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1、Unit4,Watch the video clip and answer the following questions.,1. What do you think of the old mans profession? Are there any hints in the movie clip?,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 1,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,He must be a chef. We can see it not just from his care
2、ful and skillful preparation of food but more obviously from tens of cleavers in the kitchen, also a banner on the wall which said “All Delicacies of the World” as well as his photos in a chefs clothes.,The best way to cook a fresh fish is steaming, in order to retain its original flavor. And rememb
3、er not to apply salt on the fish.,2. Whats his suggestion for cooking fish on the phone?,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 2,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,1. A variety of foods most commonly eaten in China,Cultural information 1,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information
4、,In general, rice is the major food source for people from rice farming areas in southern China. In wheat farming areas in Northern China, people largely rely on flour based foods. Noodles are symbolic of long life and good health according to Chinese tradition. They come dry or fresh in a variety o
5、f sizes, shapes and textures and are often served in soups or fried as toppings. Tofu is another popular product often used as a meat or cheese substitute. It is a soy-based product which is highly nutritious, inexpensive and versatile. It has a high protein/fat ratio.,2. Different regional styles o
6、f Chinese cuisine,Cultural information 1,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,A number of different styles contribute to Chinese cuisine, but perhaps the best known and most influential are Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine and Guangdong (Cantonese) cuisine. These styles are
7、distinctive from one another due to factors such as available resources, climate, geography, history, cooking techniques and lifestyles.,3. Cooking techniques of Chinese cuisine,Cultural information 1,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,Braising and stewing, baking, scalding, and wrapping, e
8、tc. Basic methods of preservation such as drying, salting, pickling and fermentation.,Global Reading - Main idea 1,Text Analysis,Structural Analysis,This article, which is written by a foreigner, provides us with a foreign perspective to examine our culture, though on a seemingly trivial aspect our
9、food. But all elements of a culture are actually of equal significance, so any of them can serve as a stand we set our first step on. If you havent started your journey to discover your own culture, then let yourself be pushed by this article and take it as your first step. At the end of this journe
10、y, you may either love your culture more, or less, but one thing is sure, that your feeling toward your culture will be more real and will be based upon a much broadened view.,Rhetorical Features,Structural analysis 1,Text Analysis,Structural Analysis,This text can be divided into three parts:,The f
11、irst part discusses the difference in Chinese and Western attitudes towards food.,Paragraphs 1-4:,Rhetorical Features,The second part explains how Chinese food has become an international food.,Paragraphs 5-6:,The third elaborates on the nature of Chinese food.,Paragraphs 7-9:,Structural analysis 2,
12、Text Analysis,Structural Analysis,Rhetorical Features,The topic sentence of Paragraphs 7-9:,The traditional high-quality Chinese meal is a serious matter, fastidiously prepared and fastidiously enjoyed.,Paragraphs 7:,The enjoyment must match the preparation.,Paragraphs 8:,The smooth harmonies and pi
13、quant contrasts in Chinese food are an expression of basic assumptions about life itself.,Paragraphs 9:,Rhetorical Features 1,Text Analysis,Structural Analysis,Rhetorical Features,In this essay, alliteration is utilized here and there. Here are some examples: “Many people in the West are gourmets an
14、d others are gluttons, ”; “ to making you a saint or a sinner?”; “ everywhere from Hong Kong to Honolulu to Hoboken to Hudderfield.” The underlined parts show repetition of the first sound or letter of a succession of words, which helps to convey a sort of melodious quality, thus making those words
15、sound more pleasing and impressive.,Rhetorical Features 2,Text Analysis,Structural Analysis,Rhetorical Features,Other examples of alliteration in the essay: 1. “ all these have become much more a part and parcel of the average persons life ” (Paragraph 6) 2. “Meat and fish, solids and soups, sweet a
16、nd sour sauces, ” (Paragraph 8),“Few things in life are as positive as food, or are taken as intimately and completely by the individual. One can listen to music, but the sound may enter in one ear and go out through the other; one may listen to a lecture or conversation, and day-dream about many other things; one may attend to matters of business, and ones heart or interest may be altogether elsewhere,T. McArthur,Chinese Food,Detailed reading1,Detailed Reading,1,Detailed
