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Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
Period 1 Listening &Speaking
教学设计
Analysis of materials
We know American diverse cultures are reflected every field of the social life, among which is the eating diversity. Part A introduces four kinds of American foods-- hamburgers, fortune cookie, gumbo and nachos, which were invented in America but mixed with other peoples’ flavors and features. Actually, during the international communication, the culture mix always takes place, especially the food or dishes. Part A is a radio interview about American food in a studio between the host and guest Steve Fox. At the beginning of the interview, the host pointed out the topic “Cultural Influence on American Food”. Then Steve Fox talked about the four mixed-culture dishes.
Analysis of students
In previous class, students have learnt that America is a country with diverse cultures. However, students are not so clear why America is such a country. In this class, the teacher will choose food as an example to show how cultures meet and mix with each other. Students in this class are mostly girls who are active to participate in class. However, students’ English level in this class is just in the medium level. So the teacher should try to make the task level match the students’ English level.
Teaching goal
After this class, students are able to:
Listen for detailed information.
Use the note-taking strategies to help understand the conversation better.
Understand some American food and their origins.
Work with a partner to produce a dialogue to introduce a kind of food or dish in their hometown.
Important teaching points
Listen for detailed information and use the note-taking strategies to help understand the conversation better.
Difficult teaching points
Understand some American food and their origins and work with a partner to produce a dialogue to introduce a kind of special Chinese food or dish and its cooking method.
Teaching method
Task-based teaching method
Teaching procedure
Step 1 Lead-in
Look at some pictures of hotpots from different places.
Discuss how hotpots from different places are different and why.
Step 2 Pre-listening
Look at the photos of American food and match them with their names. Then try to describe them.
___hamburger ___fortune cookie ____gumbo ____nachos
Step 3 While-listening---Task 1
Listen to a radio interview about American food and answer the following questions.
1. Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. In a restaurant B. In a radio studio C. On the street
2. What’s the relationship between the speakers
A. Host and guest B. Teacher and student C. Employer and employee
3. What’s the topic of the conversation
A. American table manners B. American eating habits
C. Cultural influences on American food
4. How does the woman feel about the origin of American food
A. She was unconcerned. B. It is amazing. C. It is normal.
Step 4 While-listening---Task 2
Listen to the interview again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false(F).
1. No food was ever invented in America. T F
Hamburgers were invented in Germany. T F
Nachos were invented for Americans by a foreigner. T F
Every Chinese restaurant in America has fortune cookies. T F
American cooking often mixes things from around the world to make
something completely new. T F
Step 5 While-listening---Task 3
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Take notes
:
When taking notes, just write down the key words, such as names, dates, and numbers. They will help you remember things later on. To save time and space, omit all articles(a, an, the) and use abbreviations. For example, use
“
N.O.
”
for
New Orleans
,
“
bc
”
for
because
,
“
yrs
”
for
years
,
“
+
”
for
and
, and so on.
) Listen to the interview again and complete the notes below.
Names of food Notes
Hamburger Mix of _________ + _________ cultures
Nachos ____________ chips covered in cheese Made by ________ cook for _____________
Fortune cookie Invented in ____________ about ________ ago A piece of _______with ________ on it inside cookie
Gumbo Spicy stew Invented in N.O about ______ ago Mixes ______ , _______ , ______________ , + Spanish cooking
Step 6 While-listening---Task 4
Listen to the interview again and finish these sentences.
① He’s here to talk about _______________ on American food. ② You mean there was ________________ Food from overseas changed when it arrived in the States. ③ And there are many more examples of ____________ dishes. ④ So they’re like _______ the Chinese, American, and Japanese cultures. ⑤ It was invented in New Orleans over 200 years ago, and _____ French, African, Native American, and Spanish cooking. ⑥ So it's the food of many different cultures, _____________
Conclusion: American cooking often mixes things from around the world to make something completely new.
American food is the food _________________________________________________________.
Step 7 Post-listening---Speaking (pair work)
Suppose the mayor is collecting suggestions for a promotion(推介会) to introduce delicious food in your city. What food will you recommend
The following questions may help you:
How is the food prepared？
Is it boiled/baked/steamed/fried/deep-fried/stir-fried
What is it made of /What are the ingredients needed to make it
How does it taste
Is it sweet/salty/sour/spicy/crispy/chewy
How is this food special
Here is a sample conversation.
A: I think I will recommend Huangshi Gang Bing.
B: Good idea. Huangshi Gang Bing is really delicious.
A: Yes. And it has a long history of about 170 years.
B: Wow, I didn’t know that. I feel so proud of it.
A: Me too. When I ate it for the first time, I was impressed by its sweet and crispy taste. I believe people will feel the same once they ever taste it.
B: I totally agree with you! More people shoud have a taste of this delicious food. Do you know how to make it Can I make it at home
A: I’m not sure how to make it. I just know that more than 10 ingredients are needed to make it, so I don’t think you can make it at home.
B: Alright. At least I can buy it from the store. I do hope that more people will know this delicious food in our hometown.
Step 8 Assignment
Suppose the mayor is collecting suggestions for a promotion(推介会) to introduce delicious food in your city. What food will you recommend Write an E-mail to the mayor to express your opinions and reasons.
Blackboard design
Unit3 Diverse Cultures
----Listening and speaking
Take notes:
key words
omit articles
use abbreviations
Teaching refection
This class concentrated on the first part of this unit --- listening and speaking. In this part, students listened to a conversation about cultural influences on American food and practiced the strategy of taking notes. Students also talked about their hometown’s food. Through the tasks, students understood that food was a symbol of culture and there are many phenomena of mixed cultures, which is closely related to the topic of this unit --- diverse cultures.
In this class, all the teaching aims are achieved. The performances of the students showed that they not only understood the strategy of taking notes but also were able to use it, which is a surprise to me. What I was quite satisfied with this class is that I always remembered to respond positively to my students. I didn’t just give a right or wrong to the student who shared his/her answer.
There are some things that can be improved. Firstly, the time spent on the listening part is a little longer so that the time left for the speaking part is not enough. Next time I should pay more attention to the arrangement of time. Besides, in the speaking part, I should have provided more help for students, for example, some useful structures as I saw some students were not sure what to say.

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