1、Module 3 Foreign Food Cultrual Corner & Task,One of the best-known designs on British plates is the “Willow Pattern”.,In many homes, the willow pattern plates are kept for special occasions, when important guests come to dinner.,But where does the willow pattern come from?,The first plates were made

2、 in about 1780, and were based on Chinese designs.,They were copied from similar plates taken to Britain in ships which were also carrying tea.,But Josiah Spode, who produced the most famous plates, mixed elements from different Chinese designs.,He included a bridge with three people crossing it, th

3、e willow tree which gives its name to the plate, a boat, a teahouse, a fence in the foreground, and two songbirds which are flying overhead.,How do you know the designer cant be a Chinese?,No original Chinese design had all these elements together.,Story Telling,When important guests come to dinner,

4、 English people may use the willow pattern plate.,T,True or false?,2. Josiah Spode made the willow pattern plate, copying from similar Chinese designs. 3. In the design of the willow pattern plate, the two songbirds are flying overhead happily, singing about their lives.,F,F,4. The story of the will

5、ow pattern plate is based on a Chinese folk story. 5. The story of the willow pattern plate is liked by English people.,T,T,C,Choose the best answers,1. The passage is mainly about _. A. willow tree B. a love story C. a pattern plate D. two songbirds,D,2. The Mandarin tried to stop his daughter from

6、 marrying the young man, perhaps because _. A. the young man was too poor B. the Mandarin looked down upon him C. the status of the young man was low D. all the above,3. Which of the following statements is false? A. The willow pattern plates are kept for special occasions. B. The first plates of th

7、is kind were made in about the seventeenth century. C. No original Chinese designs included all the designs together. D. At last the daughter of the Mandarin and the young man were burnt to death.,B,Language Points,The scene pictured on the plate is the story of Kun Xi, the daughter of rich Mandarin

8、, who fell in love with her fathers gardener, a young man called Chang. 盤(pán)子上繪制的場(chǎng)景是關(guān)于坤喜的故 事，她是一位達(dá)官貴人的千金，愛(ài) 上了給她家當(dāng)園丁的一個(gè)叫阿常的 小伙子。,a young man called Chang 一個(gè)叫阿常的 小伙子。called 過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)做后置定語(yǔ) 與 a young man 有邏輯上的被動(dòng)關(guān)系。 我認(rèn)識(shí)一個(gè)叫瑪麗的女孩。 I know a girl called Mary. 站在窗戶(hù)旁邊的那個(gè)人是我的老師。 The man standing by the window is my t

9、eacher.,2. But one evening, when the Mandarin was entertaining guests at a banquet, Chang arrived dressed up as servant. 但一天晚上，當(dāng)那位官員舉行宴會(huì)款 待客人的時(shí)候，阿常扮做一位隨從混 了進(jìn)來(lái)。,dress n 可數(shù) 連衣裙 我想買(mǎi)一件白色連衣裙。 Id like to buy a long white dress. n衣服 不可數(shù) 在晚會(huì)上所有的女式都穿著漂亮的晚禮服。 On the party, Every lady wears beautiful evening d

10、ress., v 穿衣。 這個(gè)孩子太小了，還不會(huì)自己穿衣。 The child is too young to dress himself/ herself.,3. He and some servants followed Kun Xi and Chang to the island and set fire to the hut where they were sleeping. 他和幾個(gè)隨從尾隨坤喜和阿常來(lái)到小島后，在他們睡覺(jué)的時(shí)候，放火焚燒了他們的茅舍。,set fire to /set sth on fire 放火，縱火： 那位在學(xué)?？v火的人被判處無(wú)期徒刑。 The person who set fire to the school was sen