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Teaching steps:
I. Warm-up questions.
For Reference:
What is food to one man may be fierce poison to others. /One man’s
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well.
—Virginia Wolf.
Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you want and let the
We may live without friends, we may live without books. But civilized
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Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and
chicken-and-egg 鸡与蛋孰先难定的,因果、先后次序难定的
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out of the frying pan into the fire 刚出狼窝又如虎穴
beef steak, cookies, milk, orange juice, roast turkey, roast beef, apple
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squash 南瓜 , stewed tomatoes, carrot salad, stewed rhubarb 大黄叶
梗,
II. Word-builder.
turkey, liver, sausage, minced meat 肉末, meat filling 肉馅, ham,
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8. ways of cooking: fry, deep-fry, broil, grill, bake, steam, melt,
10. eating places: restaurant, cafeteria, buffet, café and snack bar,
III. Role play: Suppose you are the distinguished guest for “You are
chef” program tonight. Explain how to prepare the most popular dish
in your family.
Teaching steps:
2. Are you ready to order?/ Would you like to hear about today’s special?
3. What they’re having looks good! /Ooh, that looks good!/ That must be
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today’s special. / I am going to get that.
4. Can you explain what this is, please?/ Does this dish come with…./ I
everything?
the check.
Student B: You are the waiter or waitress. Take your customer’s order.
1. What kind of restaurants do you like? What kinds don’t you like?
5. What foods do you think you would miss most when you are abroad?
6. Do you remember what you and your family ate when you were in the
primary school, middle school and at college? How about now? Are
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there any great changes?
7. What do you think are the factors which contribute to the popularity of
Chinese food?
9. Many people are vegetarians. Can you understand them? What do you
10. Have you found any similarities in Chinese and American eating
IV. Homework.
On Chinese Cuisine
For reference
Chinese cuisine has a long history, and is one of the Chinese cultural treasures. It is
famous all over the world. Chinese cookery has developed and matured over the
centuries, forming a rich cultural content. It is characterized by fine selection of
ingredients, precise processing, particular care to the amount of fire, and substantial
nourishment. Local flavors and snacks, and special dishes have formed according to
regions, local products, climate, historical factors, and eating habits.
The development and diversity of the delights of Chinese cuisine are also
representative of China's long history. With each dynasty new recipes were created
until the art of food preparation reach its peak during the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911).
The dinner called Man Han Quan Xi that incorporates all the very best of Man and
Han Cuisine is held in high esteem involving as it does countless dishes, each with its
own distinctive flavor and appeal. This veritable banquet in its preparation and
presentation typifies all of the culture and culinary arts that have been perfected over
centuries and is a comprehensive amalgam of taste, instruments, and manners.
It is no exaggeration to say that Chinese cuisine is dainty, in its items, esthetics,
atmosphere, and effects.
Eight Cuisines: The diversity of geography, climate, costumes and products have
led to the evolution of what are called the 'Four Flavors' and 'Eight Cuisines' but as
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catering is a living art sub-classifications continue to increase. For example in each
field of cuisine, adept chefs can utilize something as simple as a melon to create
dozens of dishes with dozens of flavors. Meanwhile, local specialties and snacks with
their origins steeped in the mists of time are also an important progeny and indicate a
profound philosophy and taste. As well as the cuisine of the majority Han people, the
many minorities have their own fantastic traditions and appeal.
Cuisine in China is a harmonious integration of color, redolence, taste, shape and
the fineness of the instruments. For the cooking process, chefs pick choice and
various ingredients and seasonings while employing unparalleled complicated skills
handed down from their fathers, ever aspiring to their ideal of perfection for all the
senses. Among the many cooking methods they use are boiling, stewing, braising,
frying, steaming, crisping, baking, and simmering and so on. When they finish their
masterpieces they are arranged on a variety of plates and dishes so that they are a real
pleasure to view, to smell and ultimately to savor. The facility to partake of these
delights is also distinctive - chopsticks! To see even the smallest child eat with such
dexterity is quite amazing for many foreigners. The use of two simple sticks in this
way is an art in itself and chopsticks have determined the way in which Chinese food
is presented at table.
Cuisine can rise to many different occasions from luxury court feasts, fetes, holy
sacrificial rites, joyous wedding ceremonies to simple daily meals and snacks. The art
of a good cook is to provide a wholesome and satisfying dish to suit the occasion.
Chinese Medicinal Cuisine: Good cuisine has the effect of prolonging life,
sustaining the constitution and promoting energy and in this respect bears some
relationship to Chinese medicine.
Food Culture: Just as the ingredients of each dish and presentation is important,
table manners and courtesy among diners are very much part of the Chinese cultural
tradition. Only by combining excellent food with good manners can the high art of
Chinese cuisine be truly enjoyed to the full.
Minority Cuisine: It also has their own flavor and appeal in our ethnic groups,
which is quite distinctive.