UNIT 5 What’s your favorite food?. AIMS Listening for People’s Food Preference Asking for and Offering Suggestions Understanding and talking About Food.

UNIT 5What’s your favorite food?

AIMS

• Listening for People’s Food Preference • Asking for and Offering Suggestions• Understanding and talking About Food

Lead-in

Work in groups, and discuss the following topics. Each member should contribute one or two points. At the end of the discussion, choose one member to report your ideas to the whole class.

Lead-in

Topic 1 (for group 1):

What’s your favorite food? Why do you like it?


What kind of food do you think is healthy food?


When you eat out, do you prefer Chinese food or

western fast food? Why?


Do you often skip breakfast? What would you say to people who often skip

breakfast?

Matching Game

in Chinese什锦冷盘鱼香肉丝宫爆鸡丁北京烤鸭软炸虾仁蚝油生菜酸辣汤扬州炒饭

in EnglishFried PrawnsYang Zhou Fried RiceLettuce with Oyster Sauce Spicy Chicken with Peanuts Assorted Cold DishesPeking Roast DuckFish-flavored Pork Hot & Sour Soup

You are asked to introduce the typical Chinese dishes to foreign friends. Do you know the name of the following dishes? Match them with their English version.

Food Idiom Understanding

Don’t bite off more than you can chew. He who burns his mouth on milk will bl

ow on yogurt ( 酸奶 ) when eating it. When things don’t go right, even halva

( 哈尔瓦，芝麻蜜饼 ) will break your tooth. (An unfortunate man would be drowned in a tea-cup.)

The issue has become a political hot potato.

You’d better take what he says with a grain of salt.

Don't cry over spilt milk. Don't act as if you are a big potato.

不要好高骛远。一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

倒霉的人喝凉水也塞牙。

这是个棘手的政治问题。不能完全相信他。

于事无补。不要自视太高。

The following idioms appear to be describing food and eating. At a deeper level, they provide clues to what is considered culturally appropriate. Work with your partner and try to translate them into Chinese.

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For your reference comments on food It looks appealing.

It not only seems delicious but also

displayed beautifully.

It has a beautiful lay-out.

It must taste good.

It’s appetizing!

I always have an appetite for spicy food.

I’m crazy about sea food.

Debate

The class is divided into two parts. One consists of advocates for traditional Chinese food, and the other for western fast food. Try to convince your opponent that your argument contains more water. Take turns to illustrate your opinion.

Tips:

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When you’re trying to argue one is better than the other, you frequently need to compare them. See to it that you express Comparison and Contrast in the right way. Unlike traditional Chinese food, western fast food… Traditional Chinese food is better than fast food in

that…Traditional Chinese food differs from/is different from

western fast food in…Traditional Chinese food is not as… as western fast

food . Traditional Chinese food is… In contrast/ On the

contrary/ On the one hand, fast food is…A research shows that traditional Chinese food

contains more… than western fast food.

Watch and Discuss

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Talking About Healthy Food

Task 1

Diet is directly related to a healthy body. Then What should we eat to keep fit? Work in groups and name some healthy food. Then work out the top 10.

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berries fruit vegetables

whole grain

salmon

Legumes

seeds and nuts

lean proteins

tea olive oil


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We have listed the foods we need each day. But that’s not enough to guarantee a healthy body, because amount matters here. A food pyramid is a great guide to the portion we need each day. Do you know about it? Discuss what foods are included in each layer and how many servings should we take each day.

Task 2


milk group

? servings

fruit group

? servings

Grain group

? servings6-11

vegetable group

? servings3-4 2-4

meat group

? servings2-33-4

Other categories: oil, fat &sweet

? servingsEat sparingly


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We have known a lot about healthy food, so be sensible in buying food. Reading labels can help you make wise food choices. Most packaged foods in the grocery store list nutrition information on the package in a section called the Nutrition Facts. Now let’s see what you can find in it.

Task 3


What can you find?

份 , 一餐的量

热量，卡路里

饱和脂肪

胆固醇钠

碳水化合物膳食纤维

蛋白质

日需求量


钙铁

How to read Nutrition facts?

What can you find?


Act It Out40 is low 100 is moderate 400 or more is high

Quick guide to % Daily Value (%DV is based on a 2,000 calorie diet)

dietary information for important nutrients;

Are you clear now? Let’s have a test. Answer the questions and explain why. Hope you are a wise shopper of food.

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html

Question 1Increasing fiber in your diet is very important to you. Which of these muffins ( 松饼 ) would you choose to maximize your fiber intake?

Turn the Packages!



Question 2These pretzels ( 脆饼干 ) are low in sodium ( 钠 ). True or False?

Turn the Packages!


True

False

Quick guide to %DV:5%DV or less is low.20% DV or more is high.


Question 3You love desserts but you’re concerned about your calorie intake. Which of these is lower in calories?Half the container of blueberry yogurt or the whole container of cherry yogurt?

Turn the Packages!


Blueberry yogurt

½ container = 2 servings2×160 = 320 calories

cherry yogurt1 container = 1 serving1×250 = 250 calories


Question 4To stay healthy, you want to limit the TOTAL amount of saturated fat ( 饱和脂肪 ) you eat during the day. All of the following meals can be part of a healthy daily diet. True or False?

Read the labels!


True False


Daily Oral expressions - Sorry, men

• Sorry. But, but... I wanted to play barber. 　• 对不起，可是，我真的想当理发师。

• No buts, kid! 　• 没有“可是”，小家伙。

• Stupid! Women driver! 　• 麻木不仁！你这女司机！

• Oh, I’m very sorry, sir. 　• 噢，我实在抱歉。

• Again? ...Still? 　• 又来（做）了？还没戒除吗？

• I don’t like the way you always keep me waiting. 　• 我不喜欢你常常让我久等。


• Why are you always late? You’re fired! 　• 你怎么老是迟到？你被解雇了！

• I apologize for that, sir. 　• 请您原谅。

• Excuse me, please. • 对不起。

• Thank You.

• Thanks, my boy. 　• 谢谢，小弟。

• Ladies and gentlemen, I appreciate your...vote. 　• 各位先生，女士，恳请赏赐一票。（竞选）


• Ladies and gentlemen, I appreciate your...vote. 　• 各位先生，女士，恳请赏赐一票。（竞选）

• Well done, friend. 　• 朋友，做得好。

• Thank you for your kind cooperation. 　• 谢谢您的合作。

• My pleasure. 　• 不客气。

• Iōm so grateful for this tiny gift, darling. 　• ] 亲爱的，非常感谢你这份小礼物。

Daily Oral expressions - Hello, men

• Hey, man, good to see you. • 嗨，幸会。

• Good to see you too, I think. • 幸会……，大概。

• Good afternoon, sir. • 下午好，先生。

• Good evening, how are you? 　• 晚安，你好吗？

• Hello, Randy. Is he going to be taken care of? 　• 喂，蓝迪，你肯把那家伙收拾掉吗？

• Sure thing, boss. All in a day’s work. 　• 当然，头，这是家常便饭。

Daily Oral expressions - Hello, men

• Hello, Tom, what’s happening? 　• 你好，汤姆，怎么啦？

• Morning, Alice. 　• 早上好，爱丽斯！

• Bye! Have a good day. 　• 再见！请慢走！

• Bye! 　• 再见啦！

• Good morning, dear. 　• 早，亲爱的。

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Oral Assignment

Search for information and prepare for an interview.

Search on-line for information about various remedies for common cold, including western medicine and Chinese herbal medicine, as well as alternative cure.

In the next class, you’re going to have pair work with your partner, who is supposed to have caught a cold. Role play a dialogue and give him suggestions as to how to treat his cold.

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UNIT 5 What’s your favorite food?. AIMS Listening for People’s Food Preference Asking for and Offering Suggestions Understanding and talking About Food.

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