Unit3DiverseCultures

ListeningandSpeakingBytheendofthisclass,youaregoingto:1.LearnsomeminorityethnicgroupiscultureandcantalkChinesestoryinEnglish.2.Masterrelatedexpressionstoimprovetheeffectofexchangingidea.3.Developinterestintraditionalculture.Step1LeadinOpeningpageQuoteThebeautyoftheworldliesinthediversityofitspeople. —Unknown世界之美源自人之多樣性languages,races,religions,traditions,eating,clothesandsoon.diversityoftheworldTopic:LearnabouttheoriginsofAmericanfoodOverseasStudentsExperienceDiverseCulturesatShandongUniversityShandongUniversityinJinan,EastChina’sShandongProvinceunveiledits18thInternationalCulturalFestivalatitscentralcampusonApril26,offeringlocalsachancetoexperienceuniqueculturesfrom25countriesaroundtheworld.OverseasstudentsfromRussia,France,Thailand,Afghanistan,Italy,Uganda,andLaosworetraditionalcostumesastheyshowcasedfood,dances,handcrafts,andsouvenirsfromtheirhomecountries.Since2001,theinternationalculturaleventhasevolvedintoanimportantchannelfortheuniversitytopromoteitscampusculturefeaturingunderstanding,inclusiveness,openness,andprogress.Itmeansthecoexistenceofmanydifferenttypesofculturesinaspecificregionorintheworldasawhole.Eachculturehasitsdistinctfeaturesandeachother’sdifferencearerespected.Whatisdiverseculture?Americaisamicrocosm(縮影)oftheworld,whereallculturesandlanguagesarerepresented.Itisnowseenasoneoftheworldleaderinmulticulturalismanddiversity.TalkabouttheoriginsofAmericanfoodAmericaisoftencalledameltingpotofcultures.ManyofthespecialtydishesweconsiderwhollyAmericanareactuallyreinterpretations（重新詮釋?zhuān)゛ndhybrids（混血兒）importedfromculturesaroundtheworld,reflectingitsrichhistoryofimmigration.

Step1Pre-listening1.LookatthephotosofAmericanfoodandmatchthemwiththeirnames.Thenguesswhichcountries'cuisineinfluencedthefood'sinvention._____humburger_____fortunecookie_____gumbo_____nachosDBCA2.ListentoaradiointerviewaboutAmericanfoodandcheckwhetheryouranswerstoActivity1arecorrect.humburgerfortunecookiegumbonachosTherecipeforthemeatinahamburgercomesfromHamburginGermany.SomeoneinSanFranciscoputapieceofpaperwithafortuneonitinsideaJapanesestylecookie.ItwasinventedinNewOrleansover200yearsagoandmixFrench,African,NativeAmericanandSpanishcooking.TherecipewasinventedbyaMexicancookforhisAmericancustomers.3.Listentotheinterviewagainanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue[T]orfalse[F].1.NofoodwaseverinventedinAmerica.TF2.HamburgerswereinventedinGermany.TF3.NachoswereinventedforAmericansbyaforeigner.TF4.EveryChineserestaurantinAmericahasfortunecookies.TF5.Americancookingoftenmixesthingsfromaroundtheworldtomakesomethingcompletelynew.TF√√√√√That’snotreallytrue.definitelycreatedbyAmericansPredict&takenotes4.Listentotheinterviewagainandcompletethenotesbelow.GermanAmerican

MexicanMexicanAmericancustomersSanFrancisco100paper

fortune200French

African

NativeAmericanyrs→years→NewOrleansInterviewer:TodayourguestisSteveFox.He'sheretotalkaboutculturalinfluencesonAmericanfood.Welcome,Steve!Steve:Thankyou.It'snicetobehere.Interviewer:

WhenitcomestoAmericanfood,somesaynofoodwaseverinventedinAmerica.Whatdoyouthink?Steve:Hmm…That'snotreallytrue.Forexample,somesaythehamburgercomesfromHamburginGermany,butthey'rewrong.TherecipeforthemeatinahamburgermayhavecomefromGermany,butthefinalhamburgerweknowtodaywasdefinitelycreatedbyAmericans.Interviewer:

Youmeantherewasamixingofcultures?FoodfromoverseaschangedwhenitarrivedintheStates.Steve:

Right.Andtherearemanymoreexamplesofmixed-culturedishes.Likenachos,forexample.Interviewer:

Oh,Ijustlovenachos!Mexicancornchipscoveredincheese!Steve:Yes,they'redelicious,butthey'renottraditionalMexicanfood.TherecipewasactuallyinventedbyaMexicancookforhisAmericancustomers.Thentherearefortunecookies…Interviewer:

Whatdoyoumean?Steve:They'renotChinese.Interviewer:

You'rekidding!ButeveryChineserestaurantinAmericahasthem!Steve:Yes,butthey'reunknowninChina.About100yearsago,someoneinSanFranciscoputapieceofpaperwithafortuneonitinsideaJapanese-stylecookie,andthefortunecookiewasborn!Interviewer:Wow!That'sinteresting!Sothey'relikeamixoftheChinese,American,andJapanesecultures.Steve:

Yougotit.Andthenwehavegumbo,thespicystew.ItwasinventedinNewOrleansover200yearsago,