前景实用英语 2 unit 2 food culture

综合教程2Unit2FoodCultureUnit2FoodCulturePartCPartBPartALeadinTextExercisesLeadinTextExercisesPhoneticsGrammarFunctionsandNotionsUnit2FoodCultureWritingWorkshopTask2Task1Task3PartALeadinTask1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.1.Doyoulikevegetables?Why?2.WhatdoyouthinkofthefoodinMcDonald’s?3.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthecookingpotinthethirdpicture?Cues:delicious,balance,healthy,tastelessCues:tasty,healthproblems,gettingfatCues:earthenpot(砂锅),soup,delicious,takealongtimePartALeadin1.Doyoulikevegetables?Why?2.WhatdoyouthinkofthefoodinMcDonald’s?Task1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.a.Yes,Ilikethemverymuch.Someofthemareverydeliciousandcankeepourskinyoung.Besides,wecantakeinnutritionfromthemandmaintainahealthyandbalanceddiet.PartALeadinb.No,Idon’t.Vegetablesaretasteless,andasforfruits,justdon’thavethehabitofeatingthem.ThefoodinMcDonald’sisverytastyandmanypeoplearoundtheworldarereallyintoit.It’sOKtoeatitoccasionally,buteatingtoomuchwillcausehealthproblemssuchasgettingtoofat,whichisexactlywhattheboysinthesecondpicturearesuffering,Iguess.Task1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.3.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthecookingpotinthethirdpicture?PartALeadinTomyknowledge,thiscookingpotiscalledtheearthenpot.ManyChinesefamilieshaveoneormore.Mymomoftenusesittocookporridge(粥)orsoup,whichtastemoredeliciousthanthosecookedbyelectricity-drivencookers.However,itreallytakesalongtimetocookthem.Iguessthat’swhytheytastesogood.Task2Listentothefollowingshortdialoguesandfillintheblanks.Dialogue1W:Hello,Mr.Zhang.Canyou__________meafewminutes?M:Sure.What’sup?W:Thanks.Iwas____________whetheryoucanexplaintwoChinesetermstome.M:Uh-huh.Whatterms?W:Yinandyang,whichI__________fromaChinesearticleaboutfoodtheotherday.Youknow,I’mveryinterestedinChinesefoodculture.M:Oh,Isee.ThesetwotermsarecommonlyusedinChinese__________andphilosophy,aswellasmedicine,diet,etc.W:Wow...theyseemtobevery__________inChinesetraditionalculture.M:Yougotit.Comeon,haveaseat.I’llexplainthemtoyouindetail.sparePartALeadinwonderinglearnedscienceimportantTask2Listentothefollowingshortdialoguesandfillintheblanks.Dialogue2M:Excuseme,areyouVicky?W:Yeah,it’sme.Gladtoseeyouhere.M:Me,too.Actuallyalittle__________.Well,whendidyoucomebackfromEngland?Howwereyouthere?W:Lastweek.Everythingwentjustfine,but...yousee,mybodyis______________now.M:Wow...that’s...reallyimpressive.Whathappened,girl?Youhadbeenvery__________beforeleaving.W:Stopjoking,OK?IknowIatetoomanyhotdogs,hamburgers,andthingslikethat.Iguessthat__________alot.M:Yeah,maybe.Different__________habits,aren’tthey?W:Right.I’lltrytogetbackintoshapeassoonaspossible.surprisedPartALeadinoutofshapeslimexplainseatingTask3Discussthefollowingquestions.1.Whatdoyouthinkisa“balanceddiet”?2.Haveyouheardoftheconceptsofyinandyang?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthem?Canyougivesomeexamples?Cues:health,enoughnutrients,water,variousfoodsCues:opposingforces,interconnected,interdependent,traditionalChinesemedicine,martialartsPartALeadinTask3Discussthefollowingquestions.1.Whatdoyouthinkisa“balanceddiet”?Abalanceddietcanhelpmaintainorimprovehealth.Itinvolvesconsumingappropriateamountsofallessentialnutrientsandanadequateamountofwater.Differentnutrientscanbeobtainedfromdifferentfoods.Thatmeansourdailyfoodsshouldbevarious.PartALeadinTask3Discussthefollowingquestions.2.Haveyouheardoftheconceptsofyinandyang?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthem?Canyougivesomeexamples?PartALeadinAsfarasIknow,yinandyangareoftenusedtodescribehowopposingforcesareinterconnectedandinterdependentinthenaturalworld.Manyopposingthingsorevents,suchasdarkandlight,femaleandmale,lowandhigh,coldandhot,areconsideredyinandyangrespectively.TheseconceptsarewidelyusedintraditionalChinesemedicine,martialartsandexercises,suchastaijiquan(taichi),qigong(chikung),etc.PartATextSolvingtheAmericanHealthCrisiswithChineseDietMethodologyHowtoeathealthyhaslongbeenoneofthemostconfusingmysteriesfacingtheWesternworld.Althougheveryfewmonthsoneseesthereleaseofanewdiettrend,ourwaistlinescontinuetobecomewiderandwiderandourhealthproblemsthataredirectlyconnectedtopooreatinghabitshavecontinuedtoincrease.Perhapsthat’swhysomepeopleareturningtoEasternthoughtforadietingsolutionandtryingtounderstandChinesedietmethodology.PartATextAttheheartofChinesedietmethodologyistheconceptoftheyinandyang.ThisisthemainideaoftheChinesediet.Yinandyangareopposites.TheyareoftendescribedintheTaijituasblackandwhiteswirlthatarecombinedharmoniouslydespitetheirobviousdifferences.InChinesephilosophy,theyinisconsideredfeminineandtheyangisthemasculineforce.Again,bothoftheseforcesaremeanttobeinbalanceforthegreatestsuccess.PartATextIntheChinesediet,theyinandyangarealsoveryimportant.Justasbalancebetweenyinandyangisdesiredinotheraspectsoflife,soisitdesiredintheEasterndiet.Forthisreason,Chinesefoodisclassifiedasoneortheotherofthesetwoforces.Forexample,vegetablesandfruitsareassociatedwithyin.Meat,ontheotherhand,isassociatedwithyang.Par