Unit3FoodandCultureReadingandThinkingUnderstandthelinkbetweenfoodandculture1.Whatimpressesyou

mostinthispicture?HundredsofpeopleHundredsofhotpotsHundredsofprolongedtableslikeadragon2.Whenandwheredoyouthinkthephotowastaken?Thebuildingandlanternsshowitwastakeninanethnicareaduringafestival.Itisa1,000-person-Long-TableBanquet(盛宴)intheMiaoStockadeVillageinGuizhou.貴州千戶苗寨Thisfeasthasatraditiondatingbackover1,000yearsandisusuallyheldformarriagecelebrationsandfestivals.苗寨“百蟲宴”侗族大寨“百家宴”武漢“百家宴”Foodbringspeopletogetheronmanydifferentlevels.It’snourishment(營養(yǎng))ofthesoulandbody;it’strulylove.

--GiadaDeLaurentiis吉婭達(dá)·德·勞倫蒂斯食物在許多不同的層面上把人們聚集在一起，它是心靈和身體的養(yǎng)料，是真正的愛。Chinaisfamousforitsfood.The“EightGreatCuisines”arethemostwell-known.Whatarethey?Whataretheirfeatures?Pre-readingWhyaretheresomanycuisinesinChina?DifferentregionsDifferentweatherconditionsDifferentculturescauseeffectChinesevariouscuisinesreflectdiverseChineseculture!DifferenthistoryWhatdoyouthinkthetextmightbeabout?PredictionIt’saboutthe_______________between________and_________.link/connectionculturecuisineGeneralTso’schicken左宗棠雞dimsumHowmanyplacesandfoodarementionedinthepassage?AmericaBeijingShandongXinjiangGuangdongHenanSkimmingGeneralspecificGeneralPart1(para.1):Introductionofthetopic:youarewhatyoueat.Part2(para.2-6):MydifferentexperienceswithChinesefood.Part3(para.7):Conclusion:cultureandcuisinegohandinhand.TheFrenchauthorJeanAnthelmeBrillat-Savarinoncewrote,“Tellmewhatyoueat,andIwilltellyouwhatyouare.”Putmoresimply,thismeans“Youarewhatyoueat.”Mostpeopletodayrelatethissayingtohealthyeating.However,Brillat-savarinwasactuallyreferringtoourpersonality,character,andculture.Scanning1.Whatdoesthequotemean?Thefoodweeatreflectsourpersonality,characterandculture.2.Whatisthewriter’spurposeofusingthequoteinfirstparagraph?A.Tointroduceatopic. B.Togiveanevidence.C.Tosetanexample. D.Toprovidethebackground.Readpara.1andanswerthequestions.Usetheinformationfrompara.2-6tocompletethetable.PlaceKindofChinesefoodTypicaldishPeopleorcultureAmericaChinesefoodchangedtosuitAmericantastesGeneralTso’schickenAmericansloveboldandsimpleflavours,andarenotafraidtotrynewfoods.PlaceKindofChinesefoodTypicaldishPeopleorcultureBeijingSichuancuisinedishwithSichuanpeppercornsPeoplethereofferedthemgoodfriendshipPlaceKindofChinesefoodTypicaldishPeopleorcultureShandongShandongcuisineboileddumplingsservedwithvinegar;pancakerollsstuffedwithslicedChinesegreenonionsFamilyisimportanttothepeoplethere.PlaceKindofChinesefoodTypicaldishPeopleorcultureNorthwestChinaXinjiangcuisineboiledorroastedmeat,suchaslambkebabPeopletraditionallywanderedtheopenrangeonhorses.PlaceKindofChinesefoodTypicaldishPeopleorcultureSouthChinaCentralChinaHenancuisineGuangdongcuisinedimsumstewednoodlesThroughfood,Chinesepeopleeverywhereshowfriendshipandkindness.1.Whatcanthefoodlocalpeopleconsumetellus?2.Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutcultureandcuisine?Cultureandcuisinearecloselyrelatedtoeachother.Readpara.7tofinishthetasks.Doyouagreethat“cultureandcuisinegohandinhand”?Giveyourreasons.ThinkingDoyouagreethat“cultureandcuisinegohandinhand”?Giveyourreasons.FoodTravelsandChanges:Cuisinecanspreadandbecomeseparatefromitsoriginalculture.PersonalChoice:

Peopleenjoyfoodsfromotherculturessimplybecausetheytastegood,notbecausetheyunderstandtheculturebehindthem.Ident