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Unit 3 Food matters
外研·七年级下册
第4课时
(Reading for writing)
Reading for writing
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the expressions to help you.
1
1 What foods can you see
stone pancake
Chinese hamburger
a bridge between cultures
ice cream
ice cream
sangak
Chinese hamburger
(roujiamo)
hamburger
stone pancake
arepas
2 What’s their relationship with cultures
These foods can be a bridge between cultures.
Pre-reading
What does the title mean
Foods can be shared between different cultures.
(across borders: moving from one country to another)
Fast reading
Scan and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Tips:
The first sentence or last sentence always tells you the main idea.
What’s the structure of the passage
A.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
C.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
B.
Careful reading
Read Para. 1 and fill in the table.
Zhou Dynasty
Song Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
People began to _____________.
People started to ____________.
Marco Polo ____________ and _____________ all the way back to Europe.
People ________________ and new tastes.
store winter ice
make binglao
tasted binglao
carried the idea
added heavy cream
The history of ice cream
Read Para. 1 and answer the questions.
1 What does “this sweet treat” mean Why does the writer
use this expression
It means ice cream. The writer uses this expression to avoid repeating “ice cream”.
2 What did Marco Polo do
He brought the idea of binglao from China to Europe.
Marco Polo was a famous traveller. He
came to China a long time ago. He brought back many things from China to Europe, such as silk, china, tea ...
3 What is the meaning of “The rest is history!”
It means that the
ending of the story
is so well-known
that you don’t need
to explain it.
Read Para. 2 and fill in the table.
stone pancakes
Loved by people in _____________.
Shaanxi, China
sangak
Loved by _______.
Iranians
hamburger
A symbol of ________ food.
American
roujiamo
The “________________”.
Chinese hamburger
arepas
The __________ of roujiamo
twin brother
A kind of
________
flat bread
/
Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage.
3
Chinese people in the Zhou Dynasty began to 1 _____________ to enjoy in summer. In the Song Dynasty, people made binglao. It means 2 __________ in English. Marco Polo brought the idea back to 3_______. People there added to the idea.
store winter ice
“ice cream”
Europe
It is a kind of 4 _________ in Iran. But the 5 ____________ in Shaanxi, China, looks very much like it.
Many people call it 6 _____________
__________. But arepas look more like it.
flat bread
stone pancake
the “Chinese
hamburger”
Read Para. 3 and answer the question.
What is the writer trying to say in the last sentence of the passage
The writer is trying to say that food can become more exciting when it travels to different countries.
1 The history of foods is never simple. Think of ice cream. Many people see it as a Western dessert. However, this sweet treat actually came from China! In the Zhou Dynasty, Chinese people began to store winter ice to enjoy in summer. In the Song Dynasty,
Passage analysis
边界；边境
（观念或方式）西方的，欧美的
（饭后的）甜点，甜食，甜品
实际上，事实上
朝代
贮藏，贮存，积蓄
people started to make binglao- it just means “ice cream” in English. It was a lot like modern ice cream. Folk tales have it that Emperor Huizong suffered from stomach pains after eating too much ice. In Yuan Dynasty, Marco Polo tasted binglao and carried the idea all the way back to Europe. People there added heavy cream and new tastes. The rest is history!
意思是
现代的，近代的
民间的，名俗的
故事
皇帝
（身体或精神上）受苦，遭受（痛苦）
胃
2 Sometimes, totally different cultures have similar dishes. Iranians love a kind of flat bread, sangak. People in Shaanxi, China, love stone pancakes. These two look almost the same! People often compare roujiamo to hamburgers, a symbol of American food. Many people call it the “Chinese hamburger”. But in fact, arepas of Venezuela look more like the twin brother of roujiamo!
完全地，彻底地
伊朗人
平的，平坦的
石块，石子
代表性人物（事物）
美国的；美国人的
双胞胎之一的
3 Food is a bridge between cultures. When foods cross borders, sweet things can happen.
(事物之间的)桥梁，纽带
Language points
1. Many people see it as a Western dessert.
see... as...意为“认为……是……，把……看作……”。
e.g. I see the event as a challenge.
我把这个活动看成是一个挑战。
I see him as a good friend.
我视他为好朋友。
2. In the Yuan Dynasty, Marco Polo tasted binglao and
carried the idea all the way back to Europe.
all the way back表示“全程；一直”，all the way后也可跟down/across/through等词表示同样的含义。
e.g. He walked all the way back to his hometown.
他一路走回了家乡。
3. People often compare roujiamo to hamburgers, a
symbol of American food.
compare ... to... 意为“把……比作……”。
e.g. In the novel, the author compares life to a journey.
在这本小说中，作者把人生比作一场旅行。
着重强调被比较事物之间的相似性，通常用于比喻。
【拓展】compare ... with ... 将……与……作比较
e.g. Let’s compare this new phone with the old one to see
the differences.
让我们把这个新手机和旧手机比较一下，看看有什么不同。
用于比较两个或多个事物之间的相同点和不同点。
Think and share
1 Why do you think Marco Polo brought the idea of binglao
back to Europe
He enjoyed it and wanted others to enjoy it, too.
Binglao was delicious and special.
He could share a delicious food with other people.
...
2 Do you agree that food is a bridge between cultures
Why or why not
Example: ice cream
Conclusion: Food is a bridge between cultures.
Examples: sangak VS stone pancakes
roujiamo VS hamburgers / arepas
Learning to think for question 2 To express your agreement or disagreement with an idea, you need to give your opinion and support it with examples. You can use your own experiences, historical events, or personal stories of others.
2 Do you agree that food is a bridge between cultures
Why or why not
Yes, I agree that it’s a bridge between cultures. I often share food with foreign friends. We speak different languages, but the language of food is the same everywhere.
Write a short paragraph about a food across borders.
5
Think about some foods across borders. Choose one of them to write about. Answer the questions below.
Step
1
What is the food
Where did it come from
Where did it go
How do you like it
Pizza.
Pizza came from Italy.
It went across Europe and now it is loved all over the world.
Pizza is special. I really like pizza.
Step
2
Write your paragraph with the help of the questions.
Step
3
Check. Did you: answer all the questions in Step 1
use the words and expressions from the reading passage
give your opinion about food and culture
Step
4
Share your paragraph with the class.
Possible version
Pizza comes from Italy but is loved all over the world. People like pizza because they can put many different things on it. For example, in China, you can find pizzas with Beijing roast duck on top. For me, durian pizza is my favourite! Pizza is special because it can be adapted in different countries and therefore it has different tastes. I really like pizza because everyone can find a pizza they enjoy.
Retell the passage Food across borders. Then talk about what you have learnt from the passage.
Polish your writing about a food across borders according to the evaluation criteria.
Homework

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