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1、when it rains it poursWhen it rains it poursdescribes how after there has been no rainfor a long time it suddenly rainsa lot all at once. Example: It hadnt rained for over two months. Now it has started raining and it has been raining for a week straight. Reply: When it rains it pours.that once some
2、thing happens after a long pause it happens in large amounts. Example: It looks like everyone in our department is sick again and all at the same time. Reply: When it rains it pours.Example: Sometimes we have no customers for two or three hours then suddenly we get 20 people all at once. Reply: It n
3、ever rains but it pours When it rains it pours.Unit NineLesson Outline1. Cultural background information2. Brainstorming3. Chinese Cuisine 4. Text explanation5. ExercisesFood is a basic necessity so every culture has important norms and customs related to it. Most cultures have food preferences and
4、food taboos e.g. Hindus dont eat beef Muslims dont eat porkThebiggestrecentchangeineatinghabitsandfood-relatedlifestylesistheadventoffastfood.Thispermitsmanypeopletoeatawayfromhomeortobringfoodhometoeatwithouthavingnoprepareit.ThefamousfastfoodsareforexampleMcDonaldshamburgersandKFCKentuckyFriedChic
5、ken.Food SymbolismIn China foods are given particular meanings so that in certain occasion a type of food can only be eaten by some specific individuals or must be eaten in specific occasion.Usually an honored guest will be served a snappers head or shell to hail him and show warmly welcome in some
6、districts.Fish is always served to symbolize accumulations of prosperity and wealth with the New Years Eve meals.There are other foods and snacks which symbolize good wishes under special circumstances. These include duck chicken and melon seeds.Long noodle is the symbol of longevity in China so tha
7、t youngsters or seniors all will have a bowl of Long Life Noodle in the expectation of a healthy life.In Central China if a baby is born his father will send Red Boiled Eggs to announce the news. An even number usually six or eight Red Boiled Eggs with a black point dotted on one end will be deliver
8、ed for a boy and an odd number usually five or seven without black point for a girl.What did people say aboutOne should eat to livenot live to eat.Molire 1622 -1673 French playwrightTell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.Anthelme Brillat-Savarin 1755 -1826 French politician and writer
9、.We are what we eat.吃什么东西就长什么样子。Well fed well bred.衣食足而后知礼节。He that eats least eat most.食量少能长寿。Food idioms and vocabulary61Your eyes are bigger than your stomach. -You want to eat a lot but you just can not.61I am so hungry I could eat a horse.-I can eat a lot.61Its as easy as pie.-its a piece of ca
10、ke.61Greasy spoon-small restaurant that serves good but cheap food 61Ma and Pop restaurant-family restaurant61Take out-take the food away to eat elsewhere61Organic-naturally-grown food without any pesticideetc.61Vegetarian-people who dont eat any kind of meat61Vegan-people who dont use anything from
11、 animals e.g. they wont eat milk eggs meat and wont wear fur coats and leather shoesDirections: work with your partner to think of as many words /phrases/expressions as possible regarding the following topics.1.verbs for ways of cooking:蒸煮炸 煎烹烤焖 2. expressions for types of food:hot pot jiaozi/dumpli
12、ngsrice noodle Chinese sandwich staining tofu rice with fried vegetables火锅饺子米线肉夹馍臭豆腐米饭菜what are the English versions for these food you eat everydayDirection: work in groups to compete the following four category.the group that has the longest list can get the cake on the right.Direction: work in gr
13、oups to compete the following four category.the group that has the longest list can get the cake on the right.vegetablesvegetablesfruitsfruitsbeveragesbeveragesmeatmeatChinese Food Quotations and ProverbsTalk doesntcook rice.Chinese Proverb Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish -too
14、much handling will spoil it.Lao-tzu Chinese philosopherTo the ruler the people are heaven to the people food is heaven.ancient Chinese proverbAn old saying indicates how highly the cuisine of the Guangzhou Canton area is regarded“To be born in SuzhouTo live in HangzhouTo eat in GuangzhouAnd to die L
15、iuzhou”Cantonese woman believe that “to win a mans heart she must first learn how to cook a good pot of soup ”“Fashion is in Europe living is in America but eating is in China”Famous saying by famous peopleMy momma always said life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what youre going to get.
16、 Forrest GumpOne cannot think well love well sleep well if one has not dined well. Virginia WoolfLife is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time and sometimes you weep. Car Sandburg Chinese FoodDo you know how many kinds of famous cuisine in ChinaWhich do you prefer WhyQuestion:NO:1八大菜系之鲁菜 NO:2八大菜系之粤菜 NO:3八大菜系之川菜 NO:4八大菜系之湘菜 NO:5八大菜系之闽菜 NO:6八大菜系之浙菜 NO:7八大菜系之苏菜NO:8八大菜系之徽菜 Chinese food recipes:Chinese Beef and Lamb Recipes:
