1、Unit 1 Food mattersExtended readingLets watch a short video,what is it and where is it from?It is Sichuan hot pot.What is the most famous food in your hometown?Can you name over 5 famous dishes of the city youre living in?How can we introduce local food to people who havent been to the city?BlogVlog
2、Other social mediaBefore reading the entries,lets predict the main content of the food critics blog.What is it?History How does it taste?Popularity and reasons Comments ARead the three entries and write a summary of each of the three traditional Chinese foods.Tips:Focus on the structureCatch the key
3、 infoRephrase or paraphrase the contentsBrief introduction:impact,effect Personal experience:progress,way to eat,featuresHistory:how it to be invented,developmentThe reason why he likes it:social meal1.What is the biggest feature in the flavour of Sichuan hot pot?2.Why is Sichuan hot pot perfect for
4、 the place where they were invented?Its flavour is hot and spicy.Its hot and spicy flavour helps make people feel warm,which is good for the damp and foggy local climate.Sichuan hot pots may date back to the late Qing Dynasty asway for boatmen on the Yangtze River to keep warm duringthe cold and wet
5、 winters,and over time they have experienced developments.Now they are spicy,characterized by a pot of soup coverved with chillies,Sichuan peppers,spring onions andred oil,served with fresh meat,fish,vegetables,etc.Sichuan hot pots are perfect for the damp,foggy climate in Sichuan and also a great w
6、ay to relax with friends.Introduction:historyFeature:componentsCommentsBrief introduction:impactFeature:taste,how to cookPersonal experienceHistory:1.how and why it to be invented(past)2.Impact(present)Shows his love1.How is Nanjing salted duck served?2.What does the“without equal”mean in the passag
7、e?It is served plain in thin,which slicesTo be better than anything else or anyone else of the same type.Nanjing salted duck is juicy and salty and usually served in thin,white slices.Preparing it takes several days.The waterways around Nanjing are perfect for raising waterbirds,and salted duck was
8、praised as the best dish in a local historybook from the late Qing Dynasty.People now eat salted duckall year round.It is said to have cooling properties,thus appropriate for the hot summer months.Introduction:what it isHistoryLets watch a video about reaction from foreigners who are trying salted d
9、uck the first time.Brief introduction:dailyHistory Present situationWays of making itShows his loveLets watch a video to make the way more visual.Cantonese dim sum was first served with tea in the mid-19th century and eating dim sum with tea has become an essentialpart of the daily routine for peopl
10、e in Guangzhou.It consists of a variety of small dishes cooked in various ways such asbaking,boiling,steaming or frying.There are over a thousand different dishes to try,and for hours,the locals drink tea,chat with each other,and enjoy the wide selection of dishes.HistoryWhat it isThe way of making
11、itHow to introduce food?History,development FeaturesPopularityWays of cooking or makingWhy does the writer base his personal experiences when introducing the traditional food?BWhat dish is popular in your hometown?Introduce it to a foreign traveller.Explain its popularity,history and features.Jinshi
12、 beef rice noodlesHistory,development FeaturesPopularityWays of cooking or makingMake a speech to introduce the food,and pick the food other students tell youd like to try.1.Write a short passage to introduce a popular dish in your hometown and polish it.2.Surf the Internet and find information about other traditional Chinese foods.Thank you!
