1、新人教版（2019）英语选修性必修二Unit 3 Food and culture Period 1 Reading and Thinking教学设计课题 Unit 3 Period 1 Reading and Thinking单元Unit 3 学科English年级Grade 2教材分析This is the first period of this unit. This section focuses on Understanding the relationship between food and culture. It describes typical Chinese dishes
2、 from a foreigners perspective, and explains the cultural connotations, historical traditions and regional characteristics reflected in them, so as to guide students to understand and think about the relationship between food and region, cultural tradition and local personality.学习目标与核心素养Knowledge ob
3、jectives: To guide students to learn some words and expressions about food.To get the main idea of the article,grasp the structure of the article.Skill objectives: Be able to perceive and understand the causal relationship and its rich connotation in the text, so as to improve reading comprehension
4、ability.Be able to make full use of relevant pictures and text information to predict what to listen to. Emotional objectives: To introduce Chinese food culture in English, such as the main cuisines and their characteristics.Thinking quality objectives:Be able to sort out text information according
5、to time and regional clues, and develop the ability to extract, summarize and analyze information.Be able to understand the causal relationship in the context of the text and develop the ability of logical thinking.重点1. How to grasp the important words and expressions;2. How to understand and think
6、about the relationship between food and region, cultural tradition, local character, etc.难点Further analyse the text and the usages of words,phrases and sentences.教学过程教学环节教师活动学生活动设计意图导入新课Leading in (PPT1-6)1. Look at the picture and answer the questions.1).What impressed you most in the picture?2).Wh
7、at are the people doing?3). Where and when do you think this photo was taken?4).Why do you think they are gathering together?Answers:1).Hundreds of long tables are put together with hundreds of hot pots on them, winding their ways along the street like a dragon.2).The guests are sitting at the table
8、s sharing the food. A man is shooting a video. There are other people walking on the street.3).Judging from the buildings and lanterns, it seems that it was taken in an ethnic minority area during a festival.4).I think they are probably celebrating a festival.2.Describe the picture The photo is of a
9、 1,000-Person-Long-Table Banquet in the Miao Stockade Village of One Thousand Households in Leishan, Guizhou.The Long-Table Banquet is popular in ethnic minority areas in Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, etc.2. Look at the picture and answer the questionsHave you ever visited this place or a place l
10、ike these?What is it like?What do they do for a living?Understand the pictures context.Students give the various description.To develop students ability to observe the pictures .Develop the ability to predict the content of the text.新课讲授Pre-reading (PPT7-12)1.1).What do you think of when you see the
11、 pictures ?2).Can you give an example to show the relationship between food and culture?Answers:1).Delicious food and their different cultures.2).Food brings people together on many different levels. Its nourishment of the soul and body; its truly love.食物在许多不同的层面上把人们聚集在一起，它是心灵和身体的养料，是真正的爱。Giada De L
12、aurentiisA biography of American celebrity chef,writer, and television personality2.Discussion:Can you give some examples of the different levels on which food brings people together?So often people show and receive love through food. In this sense, food feeds both the body and the heart. In a tradi
13、tional society, cooking food is a way to show love to the family. The memories of the food, the old recipes, and times spent together become treasured aspects of life.3.Look at the the title of Part Reading 1).What is the title of the text?2).What can you see from the pictures in the text? 3).What d
14、o you think the word “cuisine in the title means?4).What kinds of food are they?5).What do you think the text is about? Answers:1).Culture and Cuisine.2).Food.3).Food cooked in a certain way.4).Chinese food.5).Maybe it is about different kinds of Chinese food and the culture each food represents.3.B
15、efore you read,discuss these questions in groups.1). How many kinds of Chinese cuisine are here,and how can these cuisines be described?2).What,if anything,do these cuisines tell you about the people who eat them?Have you ever heard of the saying “you are what you eat. ?How do you understand this sa
16、ying?Answers:1).There are at least eight different kinds of Chinese cuisines: Anhui, Cantonese, Sichuan, Shandong, Fiyian, Jiangsu, Hunan, and Zhejiang. In addition, there are many other local cuisines that are famous, such as Beijing Cuisine, Hubei Cuisine, Jiangxi Cuisine, and Shanghai Cuisine.It
17、is believed that different cuisines reflect different personalities of people who eat them. For example, it is said that people who like spicy food are probably adventurous and rash.2).Yes,I have.The kind of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their region,what kinds of lives they le
18、ad,and what they like and do not like.Reading (PPT13-24)Task 1 The first paragragh has a quote:“You are what you eat.”In pairs,discuss what you think this saying means.Then read the article to see if you share the same ideas as the author.While you are reading, think about the following questions:Ho
19、w does the writer understand the saying You are what you eat. ? Which is the topic paragraph? Which is the topic sentence? Answers:The writer thinks that the food we eat actually reflects our personality, character, and culture.The last paragraph.What we can say, however, is that culture and cuisine
20、 go hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know the other.Task 2 Listening and Answering1.In what way does the writer show us that culture and cuisine go hand in hand?2.What places are mentioned where the writer experienced Chinese food? Answers:1.By sharing his differe
21、nt experiences with Chinese cuisine.2. America, Beijing, Shandong, Northwest China, South China, Central China.Task 3 Use the information from the text to complete the table below.PlaceKind of Chinese foodTopical dishPeople or cultureAmericaChinese food changed to suit American tastesGeneral Tsos ch
22、ickenAmericans love bold, simple flavours, and are not afraid to try new foods.BeijingSichuan cuisinedishes with Sichuan peppercornsPeople there offered them good friendship.ShandongShandong cuisineboiled dumplings served with vinegar; pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onionsFamily is
23、important to the people there.Northwest ChinaXinjiang and Inner Mongolian cuisineboiled or roasted meat, such as lamb kebabPeople there traditionally wandered the open range on horses so their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.South ChinaGuangdong cuisinedim sumThrough food,
24、Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.Central ChinaHenan cuisinestewed noodlesTask4 Read the passage carefully and complete the exercises.1.Do people living in different places share the same culture or different cultures?2.Do people living in different places eat the same food or d
25、ifferent kinds of food? Answers:1.People living in different places share different cultures.2.People living in different places eat different kinds of food.Task 5 Fill in the blanks:People living in different places share different cultures. _(结果是), they have different kinds of food. _(也就是说), Peopl
26、e living in different places eat different kinds of food _(因为)they share different local cultures.” Or we can say, People living in different places share different local cultures, _(因此) they have different kinds of food.”Answers:As a result;That is;because;soTask 6 Read the sentences below and answ
27、er the questions.1.People living in different places eat different kinds of food because they share different local cultures.2.People living in different places share different local cultures, so they have different kinds of food.What are the two ideas in these sentences?How are the two ideas relate
28、d to each other?Which idea is “cause” and which idea is “effect” ?Answers:They are about the reasons and the results.By cause and effect.The first is cause and the second is effect.Task 6 Understand cause and effectTask 7 Match the causes to the effects below .Cause 1.The flavour preferences of Amer
29、icans 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 traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.C.Chines
30、e food in America is changed to suit American tastes.Answers:CBATask 8 Read the text again and find more cause and effect .1).Why can t General Tso s chicken tell us much about the Chinese?2).Why does General Tso s chicken tell us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods?3).Why did the writer
31、and his family go to a Sichuan restaurant in Beijing?4).Why did they have no idea how to order in the restaurant?5).Why did the chef just fill their table with food?6).Why did boiled dumplings become a favourite dish of the people in North China?7).Why do people in northwest China cook traditional f
32、oods over an open fire?Answers：1).Because it is not an authentic Chinese recipe.2).Because it was recently invented in America.3).Because it had been recommended to them by a friend.4).Because they didn t know a word of Chinese.5).Because they didn t know how to order.6).Because family is important
33、to the people there and making dumplings has always been a family affair with everyone joining to help.7).Because people there traditionally wandered the open range on horses.Task 9 Read the text again and analyse the text further .1.Why does the writer mention the French author Jean Anthelme Brilla
34、t-Savarin in the first paragraph? 2.What does the writer think of the Chinese food in America? 3.What is the writer s purpose in writing this passage? Answers:1.To introduce a famous saying about food and personality: You are what you eat.2.Chinese food in America is not authentic because it has bee
35、n changed to suit American tastes.3.To share with readers his viewpoint: Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.Post-reading(PPT26-32)Task 1 Discussion:How is the passage developed?Task 2 Discussion1.What is the writers opinion about culture and cuisine?2.What is the writers reason? 3.Do you agree with
36、 the writer? What is your own opinion? With the impact of globalisation, do you think food can still reflect different cultures?Answers:1).They go hand in hand.2).In America, Chinese food has been changed to suit American tastes, and it tells us much about the character of Americans. In China, peopl
37、e in different places have different kinds of traditional food, which reflect different traditional cultures. As a result, the writer thinks that culture and cuisine go hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know the other.3).Yes,I do.I also think culture and cuisine go
38、 hand in hand.With the impact of globalisation, food can still reflect different cultures because so much of a culture is based upon food and how it is eaten and served.Task 3 Imagination:Imagine that it is true that peoples personalities are closely linked to the foods they eat.What does eating the
39、 following foods tell you about a person?spicy food ; vegetarian food;junk food; seafood;sweets; chocolate;rice; noodlesonion; garlic;bacon; ham;sausage; cabbage;mushroom; bean curdAnswers:Possibly , people who like spicy food love excitement and new experiences. People who like junk food like to en
40、joy life without worrying about the future.Task 4Have a debate正方:Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.People living in different places eat different kinds of food. For example,.Chinese cuisine is different from Western cuisine because of different cultures. For example,.A Bite of China is not just a
41、 documentary about food. More importantly, it is a show of Chinese culture.反方: With the impact of globalisation, food no longer reflects cultures.With the development of globalisation, food from different places is available everywhere.The combination of Chinese and Western food is common now.In thi
42、s fast-changing world, everything is changing, including cuisines.Task 5 Show timeLanguage points words(PPT 33-40)1. stuff 考查热度【热点品味】stuff vt.填满；把塞进 n东西；物品【教材原句】Later,I learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.后来我才知道，山东最有名的菜是煎饼卷大葱。【实例品读】I
43、 stuffed everything into a suitcase.我把东西全塞到一个手提箱里去了。Thats my stuff in the drawer.抽屉里是我的东西。【热点归纳】stuff.into.把塞进stuff.with. 用填满stuff. up 用堵上【考点精练】单句语法填空/完成句子1.He hastily stuffed a few clothes a bag.2.Her briefcase was stuffed papers.3.她用脱脂棉塞住了耳朵。She with cotton wool.4.她装了满满一箱给孩子们的礼物。She _ presents for
44、 the kids.Answers:into,with,stuffed her ears up;stuffed her suitcase with2. slice 考查热度【热点品味】slice n(切下的食物)薄片 vt.把切成薄片【教材原句】Later,I learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.后来我才知道，山东最有名的菜是煎饼卷大葱。【实例品读】I usually buy sliced breadits less both
45、er. 我通常都买切片面包比较省事。A cucumber was sliced into rounds. 黄瓜被切成了圆片。【热点归纳】(1)a slice of一片；一份；一部分 slice.off 切下 slice up 切成片(2)cut.into slices 把切成片(3)sliced adj. 切成片的 【考点精练】语法填空Would you slice the cucumber _ ?They spend _ fair slice of the budget on research and development.He cut the meat _ thick slices.Il
46、l slice _ a thick piece from the loaf by myself.Answers:up;a;into;off3.minimum 考查热度【热点品味】 adj.最低(限度)的；最小的 n最小量；最少量【教材原句】At a minimum，the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their region，what kinds of lives they lead，and what they like and do not like.至少，当地人吃的食物种类告诉我们，他们在他们的地区种植什么，他们过着什么样的生活，他们喜欢什么，不喜欢什么。【实例品读】Todays minimum temperature is 10.今天的最低气温是10 。We zipped along at a minimum of 55 mph.我们以最低每小时55英里速度行驶。【热点归纳】a minimum of最少above the minimum 超过最低限度at a/the minimum 至少below the minimum 低于最低限度down to a minimum
