1、Unit 2 Food, glorious food!I. Time Allotment6 periodsII. Teaching Objectives and Requirements1. Develop the Ss awareness of involving of talking about Western-style cuisine and their table manners;2. Ask Ss to remember useful words and expressions;3. Strengthen Ss ability to listen for the specific
2、information;4. Provide Ss some information about how to hold an informal discussion.III. Teaching Proceduresi. Starting pointsTeaching tipsThe activity can be done very quickly if the steps are explained to Ss clearly and the T gives them time limit to do the steps.ii. Inside ViewConversation 1Activ
3、ity 2 Alternative activity1. Play Conversation 1 for Ss to familiarize themselves with it.2. Choose several Ss to describe the restaurant briefly, for example, the room of the other diners.3. Put Ss in groups of three and give each student a task: Student A reports the names of t he dishes mentioned
4、; Student B reports the ingredients of each named dish; and Student C reports what dishes Janet has asked about.4. Play Conversation 1 again.5. Ask Ss to discuss and answer the questions together.Activity 3 Teaching tipsEncourage Ss to answer the questions in full sentences first and then fill in th
5、e blanks.Additional activity1. Ask S to form groups of four and do a role-play using the completed table; Student A is the interviewer, Student B is Janet, Student C is Kate and Student D is Mark.2. Student A asks the Qs and Student B, C and D explain the dishes.3. Choose one group to perform their
6、role-play in front of the class.Conversation 2Activity 6 Additional activity1. Put Ss back in to their groups of four.2. Ask Ss to read through the conversation, aiming for greater fluency.3. Student A is Janet, Student B is Mark, Student C is Kate and Student D is the waitress.Talking pointsAdditio
7、nal activityChallenge Ss to summarize the contrasts between Britain and China without looking at their notes.iii. Outside viewLanguage and cultureA Creole is someone with European and African ancestors who live in the West Indies. The term also refers to someone with Spanish ancestors who live in th
8、e Caribbean, Central America or South America.Creole is also the name of a language that is mixture of a European language and one or more other languages. It is spoken as the first language of a people.The specific example in the video is the French Creole people of Louisiana who are generally desc
9、ended from three heritages: early French settlers, African Americans and Native Americans. Many Creoles speak a variety of French, besides English.iv. Listening in Passage 1Activity 3 Teaching tipsAsk Ss to check their answers by reading the complete transcripts to each other. Encourage fluent and m
10、eaningful reading.Passage 2Activity 6 Teaching tipsAsk Ss to pay attention to the details while listening. The most important information is spoken with stressActivity 8 Teaching tipsFor Q1, ask Ss to work in pairs: Student A expresses opinions which agree with the questions, while Student B disagre
11、es. Encourage Ss to use the content of the unit and their own experiences. Ask Ss to switch roles for the question.v. Presentation skillsLanguage supportSome basic English terms for some Chinese dishes which would be known by westerners:Chinese fried rice (炒饭) ;stir-fried vegetables(炒青菜) ; fried noo
12、dles (炒面); hand-pulled / hand-stretched noodles(拉面); vermicelli(粉丝); dim sum(点心); spring rolls (春卷); steamed meat / vegetable buns (肉、菜包); fried / steamed dumplings (煎饺、蒸饺); spare ribs(排骨); bean curd (toufu)(豆腐); hotpot (火锅); Peking duck(北京烤鸭); won ton soup( 馄饨); hot and sour soup(酸辣汤) ; soup noodle
13、s(汤面); beef / fish balls(牛肉丸、鱼丸).Ways of cooking in Chinese cuisine: food can be steamed, stir-fried(炒), deep-fried(炸) , shallow-fried(煎), braised(炖) ,roasted(烤), pan-grilled(平底锅煎烤), boiled(煮), baked(烘烤), stewed(炖烧), sauted (爆炒), and barbecued(烧烤).Meat and vegetables can be cut into cubes(方块, 丁), sm
14、all pieces(小片), strips(丝、条), and segments(片、节). They can be sliced(切片), diced(切块), shredded(刨丝), and minced (绞碎).You can add seasoning(调味料), herbs(香草料), onion(洋葱), spring onions(小葱) , garlic(蒜头), ginger(姜), black pepper(黑胡椒), salt, red / green pepper, chili, paprika(辣椒粉), oyster sauce(耗油), soy sauce
15、(酱油), sweet and sour sauce(甜酸酱、糖醋酱), and barbecue sauce(烧烤酱).vi. PronunciationTeaching tips1. Choose a sentence or two to read aloud by using a wrong stress pattern and ask Ss to interpret meanings from the wrong stress pattern.2. Read aloud with a correct stress pattern and explain how meanings are expressed with correct stress pattern. vii. Unit tasks