Unit3FOODANDCULTUREReadingandThinking：CultureandCuisineLearningobjectivesInthislesson,youareexpectedto:1.explorethelinkbetweenfoodandculture.2.figureoutthestructureofthepassageandfindoutthetopic3.identifythecause-and-effectrelationshipbetweencultureandcuisine.WarmupActivity1Lookatthepictureandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatarethepeopledoing?2.Whydoyouthinktheyaregatheringtogether?WarmupActivity1Lookatthepictureandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatarethepeopledoing?Theguestsaresittingatthetablessharingthefood.Thereareotherpeoplewakingonthestreet.

WarmupActivity1Lookatthepictureandanswerthefollowingquestions.2.Whydoyouthinktheyaregatheringtogether?Theyareprobablycelebratingafestival.Thephotoisofa1000-Person-Long-TableBanquetintheMiaoStockadeVillage（苗寨）ofOneThousandHouseholdsinLeishan,Guizhou.Thisfestivalhasatraditiondatingbackover1,000yearsandisusuallyheldformarriagecelebrationsandfestivals.Whiletraditionallyitisalocalfamilyaffair,inmoderntimesthisfeasthassometimesbeenheldonnationalholidayssothattouristscantakepartandenjoytheMiaoculture.Warmup

PredictionGeneralTso’schickendimsumCultureandCuisinefoodcookedinacertainwayIt’saboutthelinkbetweencultureandcuisineBoileddumplingsLambkebabStewednoodlesDimsumSichuanCuisineSichuanCuisineSichuancuisineishotfromchillies(辣椒）andfromSichuanpeppercorns.peppercornsBoileddumplingsLambkebabStewednoodlesDimsumPancakerollsSichuanCuisineReadparagraph4andthinkoverthequestions.1.Whatwastheauthor'sfavouritedishthere?2.What'sthemostfamousfoodinShandong?3.WhydidboileddumplingsbecomeafavouritedishofthepeopleinNorthChina?4.Whatisimportanttothepeoplethere?Boileddumplingsservedwithvinegar.PancakerollsstuffedwithslicedChinesegreenonions.Makingdumplingshasalwaysbeenafamilyaffairwitheveryone--fromtheyoungesttotheoldest---joiningintohelp.Familyisimportanttothepeoplethere.

Readparagraph5andthinkoverthequestions.1.WhatarethetraditionalfoodsinnorthernXinjiang?2.WhydopeopleinnorthwestChinacooktraditionalfoodsoveranopenfire?Theirtraditionalfoodsarewhatyoucancookoveranopenfire—boiledorroastedmeat,suchaslambkebab.Becausepeopletheretraditionallywanderedtheopenrangeonhorses.BeijingShandongGuangdongHenannorthernXinjiangReadparagraph6andthinkoverthequestions.1.What'rethetypicaldishesinGuangdongandHenan?2.Dopeoplelivingindifferentplaceseatthesamefood?3.Dopeopleeatingdifferentfoodssharethesameculture?4.Dotheyhavesomethingincommon?Elegantdimsumandexceptionalstewednoodles.No,everywhere,thefoodwasasvariedasthepeople.No.Chinesepeopleeverywhereshowfriendshipandkindness.Readparagraph7andthinkoverthequestions.1.Whatcanthekindsoffoodslocalpeopleconsumetellus?2.Howtounderstand“cultureandcuisinegohandinhand”?

Cuisineincertainplacecantelluswhatthelocalpeopleliketoeat,growordislike.Thefoodflavortheyeatthefoodfeaturestheycookalsowelldemonstratethepersonality,charactersorcultureofthelocalpeople.PlaceKindofChinesefoodTypicaldishPeopleorcultureAmericaBeijingShandongNorthwestChinaSouthChinaCentralChinaChinesefoodchangedtosuitAmericantastesGeneralTso’schickenAmericansloveboldandsimpleflavours,andarenotafraidtotrynewfoods.SichuancuisinedishwithSichuanpeppercornsPeoplethereofferedthemgoodfriendshipShandongcuisineXinjiangcuisineGuangdongcuisineHenancuisineboileddumplingsservedwithvinegar;pancakerollsstuffedwithslicedChinesegreenonionsFamilyisimportanttothepeoplethere.boiledorroastedmeat,suchaslambkebabPeopletraditionallywanderedtheopenrangeonhorses.dimsumThroughfood,Chinesepeopleeverywhereshowfriendshipandkindness.stewednoodlesCause1.TheflavourpreferencesofAmericansoftendifferfromthoseoftheChinese.2.Wehadnoideahowtoorderfood.3.Thesegroupstraditionallywanderedtheopenrangeonhorses.UnderstandcauseandeffectMatchthecausestotheeffectsbelow.EffectA.Thechefjustbeganfillingourtablewiththebestfoodwehadevereaten.B.Theirtraditionalfoodsarewhatyoucancookoveranopenfire.C.ChinesefoodinAmericaischangedtosuitAmericantastes.UnderstandcauseandeffectSometimestwoideasarerelatedtoeachotherbycauseandeffect.Thatis,onethingcausessomethingelsetohappen.Cause-and-effectrelationshipscanbedirect.Forexample,“Itwasraining,soItookmyumbrella.”However,somecause-and-effectrelationshipsarenotdirect,andsomemayalsohavemorethanonecauseoreffect.Signalwordsusedtoidentifycausesandeffects:because,as,since,so,therefore,consequently,asaresult,anddueto...1.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthistext?PragmaticAnalysisTosharewithreadershisviewpoint:Cultureandcuisinegohandinhand.

2.Whodoyouthinkistheintendedaudience?EveryonewhoisinterestedinChinesecuisines.Discussthequestions.

Workinpairs.

1.What'sthewriter'sopinionaboutcultureandcuisine?Post-reading

Theygohandinhand.2.Whatisthewriter'sreason?

InAmerica,ChinesefoodhasbeenchangedtosuitAmericantastes,andittellsusmuchaboutthecharacterofAmericans.InChina,peopleindifferentplaceshavedifferentkindsoftraditionalfood,whichreflectdifferenttraditionalcultures.Asaresult,thewriterthinksthatcultureandcuisinegohandinhand,andifyoudonotexperienceone,youcanneverreallyknowtheother.Thewriterbelievesthatcultureandcuisinegohandinhand.Doyouagreewiththewriter?What'syourownopinion?Withtheimpactofglobalisation,doyouthinkfoodcanstillreflectdiferentcultures?

Criticalthinking

Agreement

Peoplelivingindifferentplaceseatdifferentkindsoffood.Forexample,...

ChinesecuisineisdifferentfromWesterncuisinebecauseofdifferentcultures.Forexample,...

ABiteofChinaisnotjustadocumentaryaboutfood.Moreimportantly,itisashowofChineseculture....

Disagreement

Foodfromdifferentplacesisavailableeverywhere.

ThecombinationofChineseandWesternfoodiscommonnow.

Inthisfast-changingworld,everythingischanging,includingcuisines....

PriortocomingtoChina,myonlyexperiencewithChinesecookingwasinAmerica,withChinesefoodthat___________________(change)tosuitAmericantastes.Later,IhadachancetoexperienceauthenticChinesefoodby_______(come)toChina.ASichuanrestauranthadbeenrecommendedtomeandmyfamilybyafriend.______(tire),hungry,andnotknowingawordofChinese,wehadnoideahowtoorder,sothechefjustbega