which one would you like to try Why black pudding blue cheese haggis fried spider Look at the pictures and the title. Predict what the passage is about. Read the passage and talk about your understanding of the title. My father is British and my mother is Chinese. Thanks to that, I’ve been able to enjoy food from both countries ever since I was a child. 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. The first sentence successfully grabs the readers’ attention. main characters 本文的语篇类型为个人故事，讲述了一个中英跨国家庭的饮食故事。课文以跨国家庭中的孩子的口吻介绍了中英两国的代表性食物，以及一家人在饮食习惯的碰撞与融合中发生的一些有趣的故事。 Paras.2-5 are the plot. They keep the readers’ attention. Evoke an emotional attitude. Read the passage again and match the main idea with its corresponding paragraph. Para. 1 A. I like eating parts of some animals. Para. 2 B. Dad can cook typical English food. Para. 3 C. I love both Chinese and British food. Para. 4 D. Dad can't accept some Chinese dishes. Para. 5 E. I tried stinky tofu and found it not too bad. Para. 6 F. I enjoy combining Chinese and British food. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. The author can't use chopsticks. ( ) 2. Dad has fallen in love with Sichuan hot pot. ( ) 3. Dad is always willing to try eating animal parts. ( ) 4. Dad sometimes cooks a “full English breakfast” for the family. ( ) 5. It didn't take long for the author to like stinky tofu. ( ) F T F T F Choose the best answers. 1. How did Dad feel when seeing parts of an animal served on the table A. Curious. B. Embarrassed. C. Shocked. D. Uncaring. 2. Why does the author mention his experience in the butcher's A. To give an e ... ...
