综合英语III-Unit---Chinese-Food.ppt

Unit 3Chinese Food1Classroom Activity Appreciate the pictures of many different food,and guess where are they come from.Here are some options:China,Thailand,France,Italy,Japan.234567Lead-in Questions1.What kind of food do you like most?2.Why people from different places cook the food differently?3.Do you think that food is culture-bound?4.culture-bound:restricted in character or outlook by belonging or referring to a particular culture8ConfuciusConfucius(551-479 BCE),according to Chinese tradition,was a thinker,political figure,educator,and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought.His teachings,preserved in the Lunyu or Analects,form the foundation of much of subsequent Chinese speculation on the education and comportment of the ideal man,how such an individual should live his live and interact with others,and the forms of society and government in which he should participate.9TaoismTaoism(or Daoism)refers to a variety of related philosophical and religious traditions that have influenced Eastern Asia for more than two millennia,and have had a notable influence on the western world particularly since the 19th century.Taoist thought generally focuses on nature,the relationship between humanity and the cosmos(天人相应),health and longevity,and wu wei action through inaction),which is thought to produce harmony with the Universe.10Text AnalysisThe passage can be divided into three parts.Part One:(Paragraphs 1-4)Discuss the difference in Chinese and Western attitudes toward food.Part Two:(Paragraphs 5-6)Deal with the reasons of the international success of Chinese food.Part Three:(Para.7-9)Elaborate the nature of Chinese food11Part I AnalysisAnswer the following questions:1.In the life of an individual,how,according to Kenneth Lo,is food different from music,a lecture or conversation,or matter of business?2.How does Lo make his point clear?3.Why,according to the writer,do the Westerners find it difficult to answer Los questions?4.What is the Chinese attitude toward food?5.What does“to eat with capital E”mean?12A1:As music,a lecture or conversation,or matters of business will never be integrated into ones body or spiritual and moral fibre,one may not attend to them whole-heartedly.Yet,food is different.As it is going to be part of our bodies,it requires our serious treatment.A2:By using comparison and contrast and by raising two theoretical questions.13A3:To most Westerners,food is no more than something that satisfies their hunger.They could hardly see its moral effect.A4:They regard food as the first happiness in life.A5:To the Westerners,the chief purpose of eating in a restaurant may be to be entertained socially,so the environment and the position are deemed as the crucial factors to consider.But to the Chinese,eating is the sole purpose.Thats why they tend to enjoy eating heart and soul.14Part I Language Points1.attend to:to take care of,look after,deal withe.g.His company helps employees attend to their elderly relatives.e.g.His self-blame gave her some hope that he would attend to her opinion.152.profoundly:extremelye.g.Having strangers criticize us is profoundly offensive or failure.e.g.He could hardly calm down after that profoundly disturbing experience.3.derive from:to come from a source or origine.g.They word“deduct”derives from Latin.e.g.The story derives from a very common folktale.164.ecstasy:sudden intense feeling or excitemente.g.They went into ecstasies over the view.5.smother:to cover closely or thicklye.g.The cook smothered a steak with mushrooms.6.marked:striking;conspicuouse.g.John worked really hard.He showed marked improvement in all the tests.17Part II AnalysisAnswer the following two questions:1.Why does the writer mention“from Hong Kong,to Honolulu to Hoboken to Huddersfield”?2.What had helped the spread of Chinese food to the rest of the world?18A1:These places with“H”as the initial are located in different areas of the world.They are randomly chosen,just to show the ubiquity of Chinese food.A2:Firstly,many people from Hong Kong,China opened restaurants in various places.Secondly,the Western people have become interested in the pursuit of sensual pleasures and are eager to break the old Western habits.Thirdly,sensual concept is an inherent element of Chinese food.191.assert:to declare stronglye.g.He asserted boldly that he was innocent of the crime.2.bedeck:to decorate;to hang ornaments or decorations on e.g.He led us into a room bedecked with tinsel.3.infamous:deserving of or causing an evil reputatione.g.He is famous for saying that cheating is the way the game is played.Part II Language Points204.part and parcel:an essential part that must not be ignorede.g.Its best to accept that some inconveniences are part and parcel of travel.5.phenomenal:very remarkablee.g.He enjoyed phenomenal success as a race care driver.21Part III Analysis1.How does the writer explain that the traditional high-quality Chinese meal is a serious matter?2.Why is a Chinese meal compared to a religious ceremony?3.What else must be pleased besides the palate?Why?22A1:He uses figures to explain how complicated and time-consuming it is to prepare the Chinese meal.Then he lists several methods of cooking to show that cooking itself is no easy task.A2:Just like a religious ceremony that follows significant ritual procedures,a Chinese meal proceeds with carefully planned dishes,where the harmonies and contrasts of elements not only whet ones appetite but also manifest the Chinese view on life.23A3:The eye must be pleased,too.The philosophy that underlies Chinese food and everything else in Taoism,which signifies the proper human conduct and the ultimate harmony of the universe.In the enjoyment of food,the eye,as well as the palate,is the essential element to please.If the eye fails to be pleased,these essential elements are no longer in harmony.241.fastidiously:with excessive care of delicacye.g.She stared fastidiously at the dirty table.e.g.He fastidiously copied every word of his notes onto clean paper.252.conform:to act in accordance with;to comply withe.g.His clothes are conformed to fashion.e.g.Though educated,we conform to some old customs.3.palate:the sense of tastee.g.Well have a dinner to delight the palate.e.g.I let my palate dictate what I eat.264.elusive:hard to express or definee.g.He tried to recall the elusive thought he had had months before.5.piquant:having a pleasant sharp or strong tastee.g.With that piquant tomato sauce,the dish tastes much better.27Rhetorical DeviceAlliteration:the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.It can help to convey a sort of melodious quality,thus making those words sound more pleasing and impressive.28ExamplesPeter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.A peck of pickles Peter Piper pickedIf Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers,How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?29I have stood still and stopped the sound of feetWhen far away an interrupted cryCame over houses from another street-Acquainted With the Night,Robert FrostYoull never put a better bit of butter on your knife.Country Life Butter Advertising SloganDont dream it.Drive it.Jaguar Advertising Slogan30Thank you!31此课件下载可自行编辑修改，供参考！感谢您的支持，我们努力做得更好！32