英語教學(xué)課件：Unit Food and culture Reading and Thinking要點講解課件 高中英語人教版選擇性必修第二冊

Unit3FoodandcultureReadingandthinkingWorkingroups.Discussthequestions.1.HowmanykindsofChinesecuisinearethere,andhowcanthesecuisinesbedescribed?2.What,ifanything,dothesecuisinestellyouaboutthepeoplewhoeatthem?Lead

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v.組成；構(gòu)成1.Ahealthydietshouldconsistofwholefood.健康飲食應(yīng)由全天然食物構(gòu)成。2.Theatmosphereconsistofmorethan70%ofnitrogen.大氣中含有70%以上的氮氣?！驹~義辨析】consistof…由…組成

Languagepointcompose,comprise,consist,constitute這些動詞均含"組成，構(gòu)成"之意。compose:正式用詞，多用被動態(tài)。指將兩個或兩個以上的人或物放到一起形成一個整體。comprise:正式用詞，指整體是由幾個獨立的部分所組成。consist與of連用，指一個整體由幾個部分組成，或由某些材料構(gòu)成。constitute:正式用詞，指由某些部分組成一個整體或構(gòu)成某物的基本成分。在句中，主語表事物的組成部分，賓語表示事物的整體。

prioradj.先前的；優(yōu)先的1.PriortohisJapantrip,hewenttoNewYork.在去日本之前，他去了紐約。2.Heclaimedhehadnopriorknowledgeoftheprotest.他聲稱自己事先并不知道這次抗議的事。【拓展】priorto…在…之前previous,foregoing,preceding,prior,former這些形容詞均可表示"在前的"之意。previous:指時間上、順序上較早的，或指正在談?wù)摰哪呈碌那耙粋€。foregoing:指前所述的，是following的反義詞。preceding:特指時間和地位上緊接在前。prior與previous同義，常可換用，但prior有時強調(diào)更大的重要性，對比意味強。former系latter的反義詞，比prior更著重對比。stuffv.填滿n.物品1.Willyoustufftheturkeyandshoveitintheovenforme?

你能幫我把填料塞進火雞里，然后把它放進烤箱嗎？2.I'dlikesomecoffee,andIdon'tobjecttothepowderedstuffifit'sallyou'vegot.

我想要點咖啡，如果你們只有粉狀的東西，我也不反對?！就卣埂縮tuffwith用…把…堵住；用…裝/填/塞

material,matter,substance,stuff這些名詞均含"物質(zhì)，東西"之意。material:通常指組成客觀存在物的部分或其原料。matter:通常指構(gòu)成實物的物質(zhì)，與精神相對立。在科學(xué)上，指占有空間，并能以某種方式被感官覺察的一切東西。substance:多指某一種形式的物質(zhì)，既可指元素也可指化合物。stuff:多用于日常生活中，非正式用詞。常指構(gòu)成整體的所有部分、物體或項目。有時指劣等材料，含輕蔑意味。Content2.Thefirstparagraphhasaquote:"Youarewhatyoueat

inpairs,discusswhatyouthinkthissayingmeans.Thenreadthearticletoseeifyousharethesameideasastheauthor.CULTUREANDCUISINETheFrenchauthorJeanAnthelmeBrillat-Savarinoncewrote,“Tellmewhatyoueat,andIwilltellyouwhatyouare.”Putmoresimply,thismeans“Youarewhatyoueat.”Mostpeopletodayrelatethissayingtohealthyeating.However,Brillat-Savarinwasactuallyreferringtoourpersonality,character,andculture.Certainly,inmanywaysthisseemstobetrue.Chinesecuisineisacaseinpoint.PriortocomingtoChina,myonlyexperiencewithChinesecookingwasinAmerica,withChinesefoodthathadbeenchangedtosuitAmericantastes.Forexample,America’smostpopularChinesedishisGeneralTso’schicken,whichconsistsoffriedchickencoveredinasweetsauce,flavouredwithhotredpeppers.ThisisprobablynotanauthenticChineserecipe,however,soitcannottellusmuchabouttheChinese.Ontheotherhand,itdoestellusalotaboutAmericans.Ittellsus,forexample,thatAmericanslovebold,simpleflavours.And,sincethedishwasalsoinventedrecently,ittellsasthatAmericansarenotafraidtotrynewfoods.Later,IhadachancetoexperienceauthenticChinesefoodbycomingtoChina.WhenmyfamilyandIhadjustarrivedinChina,wewentlookingforagoodplacetoeatinBeijing.ASichuanrestauranthadbeenrecommendedtousbyafriend,andfinally,wefoundit.Tired,hungry,andnotknowingawordofChinese,wehadnoideahowtoorder,sothechefjustbeganfillingourtablewiththebestfoodwehadevereaten.Withthis,wehadthepleasureofexperiencinganentirelynewtaste:Sichuanpeppercorns.Thefoodwaswonderfulanddifferent,butwhatwasevenmoreimportant.wasthefriendshipofferedus.WesoonmovedtoShandongProvinceintheeasternpartofNorthChina.Myfavouritedishtherewasboileddumplingsservedwithvinegar.Iobservedthatfamilyisimportanttothepeoplethere.IthasbecomeafavouritetraditionaldishofthepeopleinNorthChina,wheremakingdumplingshasalwaysbeenafamilyaffairwitheveryone-fromtheyoungesttotheoldest-joiningintohelp.Later,IlearntthatthemostfamousfoodinShandongispancakerollsstuffedwithslicedChinesegreenonions.ThenwemovedtonorthernXinjiang.SomeofourfriendswereKazakandInnerMongolian.Thesegroupstraditionallywanderedtheopenrangeonhorses.Asaresult,theirtraditionalfoodsarewhatyoucancookoveranopenfire-usuallyboiledorroastedmeat,suchaslambkebab.OurtravelsthentookustoSouthChina,andthenontocentralChina.Ineachplacewewent,weexperiencedwonderfullocaldishes,fromGuangdong’selegantdimsum-smallservingsoffoodinbamboosteamers-totheexceptionalstewednoodlesinHenan.Everywhere,thefoodwasasvariedasthepeople.However,onethingisalwaystrue:Throughfood,Chinesepeopleeverywhereshowfriendshipandkindness.Ataminimum,thekindsoffoodlocalpeopleconsumetelluswhattheygrowintheirregion,whatkindsoflivestheylead,andwhattheylikeanddonotlike.Couldwealsosay,forexample,thatthosewholikeboldflavoursareboldthemselves?Or,thatthosewholikespicyfoodtendtohaveahottemper?Maybe.Maybenot.Whatwecansay,however,isthatcultureandcuisinegohandinhand,andifyoudonotexperienceone,youcanneverreallyknowtheother.3.Usetheinformationfromthetexttocompletethetablebelow.PlacekindofChinesefoodTypicaldishPeopleorcultureAmericaBeijingShandongNorthwestChinaSouthChinaCentralChinaGeneralTso’schickenSichuanPeppercornPancakerollsBoiledorroastedmeatFriendshipandkindnessElegantdimsumStewednoodlesMatchthecausestotheeffectsbelow.Thenfindmoreexamplesfromthetext.Cause1.TheflavourpreferencesofAmericansoftendifferfromthoseoftheChinese.2.Wehadnoideahowtoorderfood.3.Thesegroupstraditionallywanderedtheopenrangeonhorses.EffectAThechefjustbeganfillingourtablewiththebestfoodwehadevereaten.BTheirtraditionalfoodsarewhatyoucancookoveranopenfire.CChinesefoodinAmericaischangedtosu