1、Unit 3 Diverse CulturesThe beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people.-unknown世界之美源自人之多样。世界之美源自人之多样。1.Help students acquire the ability to remember information quickly.2.Help students understand the characteristics of food in a multicultural America by listening to a conversation.3.Inst
2、ruct students to talk about Chinese ethnic minority cultures.Lead-inWhere are they from?1.Look at the photos of American food and match them with their names.Then guess which countries cuisine influenced the foods invention.Before-listening hamburger fortune cookie gumbo nachosDBAC2.Listen to a radi
3、o interview about American food and check whether your answers to Activity 1 are correct.Before-listening hamburger fortune cookie gumbo nachosDBAC3.Listen to the interview again and decide whether the statements are true(T)or false(F).1.No food was ever invented in America.2.Hamburgers were invente
4、d in Germany.3.Nachos were invented for Americans by a foreigner.4.Every Chinese restaurant in America has fortune cookies.5.American cooking often mixes things from around the world to make something completely new.FFTTT4.Listen to the interview again and complete the notes below.Take notesWhen tak
5、ing notes,just write down the key words,such as names,dates,and numbers.They will help you remember things later on.To save time and space,omit all articles(a,an,the)and use abbreviations.For example,use“N.O.”for New Orleans,“bc”for because,“yrs”for years,“+”for and,and so on.Names of foodNotesHambu
6、rgermix of +culturesNachos chips covered in cheese made by cook for .Fortune cookieinvented in about yrs agoa piece of with on it inside cookieGumbospicy stewinvented in N.O.about yrs agomixes ,+Spanish cookingGermanAmericanMexican cornMexicanAmerican customersS.F100paperfortune200FrenchAfricanNativ
7、e AmericanInterviewer:Today our guest is Steve Fox.Hes here to talk about cultural influences on American food.Welcome,Steve!Steve:Thank you.Its nice to be here.Interviewer:When it comes to American food,some say no food was ever invented in America.What do you think?Steve:Hmm Thats not really true.
8、For example,some say the hamburger comes from Hamburg in Germany,but theyre wrong.The recipe for the meat in a hamburger may have come from 听力原文听力原文Germany,but the final hamburger we know today was definitely created by Americans.Interviewer:You mean there was a mixing of cultures?Food from overseas
9、 changed when it arrived in the States.Steve:Right.And there are many more examples of mixed-culture dishes.Like nachos,for example.Interviewer:Oh,I just love nachos!Mexican corn chips covered in cheese!Steve:Yes,theyre delicious,but theyre not traditional Mexican food.The recipe was actually invent
10、ed by a Mexican cook for his American customers.Then there are fortune cookies Interviewer:What do you mean?Steve:Theyre not Chinese.Interviewer:Youre kidding!But every Chinese restaurant in America has them!Steve:Yes,but theyre unknown in China.About 100 years ago,someone in San Francisco put a pie
11、ce of paper with a fortune on it inside a Japanese-style cookie,and the fortune cookie was born!Interviewer:Wow!Thats interesting!So theyre like a mix of the Chinese,American,and Japanese cultures.Steve:You got it.And then we have gumbo,the spicy stew.It was invented in New Orleans over 200 years ag
12、o,and mixes French,African,Native American,and Spanish cooking.Interviewer:So its the food of many different cultures,all in one dish?Steve:Exactly.American cooking often mixes things from around the world to make something completely new.5.Imagine you are invited to a potluck dinner at an American
13、friends house.Work in pairs and discuss what special dish(es)you will take.The following questions may help you.1.What food/snack from which area/ethnic group will you bring?2.How is the food prepared and what is it made of?3.How is this food special?SpeakingA:What should I bring to the potluck dinn
14、er this weekend?B:Why dont you make a dish from your home province?A:You mean a Hunan dish?B:Yeah,why not?I bet theyd love it.A:Well,I guess I could make Hunan Steamed Fish Head with DicedHot Red Peppers.Its delicious and really colourful.B:Really?You can make that dish?How do you make it?A:Easy!Sli
15、ce open a fish head and cover it with a chilli and bean sauce.Then just steam it for 10 minutes.B:Sounds so easy!You could make it at your friends house.That way itll be fresh.A:Great idea!Ill ask my friend.Sample Conversation1.Listen to the passage about Native Americans.Mark the pauses that youhea
16、r.The first sentence has been done for you.PronunciationNo one really knows exactly|when the first people arrived|in what we now know as California.|It is likely|that Native Americans moved to California|at least fifteen thousand years ago.|Scientists believe|that these settlers crossed the Bering S
17、trait|by a land bridge|which existed in prehistoric times.|In the 16th century,|the native people suffered greatly|after the arrival of the Europeans.|Thousands of them were killed|or forced into slavery.|In addition,|many died from the diseases|brought by the Europeans.|However,|some survived these
18、 terrible times,|and today|there are more Native Americans living in California|than in any other state of America.分析分析:一些长的句子需要按照意思一些长的句子需要按照意思的的意群意群适当适当断开、断开、稍加稍加停停顿顿,断开断开的几部分都具有相对完整的意思。按照一般语法的几部分都具有相对完整的意思。按照一般语法结结构构,可可划分为以下意群单位：划分为以下意群单位：(1)短句短句 (2)名词短语名词短语 (3)介词介词/不定式不定式/分词短语分词短语(4)动词短语动词短语 (5)主谓结构主谓结构 (6)动宾结构动宾结构 (7)系表结构系表结构 (8)动状结构动状结构 (9)主句主句-从句。从句。小结2.Listen again and repeat.
