1、Understand the link between food and cultureUnit 3 Reading and thinkingFood brings people together on many different levels.Its nourishment of the soul and body;its truly love.”Giada De Laurentiis1.What impressed you most in the picture?Hundreds of long tables are put together with hundreds of hot p
2、ots on them,winding their way along the street like a dragon.2.What are the people doing?3.Where and when do you think the photo is taken?The guests are sitting at the tables sharing food.A man is shooting video.Other people are walking on the street.Location:ethnic民族的民族的minority areasTime:during a
3、festival 4.Why do you think they are gathering together?To celebrate a festival.苗寨苗寨“百虫宴百虫宴”侗族大寨侗族大寨“百家宴百家宴”武汉武汉“百家宴百家宴”Pancake rollsSichuan CuisineStewed noodlesLamb kebabDim sumBoiled dumplings served with vinegarWhatre your favorite dishes?How many kinds of Chinese cuisines in China?鲁菜鲁菜川菜川菜粤菜粤菜闵
4、菜闵菜江苏菜江苏菜浙江菜浙江菜湘菜湘菜徽菜徽菜Distinctregions Distinct weather conditions Distinct cultures And why are there so many cuisines?Do you know the features of these cuisines?以以盐提鲜、以汤壮鲜盐提鲜、以汤壮鲜，咸，咸鲜纯正，鲜纯正，突出本突出本味味麻辣麻辣注重注重配色、讲究配色、讲究造型造型清清而不淡、鲜而不俗、嫩而不生、而不淡、鲜而不俗、嫩而不生、油而不腻油而不腻。火候。火候油温恰到好处，兼容许多西菜做油温恰到好处，兼容许多西菜做法，讲究法
5、，讲究菜的档次菜的档次长于红糟调味，二长于制汤，三长于使长于红糟调味，二长于制汤，三长于使用糖醋用糖醋小巧玲珑、清俊逸秀小巧玲珑、清俊逸秀，鲜美，鲜美滑嫩、脆滑嫩、脆软软清爽清爽油油重色浓重色浓、尤重辣、尤重辣。重油重油、重色，重火功、重色，重火功八大菜系What do you think the text is about?General Tsos chicken 左宗棠鸡dim sum 点心 Culture And CuisineThinking:What factors influence the different cuisines?The French author Jean Ant
6、helme Brillat-Savarin once wrote,“Tell me what you eat,and I will tell you what you are.”Put more simply,this means“You are what you eat.”Most people to day relate this saying to healthy eating.However,Brillat-savarin was actually referring to our personality,character,and culture.Para1What does Bri
7、llat-Savarin mean by saying You are what you eat?He thinks that the food we consume reflects our personality,character and culture.Main idea:You are what you eat.Para2Certainly,in many ways this seems to be true.Chinese cuisine is a case in point.Prior to coming to China,my only experience with Chin
8、ese cooking was in America,with Chinese food that had been changed to suit American tastes.For example,Americas most popular Chinese dish is General Tsos chicken,which consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce,favoured with hot red peppers.This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe,ho
9、wever,so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese.On the other hand,it does tell us a lot about Americans.It tells us,for example,that Americans love bold,simple favors.And since the dish was also invented recently,it tells us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods.Main idea:the first experi
10、ence with_inAmerica Chinese cuisine Placekind of Chinese foodTypical dishPlace or cultureAmericaChinese food changed to suit American tastesGeneral Tsos chicken Americans love bold,simple flavours and are not afraid to try new food.Para3 Later,I had a chance to experience authentic Chinese food by c
11、oming to China.When my family and I had just arrived in China,we went looking for a good place to eat in Beijing.A Sichuan restaurant had been recommended to us by a friend,and finally,we found it.Tired,hungry,and not knowing a word of Chinese,we had no idea how to order,so the chef just began filli
12、ng our table with the best food we had ever eaten.With this,we had the pleasure of experiencing an entirely new taste:Sichuan peppercorns.The food was wonderful and different,but what was even more important was the friendship offered us.Main idea:the experience with _in Beijing Sichuan cuisine Plac
13、eKind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or cultureAmericaBeijingPeople there offered them_Chinese food changed to suit American tasteGeneral Tsos chicken Americans love bold,simple flavours and are not afraid to try new food.Sichuan cuisinedishes with Sichuan_good friendshippeppercornsPara4 We soon
14、moved to Shandong Province in the eastern part of North China.My favourite dish there was boiled dumplings served with vinegar.I observed that family is important to the people there.It has become a favourite traditional dish of the people in North China,where making dumplings has always been a fami
15、ly affair with everyonefrom the youngest to the oldestjoining in to help.Later,I learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.Main idea:the experience with _Shandong cuisine in Shandong PlacePlaceKind of Chinese foodKind of Chinese foodTypica
16、l dishTypical dishPeople or culturePeople or cultureAmericaBeijingShandong Chinese food changed Chinese food changed to suit American tasteto suit American tasteGeneral Tsos General Tsos chicken chicken Americans love bold,simple Americans love bold,simple flavours and are not afraid to try flavours
17、 and are not afraid to try new food.new food.Sichuan cuisineSichuan cuisinedishes with Sichuan dishes with Sichuan peppercornspeppercornsPeople there offered them People there offered them good friendshipgood friendshipboiled dumplings boiled dumplings served with_;served with_;pancake rolls stuffed
18、 pancake rolls stuffed with_with_is important _is important to the people there.to the people there.Shandong Shandong cuisinecuisinevinegarvinegarsliced Chinese green onionssliced Chinese green onionsFamilyPara5 Then we moved to northern Xinjiang.Some of our friends were Kazak哈萨克人哈萨克人 and Inner Mong
19、olian.These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.As a result,their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fireusually boiled or roasted meat,such as lamb kebab.Main idea:the experience with_north China cuisine in XinjiangPlaceKind of Chinese foodTypical dishPeople or
20、cultureNorthwest ChinaXinjiang and Inner Mongolian cuisine_meat,such as lamb kebabPeople traditionally wandered the open range on horses so their traditional foods are_.boiled or roasted what you can cook over an open firePara6 Our travels then took us to South China,and then on to central China.In
21、each place we went,we experienced wonderful local dishes,from Guangdongs elegant dim sumsmall servings of food in bamboo steamersto the exceptional stewed noodles In Henan.Everywhere,the food was as varied as the people.However,one thing is always true:Through food,Chinese people everywhere show fri
22、endship and kindness.Main idea:the experience with_south and central China cuisinePlacePlaceKind of Chinese foodKind of Chinese foodTypical dishTypical dishPeople or culturePeople or cultureNorthwest ChinaSouth ChinaXinjiang and Xinjiang and Inner Inner Mongolian Mongolian cuisinecuisineboiled or ro
23、asted meat,boiled or roasted meat,such as lamb kebabsuch as lamb kebabPeople traditionally wandered People traditionally wandered the open range on horses so the open range on horses so their traditional foods are what their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.you can cook over
24、 an open fire.Guangdong Guangdong cuisinecuisinedim sum dim sum Show_friendship and kindness.PlacePlaceKind of Chinese foodKind of Chinese foodTypical dishTypical dishPeople or culturePeople or cultureNorthwest ChinaSouth ChinaCentral ChinaXinjiang and Xinjiang and Inner Inner Mongolian Mongolian cu
25、isinecuisineboiled or roasted meat,boiled or roasted meat,such as lamb kebabsuch as lamb kebabPeople traditionally wandered People traditionally wandered the open range on horses so the open range on horses so their traditional foods are what their traditional foods are what you can cook over an ope
26、n fire.you can cook over an open fire.Guangdong Guangdong cuisinecuisineHenan cuisinedim sum dim sum stewed noodles show friendship and show friendship and kindness.kindness.Para7 At a minimum,the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their region,what kinds of lives they lead
27、,and what they like and do not like.Could we also say,for example,that those who like bold flavors are bold themselves?Or,that those who like spicy food tend to have a hot temper?Maybe.Maybe not.What we can say,however,is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand,and if you do not experience one,you
28、can never really know the other.Main idea:Culture and cuisine _go hand in hand.Para.7 ConclusionculturecuisineCareful ReadingThe author drew the conclusion that .food and culture go hand in hand.if you do not experience one,you can never really know the other.cuisine;culture Introduce Topic(Para.1)_
29、“You are what you eat.”Body(Para.2 Para.6)My _ with Chinese food.Conclusion(Para.7)_different experiences Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.Topic ParagraphTopic ParagraphWhat is the topic para?which is the topic sentence?How is the passage developed?_.time and space clue wordsFoodDifferent placesC
30、ulture People live in different places,so they share different local cultures.They share different local cultures,as a result,they have different kinds of food.Activity 3 Reasoning and AnalysisActivity 3 Reasoning and AnalysisWhat is the relationship between them?What is the relationship between the
31、m?causeeffectcauseeffectCause1.The flavour preferences of Americans often differ from those of the Chinese.2.We had no idea how to order food.3.These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.EffectA.The chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten.B.Their trad
32、itional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.C.Chinese food in America is changed to suit American tastes.Match the causes and effects below and find more examples from the text.What does eating the following food tell you about a person?Food What does eating the it/them tell you about a pe
33、rsonSpicy foodJunk foodSweets Vegetarian foodSeafood2.What does eating the following food tell you about a person?Honestly speaking,I cant agree with the quote in this passage more.You are what you eat.And what you like eating can really tell people what you are.For example,.My cousin,who is raised
34、in Hunan,is a case in point.The more challenges she is faced with,the more excited she gets.2.What does eating the following food tell you about a person?Who doesnt like junk food and sweets?I mean,they are finger-licking delicious!I just cant help thinking of the fried chickens,potato chips and ice
35、 creams and chocolates when Im saying this.But they also come with a price.If you dont know when to stop,youll gain weight sooner than youd imagine.Dont lose control of your weight,your life and everything.2.What does eating the following food tell you about a person?I wish I liked vegetarian food m
36、ore.Vegetables and fruits provides you with the fibres needed to maintain your health.Seafood is for those who love fresh and original taste.I think.All in all,the food you consume can tell a little bit,if not all of your personality.So take care of what you eat.You can change yourself for the better!
