UNIT3

FOODANDCULTURE

ReadingandThinkingInthisperiod,youwill：1.readaboutthecultureandcuisineinChina.

2.learnsomewordsandexpressionsaboutthecultureandcuisine.

3.showyourownopinionsonthegiventopic.

Aims2.Whydoyouthinktheyaregatheringtogether?1.Whatarethepeopledoing?Theguestsaresittingatthetablessharingthefood.Thereareotherpeoplewalkingonthestreet.Theyareprobablycelebratingafestival.WarmupThephotoisofa1,000-Person-Long-TableBanquetintheMiaoStockadevillage(苗寨)ofOneThousandHouseholdsinLeishan,Guizhou.Thisfeasthasatraditiondatingbackover1,000yearsandisusuallyheldformarriagecelebrationsandfestivals.筵席，宴會宴會，盛宴八大菜系1.HowmanykindsofChinesecuisinearethere,andhowcanthesecuisinesbedescribed?ThereareatleasteightdifferentkindsofChinesecuisine：Shandong（freshandsalty），Sichuan（hotfromchilliesandfromSichuanpeppercorns），Jiangsu（softtexture，alittlesweet），Cantonese（mildandslightlysweet），Fujian（umamitaste，light），Zhejiang（freshflavours，softtexture），Hunan（dryhot），andAnhui（freshherbs，oilycolourful）.Inaddition，therearenumerouscookingstylesthatareassociatedwithethnicminorities.Discussion

2.What,ifanything,dothesecuisinestellyouaboutthepeoplewhoeatthem?Thecuisinescertainlysaysomethingaboutthekindsofingredientsavailabletothepeople，andalotaboutthekindsofflavoursthepeopleprefer.Discussion八大菜系TextualpatternanalysisTheFrenchauthorJeanAnthelmeBrillat-Savarinoncewrote,“Tellmewhatyoueat,andIwilltellyouwhatyouare.”Putmoresimply,thismeans“Youarewhatyoueat.”Mostpeopletodayrelatethissayingtohealthyeating.However,Brillat-Savarinwasreferringtoourpersonality,characterandculture.1.Findoutthekeysentenceofparagraph1.2.Thefirstparagraphhasaquote:“Youarewhatyoueat.”Inpairs,discusswhatyouthinkthissayingmeans.Mainidea:Youarewhatyoueat.Paragraph1Certainly,inmanywaysthisseemstobetrue.Chinesecuisineisacaseinpoint.PriortocomingtoChina,myonlyexperiencewithChinesecookingwasinAmerica,withChinesefoodthathadbeenchangedtosuitAmericantastes.Forexample,America’smostpopularChinesedishisGeneralTso’schicken,whichconsistsoffriedchickencoveredinasweetsauce,flavouredwithhotredpeppers.ThisisprobablynotanauthenticChineserecipe，however，soitcannottellusmuchabouttheChinese.Ontheotherhand，itdoestellusalotaboutAmericans.Ittellsus,forexample,thatAmericanslovebold,simpleflavours.And,sincethedishwasalsoinventedrecently,ittellsusthatAmericansarenotafraidtotrynewfoods.Mainidea:thefirstexperiencewithChinesecuisineinAmericaParagraph2InAmerica,whatkindofChinesefooddidtheauthoronceexperience?2.WhatisAmerica’smostpopularChinesedish?AndwhatcanthedishtellusaboutAmericans?ThechangedChinesefoodLaterIhadachancetoexperienceauthenticChinesefoodbycomingtoChina.WhenmyfamilyandIhadjustarrivedinChina,wewentlookingforagoodplacetoeatinBeijing.ASichuanrestauranthadbeenrecommendedtousbyafriend,andfinally,wefoundit.Tired,hungry,andnotknowingawordofChinese,wehadnoideahowtoorder,sothechefjustbeganfillingourtablewiththebestfoodwehadevereaten.Withthis,wehadthepleasureofexperiencinganentirelynewtaste:Sichuanpeppercorns.Thefoodwaswonderfulanddifferent,butwhatwasevenmoreimportantwasthefriendshipofferedus.InBeijing,wheredidtheauthorandthefamilyenjoytheChinesefood?Andintherestaurant,whatimpressivetastedidtheauthorexperience?Mainidea:theexperiencewithSichuancuisineinBeijingParagraph3WesoonmovedtoShandongProvinceintheeasternpartofNorthChina.Myfavouritedishtherewasboileddumplingsservedwithvinegar.Iobservedthatfamilyisimportanttothepeoplethere.IthasbecomeafavouritetraditionaldishofthepeopleinNorthChina,wheremakingdumplingshasalwaysbeenafamilyaffairwitheveryone---fromtheyoungesttotheoldest---joiningintohelp.Later,IlearntthatthemostfamousfoodinShandongispancakerollsstuffedwithslicedChinesegreenonions.WhatisthefavouritetraditionaldishofthepeopleinNorthChina?Whatcanthedishtellusaboutthepeoplethere?Mainidea:theexperiencewithShandongcuisineinShandongParagraph4ThenwemovedtonorthernXinjiang.SomeofourfriendswereKazakandInnerMongolian.Thesegroupstraditionallywanderedtheopenrangeonhorses.Asaresult,theirtraditionalfoodsarewhatyoucancookoveranopenfire---usuallyboiledorroastedmeat,suchaslambkebab..1.WhatisthefavouritetraditionaldishofthepeopleinNorthChina?2.Whatcanthedishtellusaboutthepeoplethere?Mainidea:theexperiencewithnorthwestChinacuisineinXinjiangParagraph5OurtravelsthentookustoSouthChina,andthenontocentralChina.Ineachplacewewent,weexperiencedwonderfullocaldishes,fromGuangdong’selegantdimsum---smallservingsoffoodinbamboosteamers---totheexceptionalstewednoodlesinHenan.Everywhere,thefoodwasasvariedasthepeople.However,onethingisalwaystrue:Throughfood,Chinesepeopleeverywhereshowfriendshipandkindness.WhatkindofChinesedishesdidtheauthorenjoyinSouthChinaandCentralChina?WhatcanwelearnaboutChinesethroughfood?Mainidea:theexperiencewithsouthandcentralChinacuisineParagraph6Ataminimum,thekindsoffoodlocalpeopleconsumetelluswhattheygrowintheirregion,whatkindsoflivestheylead,andwhattheylikeanddonotlike.Couldwealsosay,forexample,thatthosewholikeboldflavoursareboldthemselves?Or,thatthosewholikespicyfoodtendtohaveahottemper?Maybe.Maybenot.Whatwecansay,however,isthatcultureandcuisinegohandinhand,andifyoudonotexperienceone,youcanneverreallyknowtheother.Whatcanthefoodlocalpeopleconsumetellus?Tosumupthemainideaofparagraph7.Itcantellustheirregion,theirlife,theirpreferenceandtheirpersonalities.Mainidea:Cultureandcuisinegohandinhand.Paragraph7PlaceKindofChinesefoodTypicaldishPeopleorcultureAmericaBeijingShandongUsetheinformationfromthetexttocompletethetablebelow.ChinesefoodwaschangedtosuitAmericantastesGeneralTso’schickenAmericanslovebold，simpleflavours，andarenotafraidtotrynewfoods.SichuancuisinedisheswithSichuanpeppercornsPeoplethereofferedthemgoodfriendship.Shandongcuisineboileddumplingsservedwithvinegar；pancakerollsstuffedwithslicedChinesegreenonionsFamilyisimportanttothepeoplethere.PlaceKindofChinese

foodTypicaldishPeopleorcultureNorthwestChinaSouthChinaCentralChinaUsetheinformationfromthetexttocompletethetablebelow.XinjiangandInnerMongoliancuisineboiledorroastedmeat，suchaslambkebabPeopletheretraditionallywanderedtheopenrangeonhorsessotheirtraditionalfoodsarewhatyoucancookoveranopenfire.dimsumGuangdongcuisineHenancuisinestewednoodlesThroughfood，ChinesepeopleeverywhereshowCentralChinaHenancuisinestewednoodlesfriendshipandkindness.DiscourseAnalysisPara1:Youarewhatyoueat.Para2:thefirstexperiencewithChinesecuisineinAmericaPara3:theexperiencewithSichuancuisineinBeijingPara4:theexperiencewithShandongcuisineinShandongPara5:theexperiencewithnorthwestChinacuisineinXinjiangPara6:theexperiencewithsouthandcentralChinacuisinePara7:Cultureandcuisinegohandinhand.GeneralParticularGeneralPragmaticAnalysisWhatisthewritingpurposeofthispassage?

TointroducethecultureandcuisineinChinaWhoistheintendedreader?

ThepeoplewhointerestedincultureandcuisineWhat’stheauthor’sattitude?

Hethinkcultureandcuisinehaveaverycloserelationship.1

Doyouthink“cultureandcuisinegohandinhand”?Giveyourreasons.Yes，becausesomuchofacultureisbasedup.Critical-thinking2.Imaginethatitistruethatpeople’spersonalitiesarecloselylinkedtothefoodstheyeat.Whatdoeseatingthefollowingfoodstellyouaboutaperson?Possibly，peoplewholikespicyfoodloveexcitementandnewexperiences.Andpeoplewholikejunkfoodliketoenjoylifewithoutworryingaboutthefuture. Critical-thinkingspicyfoodvegetarianfoodjunkfoodseafoodsweetschocolatericenoodlesoniongarlicbaconhamsausagecabbagemushroombeancurdPhrases1putmoresimply/(to)putitsimply

簡單地說，簡而言之2relate……to……

把……和……聯系在一起3referto指的是4acaseinpoint恰當的例子5priorto在……之前的6consistof由……組成（或構成）7recommendsth.tosb.向某人推薦某物8fill……with……用……裝滿……9boileddumplingsservedwithvinegar水餃配醋10pancakerollsstuffedwithslicedChinesegreenonions煎餅卷大蔥11lampkebab烤羊肉串12elegantdimsum精致的點心13exceptionalstewednoodles特色燉面條14ataminimum至少15tendtodosth.易于做某事；傾向于做某事16gohandinhand(兩件事)密切相關地；攜手共進Phrases1putmoresimply/(to)putitsimply2relate……to……3referto4acaseinpoint5priorto6consistof7recommendsth.tosb.8fill……with……1簡單地說，簡而言之2把……和……聯系在一起3指的是4恰當的例子5在……之前的6由……組成（或構成）7

向某人推薦某物8用……裝滿……Phrases9水餃配醋10煎餅卷大蔥11烤羊肉串12精致的點心13特色燉面條14至少15易于做某事；傾向于做某事16(兩件事)密切相關地；攜手共進9boileddumplingsservedwithvinegar10pancakerollsstuffedwithslicedChinesegreenonions11lampkebab12elegantdimsum13exceptionalstewednoodles14ataminimum15tendtodosth.16gohandinhandⅠ閱讀理解（根據課文內容選擇正確答案）1.Whereisthewriterofthearticlefrom?

A.Australia. B.England.

C.France. D.America.2.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthewriterandhisfamilyvisited

inChina.A.Threeplaces B.Fourplaces

C.Fiveplaces D.Sixplaces○○附：課文預習自測3.Wecaninferfromthetextthatthewriterliked

.A.Englishfood B.Frenchfood C.Americanfood D.Chinesefood4.BythefirstvisittoChina，thewriterfoundtheChinese

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A.boldandhot B.warm-heartedandthoughtfulC.friendlyandkind D.hard-workingandfaithful○○Ⅱ語法填空（根據課文內容和語法規則完成短文）

Mostpeoplerelate“Youarewhatyoueat”tohealthyeating.It1

（actual）referstopersonality,character,andculture.Chinesecuisineisacaseinp